Data Skrive:
One team will end a losing skid when the 60-54 Atlanta Braves (five-game losing streak) and the 42-74 Colorado Rockies (two-game losing streak) meet Friday at 8:40 PM ET. The Braves have been set as -167 favorites by oddsmakers for the contest at Coors Field. Atlanta’s Grant Holmes and Colorado’s Tanner Gordon have been named the starters for this contest.
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Moneyline
Bet $20, Payout $31.98
Braves to win vs Rockies -167
Braves vs. Rockies Betting Lines
- Favorite: Braves (-167)
- Underdog: Rockies (+141)
- Over/under: 11
Braves vs. Rockies Betting Insights
- The Braves have been chosen as favorites in 95 games this year and have walked away with the win 52 times (54.7%) in those games.
- Atlanta has a record of 28-17 in contests when sportsbooks favor them by -167 or more on the moneyline.
- The Braves have an implied victory probability of 62.5% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
- The Rockies have won 42 of the 116 games they were the moneyline underdog this season (36.2%).
- Colorado has gone 23-44 when it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +141 or longer (34.3%).
- Based on this contest’s moneyline, the Rockies have an implied win probability of 41.5%.
Braves vs. Rockies Hitting Leaders
- Marcell Ozuna leads Atlanta in home runs with 33, runs batted in with 88 and his batting average of .299 is also best on his team.
- Ozuna’s home runs rank him fourth in Major League Baseball, and he ranks third in RBI.
- Austin Riley has 102 hits and an OBP of .332 to go with a slugging percentage of .474 this season.
- Brenton Doyle paces the Rockies with 19 home runs and 56 runs batted in.
- Among all hitters in the big leagues, Doyle’s home run total puts him 29th, and his RBI total ranks 56th.
- Ezequiel Tovar has shown his power as he paces his team with 19 home runs with a team-best .282 batting average.
Braves vs. Rockies Pitching Rankings
- The Braves strike out a league-high 9.3 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff.
- Braves pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.69 this year, third-best in baseball.
- The Braves have a combined WHIP of just 1.234 as a pitching staff, which is the 10th-best in baseball this season.
- The pitching staff for the Rockies has a collective seven K/9, the worst in MLB.
- Colorado’s 5.52 team ERA ranks last among all MLB pitching staffs.
- Pitchers for the Rockies combine for the worst WHIP in baseball (1.522).