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Miami Marlins vs. San Francisco Giants

April 16, 2024



The San Francisco Giants will travel to Miami, Florida, to face the Miami Marlins at loanDepot Park, with the teams taking the field at 6:40 PM ET on Tuesday evening, and the game will air on Bally Sports Florida and NBC Sports Bay Area.

San Francisco Giants Team Preview

The San Francisco Giants enter this game three games below .500 to begin the 2024 MLB season. However, the Giants won Game 1 of the series against the Miami Marlins by a score of 4-3 on the road on Monday evening, which was also their second win in their last three games. 

San Francisco has only won one series to start the season, which came in a 2-1 series win at home against the San Diego Padres, and will look to win their 2nd series of the season with a win in Game 2 on the road against the Miami Marlins. The Giants have won six of the last ten games in the series and have won by an average margin of 1.5 runs per game in those meetings while also having won three of the previous four contests and have won by an average margin of .75 runs per game in those matchups. 

The San Francisco Giants will look to continue their dominance over the last four games in the series and win only their 2nd series to start the 2024 MLB season when they travel to face the Miami Marlins.

Miami Marlins Team Preview

The Miami Marlins have the worst record in the National League and the second-worst record in the MLB. They enter this game with a record of 3-14 and have lost five of their last seven games. They also lost their previous two games following a 3-4 loss in Game 1 of the series at home against the San Francisco Giants. 

The Marlins have lost by an average margin of 1.57 runs per game over their last seven games. Miami has also struggled in the series against San Francisco, losing three of the previous four and six of the last ten meetings while losing by an average margin of 1.5 runs per game over the last ten and .75 runs per game over the previous three games. 

The Miami Marlins have not won a series to start the 2024 MLB season, and if they lose Game 2 of the series against the San Francisco Giants, they will have lost their first six series. The Miami Marlins will look to even the series 1-1 with a win in Game 2 on Tuesday evening.

Odds and Series Trends

BookMaker lists the San Francisco Giants as -135 moneyline favorites on the road against the Miami Marlins in Game 2 of the series on Tuesday evening. San Francisco has won six of the last ten and two of the previous three games in the series while winning by an average margin of 1.5 runs per game in the last ten and .67 runs per game in the previous three games.

Game Pick

San Francisco enters this game three games below .500, while Miami has the worst record in the National League. The San Francisco Giants lost the game in Jordan Hicks’s only start against the Miami Marlins, while Ryan Weathers will be making his first career start against the San Francisco Giants on Tuesday evening. 

The Giants have won six of the last ten and three of the previous four games in the series against the Marlins. Take the moneyline for the San Francisco Giants when they travel to face the Miami Marlins on Tuesday evening for Game 2 of the series.

Spooky Express Pick: San Francisco Giants Moneyline (-135)