The San Francisco Giants head into the 2022 season with tremendous optimism after outlasting the Los Angeles Dodgers for the 2021 National League West Division title.
The Giants set a franchise record with 107 victories, but were ousted in five games in the NLDS by the Dodgers in a well-pitched series.
Los Angeles went on a spending spree this offseason and while San Francisco lost offensive cornerstones Kris Bryant and Buster Posey, they were able to nab LHP Carlos Rodon to bolster the pitching staff.
Below, we look at the San Francisco Giants‘ MLB futures odds, including their projected 2022 win total and World Series odds at Tipico Sportsbook.
San Francisco Giants’ 2022 World Series odds
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Odds: +2000 (bet $100 to win $2,000)
San Francisco did a good job adding the southpaw Rodon, but didn’t really do much to bolster the lineup. Bryant and Posey were key members of the offense, but the projected lineup is rather mish-mash and pales in comparison to those in Los Angeles and San Diego. SS Brandon Crawford is All-Star caliber, but he doesn’t have a lot of help.
A lineup with the likes of C Joey Bart, 2B Tommy La Stella, DH Darin Ruf and OF LaMonte Wade Jr. isn’t going to strike fear into the hearts of many opposing pitchers.
At +2000, San Francisco has an implied probability of winning the World Series of 4.76% or 20/1 fractional odds.
The Dodgers have the shortest odds at +450. The Baltimore Orioles have the longest odds at +40000.
Picking the GIANTS (+2000) to win the World Series for a 20-to-1 return looks rather attractive based on its 107 victories last season. But San Francisco is going to take a tumble, and they’re going to tumble hard. Not only is this team not going to win triple digits, or anything close to it, but it might struggle to stay above .500.
AVOID.
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San Francisco Giants’ 2022 playoff odds
Will Giants make the playoffs: Yes -135 | No +110
Manager Gabe Kapler did an amazing job last season guiding his team to 107 wins and the NL West crown. But the Dodgers opened up the checkbook in the offseason, grabbing the biggest fish with 1B Freddie Freeman. They’re going to be one of the playoff teams, as well as the defending champ Atlanta Braves.
The rival San Diego Padres also look stacked, and the NL Central should have at least two playoff teams. There just isn’t a lot of room for the Giants, who are expected to struggle way more than 2021 despite adding a big arm.
NO (+110) is a value play on the Giants. They’re not making the postseason.
San Francisco Giants’ 2022 win total
Over/Under: 85.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
Again, Rodon was a nice addition for the Giants and he’ll be the ace of this staff. But this is also a staff that overachieved last season, and Logan Webb is going to have a difficult time producing like he did in 2021 when he was 11-3 with 3.03 ERA. The Giants were 12-0 at home when Webb started, and there’s just no way he duplicates that success, especially with a much less potent lineup.
Brandon Belt and Crawford has career seasons, and you can expect them to take a big step back with less protection in the lineup. The opposition will be able to pitch around them a lot more.
I see a two-horse race between the Dodgers and Padres, with the Giants a distant third, trying to stay above .500.
Take UNDER 85.5 (-110).
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Odds to win NL West Division
- Los Angeles Dodgers -250 (bet $250 to win $100)
- San Diego Padres +320 (bet $100 to win $320)
- San Francisco Giants +500 (bet $100 to win $500)
- Arizona Diamondbacks +10000 (bet $100 to win $10,000)
- Colorado Rockies +10000 (bet $100 to win $10,000)
After 107 victories, the Giants might be an attractive pick at this price. But they lost too much offense, have a sketchy lineup, and the pitching staff is likely to take a big step back.
The Giants aren’t going to sneak up on everybody like last season, and they’re certainly not edging out a Dodgers lineup and pitching staff which is littered with All-Stars and MVPs. The Giants aren’t even going to outpace the Padres.
PASS.
Odds to win National League
Odds: +1000 (bet $100 to win $1,000)
The Giants appear attractive at first glance at this price, but again, that’s based upon last season’s win total. The best power hitter in this lineup might be the journeyman Ruf, who will be the DH. The lineup is a hodgepodge of a couple of decent players, a few nice players and a handful of question marks.
This team isn’t going to make the playoffs, and therefore they’re not going to win the National League. I’d be more inclined to bet on this team being under .500 than picking them to make the playoffs or win the NL.
PASS.
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