San Francisco Giants 2024 Betting Preview: Futures Odds & Prediction

After an unexpected 107-win campaign in 2021, the San Francisco Giants have returned to earth in the last two seasons.

San Francisco won 81 games in 2022 and 79 in 2023, finishing no higher than third in the National League West, following their lone division crown since 2013.

MLB betting odds project a solid leap for the Giants this summer.

Giants Futures Odds

Win Total: 83.5
NL West: +1000
NL Pennant: +2200
World Series: +4500

The Giants have finished below their win total in back-to-back seasons since smashing the 75.5 mark in 2021. They had a win total of 86.5 in 2022 and 80.5 in 2023, failing to clear both clips with room to spare.

After signing Blake Snell a week before the season, the Giants saw most of their MLB odds move in a positive direction.

• Win total: 81.5 to 83.5
• Playoff odds: +175 to +150
• NL West odds: +1400 to +1000
• NL odds: +2500 to +2200
• World Series odds: +5000 to +4500

Giants Offseason Moves

The Giants were in on many of the biggest free agents this offseason, only to fall short in most bidding wars. They still managed to have a solid winter.

Additions

Departures

Jung Hoo Lee, a former KBO MVP making the jump to the majors, became San Francisco’s most significant addition when he signed a six-year, $113 million deal in December.

Later in the offseason, the Giants brought in third baseman Matt Chapman on a reasonable deal. His defense will be important for a San Francisco pitching staff that induces a lot of groundballs.

Speaking of pitching, the Giants added to their rotation a week before opening day by signing Snell to a two-year contract worth $62 million.

Snell became the seventh pitcher to win the Cy Young in each league last season, recording a 14-9 record with a 2.25 ERA for the Padres. He will slot in at the top of San Francisco’s rotation behind Logan Webb.

Giants 2024 Betting Prediction

Prediction: Jung Hoo Lee to win NL Rookie of the Year (+900)

Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto is the clear NL Rookie of the Years odds front-runner at +200, but there is some level of risk in paying such a rich price.

As a result, Lee is my favorite MLB Rookie of the Year odds prediction based on the price.

Lee will bat leadoff for the Giants this year, meaning he should have plenty of chances to accumulate counting stats.

THE BAT projects Lee for 3.1 WAR to lead all NL rookie hitters.

The same projection has him leading the majors in doubles with 39, despite being +2000 to do so in that MLB betting market.

Jump on the Lee bandwagon by taking both long-shot bets.

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