Braves vs. Rockies Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – August 10, 2024

The Atlanta Braves (60-55) hope to avoid their seventh straight defeat when they visit the Colorado Rockies (43-74) Saturday at 8:10 PM ET on BSSE. The Braves are listed as -197 favorites to snap their losing skid, while the Rockies are +163 underdogs. Max Fried will get the ball for Atlanta while Colorado will counter with Dakota Hudson.

Take a look at our betting primer for this game, and uncover all of our MLB picks, too!

Braves vs. Rockies Betting Lines

• Favorite: Braves (-197)
• Underdog: Rockies (+163)
• Over/under: 10.5

Braves vs. Rockies Betting Insights

• The Braves have been favorites in 96 games this season and have come away with the win 52 times (54.2%) in those contests.
• This season Atlanta has come away with a win 23 times in 34 chances when named as a favorite of at least -197 on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Braves have a 66.3% chance of walking away with the win.
• The Rockies have been the moneyline underdog 117 total times this season. They’ve finished 43-74 in those games.
• In games it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +163 or longer, Colorado has a record of 13-27 (32.5%).
• The implied moneyline probablility for this matchup gives the Rockies a 38% chance to win.

Braves vs. Rockies Hitting Leaders

• Marcell Ozuna is batting .298 with 34 home runs and 89 RBI. All three of those stats are tops among Atlanta hitters this season.
• Of all hitters in baseball, Ozuna’s home run total places him third and his RBI tally ranks him third.
• Austin Riley is batting .265 with an OBP of .330 and a slugging percentage of .470 this season.
• Brenton Doyle paces the Rockies in home runs (20) and runs batted in (58).
• Among all hitters in the big leagues, Doyle’s home run total puts him 26th, and his RBI total ranks 46th.
• Ezequiel Tovar has a club-high .279 batting average.

Braves vs. Rockies Pitching Rankings

• The Braves strike out a league-high 9.4 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff.
• The Braves have the third-best ERA (3.72) in the majors this season.
• Braves pitchers have a 1.239 WHIP this season, 11th in the majors.
• The Rockies pitching staff ranks last in the majors with a collective seven strikeouts per nine innings.
• Colorado has the bottom-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (5.51).
• Pitchers for the Rockies combine for the worst WHIP in the majors (1.520).