Sacramento Athletics vs Miami Marlins Prediction, 5/2/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Sacramento Athletics vs Miami Marlins

Date: Friday, May 2, 2025

Location: loanDepot park in Miami, FL

TV: FanDuel Sports Network Florida

Odds/Point Spread: Sacramento (-128) Miami (+106)

The Sacramento Athletics (16-15) are hitting the road to loanDepot park on Friday where they will attempt to defeat the Miami Marlins (12-18). The odds on this game have the Athletics at -128 and the Marlins are at +106. The over/under comes in at 8.5. The pitchers taking the mound will be Osvaldo Bido and Adam Mazur.

As a squad, the Sacramento Athletics are putting up 4.3 runs/g, which has them sitting at 15th in MLB. They have 132 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .312. The Athletics have tallied 47 two-baggers as a team and have smacked 41 balls out of the park. They have 126 runs batted in and 267 hits so far this year, while their batting average is at .254. Sacramento is slugging .425 and have struck out 231 times, while being walked on 91 occasions.

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The Athletics hold a team ERA of 4.60 on the season (25th in MLB), and the staff has struck out 252 batters. Athletics pitchers have conceded 34 home runs and 160 total runs (26th in the league). They have walked 125 hitters and their FIP sits at 4.36 as a team over the course of the season. Sacramento has relinquished 284 base knocks (9.3 per 9 innings) and also 141 earned runs. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.02 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.48.

Athletics pitchers have gone to the mound with opponents on base 35 times in addition to having 29 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have earned 17 holds on the year (19th in the league). The Athletics relief pitchers have a save rate of 76.9% and have stepped onto the mound in 30 save situations. They have 10 saves over the course of the season and have blown 3 of 13 chances to save the game. The relievers have inherited 53 base runners for the season and 24.5% of those runners crossed home plate. The Athletics have sent 102 relief pitchers to the mound for the season.

The Athletics have turned 67.1% of balls in play into outs out of their 2,484 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 28th in pro baseball. The New York Yankees have a total of 828 putouts thus far, in addition to 236 assists and 26 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .976 which puts them in 30th in professional baseball, and have a total of 18 double plays.

Bido has pitched in 145 innings and has racked up 128 strikeouts in his career. His earned run average is 4.47 (72 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.330. He has allowed 134 base hits (8.3 hits per nine innings) and has had 59 walks. Bido (9-10 record in his career) has a FIP of 4.40 while he has gone up against 635 batters during his time in the major leagues.

The Miami Marlins have recorded a team OBP of .317 as well as a batting average of .255 for the year. They have struck out on 266 occasions (9th in the league) and are sitting with 265 hits. Miami has 27 home runs this year and 128 RBIs. The Marlins have a slugging percentage of .388 and they score 4.50 runs per contest (14th in the league). They have tallied 52 doubles, while walking 89 times as well as putting up 135 runs.

The Miami pitching staff have given up 186 runs so far this season while holding an ERA of 5.90 (175 earned runs conceded). They have relinquished 41 long balls and they yield 6.27 runs per 9 innings (30th in MLB). The Marlins hold a team WHIP of 1.587 in addition to having a FIP of 4.99 as a squad this year. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 7.90 (236 strikeouts vs 137 free passes). They sit at 28th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 287.

Miami bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 32.7% out of their 49 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 34 times in high leverage situations and on 37 occasions with runners on base. With 25 save situations, the Marlins have earned 16 holds and 4 blown saves. They are ranked 22nd in MLB holding a save rate of 55.6%, and they have dispatched 106 relievers onto the diamond for the year. Miami has had relief pitchers step onto the hill in 9 save chances and they have walked away with 5 saves.

In 2,406 innings played, the Marlins have earned a defensive efficiency of 67.6% (24th in the majors). The Miami Marlins have turned 20 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .986 (13th in baseball). The Marlins have recorded 274 assists, 15 errors and have earned a total of 802 putouts for the season.

So far in his MLB career, Mazur has given up 40 base hits while he has tallied 22 K's in 33 innings. Mazur (1-3 career record) is the owner of a 7.59 earned run average and has given up 10.8 hits per 9 innings. He has surrendered 28 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.837 and having a FIP of 7.5. His K/BB ratio is 1.05 and he has gone up against 158 opposing batters in his MLB career.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Sacramento (-128)

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