New York Yankees vs San Francisco Giants Betting Pick & Prediction 6/1/24
From Oracle Park in San Francisco, we have an interleague matchup between the Yankees and Giants. The Giants are favored on the money line (-125), while the Yankees have a money line odds of +105. The over/under line is sitting at 7.5 runs.
First pitch for this one is set for 10:05 AM ET, and YES will be televising the game. Cody Poteet is starting for the Yankees, and he will be facing off against Logan Webb. The Yankees are 40-19, and the Giants are 29-29.
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS VS NEW YORK YANKEES BETTING PICK
The Pick: San Francisco Giants Moneyline -125
This game will be played at Oracle Park at 10:05 ET on Saturday, June 1st.
HOW TO BET THE YANKEES VS GIANTS:
- We have the Giants winning by a score of 6 to 5
- However, if you’re looking for a run line pick, we like the Yankees to cover
- As for an over/under pick, we have this game finishing with 11 runs and like the over
It was all New York in the last game of this Yankees vs. Giants series. The Yankees took down the Giants by a score of 6-2, picking up a win as -136 road favorites. Heading into the game, the Yankees had Marcus Stroman on the mound, and he went 7 1/3 innings while giving up just two hits and two earned runs.
The Giants got to Yankees starter Jordan Hicks, scoring two earned runs on eight hits in 5 1/3 innings of work. Hicks did finish the game with four strikeouts and didn’t issue a walk.
New York’s offense was led by Aaron Judge, who homered twice and went 3/4 at the plate. Judge scored two runs and drove in four. Anthony Rizzo also had a two-hit game for the Yankees.
Yankees Records & Stats
The Yankees are on a three-game winning streak, and their overall record is 40-19 this season. New York leads the AL East by two games over the Orioles. So far, they are 8-8 in divisional matchups. The Yankees took the first game of this series vs. the Giants and have an overall series record of 14-2-2 this year.
At home, the Yankees have gone 18-8 this season, and they have been even better on the road, going 22-11. As the underdog, the Yankees are 10-4 this year, and they have won three straight as the underdog overall. New York’s overall record as the favorite is 30-15. Looking at how they have fared in their last ten games, the Yankees are 7-3.
The Yankees have been a solid bet on the run line overall this season, with a record of 33-26. They have been particularly good on the run line on the road, going 20-13. They have covered the run line in their last two road games and in three straight as the underdog.
The New York Yankees are on the road against the San Francisco Giants today, with the over/under line set at 7.5 runs. The Yankees have an over/under record of 25-32 this season, and their games have averaged 7.9 runs per game. Their games have had an average over/under line of 8 runs, and when the line has been set at 7.5 runs, they have gone 3-5. The over has hit in two straight games for the Yankees.
After picking up a win in his first start of the season, Cody Poteet and the Yankees are on the road to take on the Giants. Poteet went 6 innings in his first start, allowing just 1 run on 6 hits with 4 strikeouts.
So far this season, the Yankees have been the best home run hitting team in the league while also having the top OPS in the league. As a team, they are averaging 4.8 runs per game, which is 7th in the league. New York’s team batting average of .255 is 3rd in the league, and they also have the league’s best slugging percentage.
Not only do the Yankees have the league’s top home run hitter in Aaron Judge, but they also have the MLB’s top team home run hitter in Juan Soto. Soto is hitting .311 for the season and has gone deep 15 times. Judge has 20 homers and is batting .282. Over his last eight games, Judge has six homers and is batting .367.
Giants Records & Stats
San Francisco is at an even 29-29 this season, and they are 6.5 games behind the Dodgers in the NL West. The Giants lost the first game of this series vs. the Yankees and have dropped two straight games overall. So far, they are 12-11 in divisional games.
At home, the Giants have gone 17-12 this season, and they are just 12-17 on the road. San Francisco has won four straight series and has an overall series record of 10-6-2 this year. As the home favorite, the Giants are 13-7 this season.
Despite a losing record against the run line overall, the Giants have been a profitable bet on the road, going 16-13 against the run line. Their average run margin in winning games is +3.4 runs, while their average run margin in losing games is -4.2 runs. They have been a better bet against the run line as the underdog, going 17-11, compared to 12-18 as the favorite.
San Francisco has played in 51.7% of games with over/under lines set at 7.5 runs, going 13-10 in those contests. Their games have averaged 9.0 runs per game this season, and their overall over/under record is 30-26.
Giants starter Logan Webb has made 12 appearances this season and has a record of 4-4. His ERA for the season is an impressive 2.74, along with a WHIP of 1.26. Webb has turned in nine quality starts this year and is averaging 7.59 strikeouts per nine innings. In his last outing, Webb finished with a no-decision, going seven innings and giving up one earned run on three hits. He has not lost back-to-back starts since April and has been solid at home, coming in with a record of 3-1 and a 1.03 ERA.
Thairo Estrada and Matt Chapman have been the Giants’ top power threats so far this season, with both players having eight homers. Estrada is batting .248, and Chapman comes into the game with a batting average of just .237. Michael Conforto has been a solid run producer for the Giants, as he is 4th on the team with 20 RBIs and is also 12th in the league with seven home runs.
Chapman has struggled at the plate of late, hitting just .206 over his last nine games. However, he does have two homers during that stretch. Patrick Bailey has been swinging a hot bat for the Giants, going 11/27 in his last eight games, including one homer and eight RBIs. Estrada is also on a four-game hitting streak.