Orioles vs. Rockies Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – September 1, 2024

Anthony Santander is on the brink of 40 homers on the season for the Baltimore Orioles (78-59) as they get set to take on the Colorado Rockies (51-86) Sunday. The Orioles enter the matchup as -161 favorites on the moneyline, and action gets underway from Coors Field at 3:10 p.m. ET, live on COLR. Baltimore’s Cole Irvin and Colorado’s Cal Quantrill have been named the starters for this contest.

Here is our preview for this game, and discover all of our expert MLB picks, too!

Orioles vs. Rockies Betting Lines

• Favorite: Orioles (-161)
• Underdog: Rockies (+137)
• Over/under: 11

Orioles vs. Rockies Betting Insights

• The Orioles have come away with 60 wins in the 102 contests they have been listed as the favorites in this season.
• This year Baltimore has won 24 of 39 games when listed as at least -161 on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Orioles have a 61.7% chance of walking away with the win.
• The Rockies are 49-84 in games they were listed as the moneyline underdog (winning 36.8% of those games).
• Colorado has a 30-53 record (winning only 36.1% of its games) when playing as a moneyline underdog of +137 or longer.
• The Rockies have an implied moneyline win probability of 42.2% in this matchup.

Orioles vs. Rockies Hitting Leaders

• Gunnar Henderson leads Baltimore in batting average (.275) this season while adding 33 home runs and 78 RBI.
• Among hitters in Major League Baseball, Henderson is sixth in home runs and 26th in RBI.
• Santander leads Baltimore in home runs (39) and runs batted in (88) this season while batting .238.
• Brenton Doyle leads the Rockies in home runs (22) and runs batted in (66).
• In all of the majors, Doyle ranks 33rd in homers and 48th in RBI.
• Ezequiel Tovar is hitting .272 with 40 doubles, two triples, 21 home runs and 19 walks.

Orioles vs. Rockies Pitching Rankings

• The Orioles strike out 8.5 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 17th in MLB.
• The Orioles have the 12th-ranked ERA (3.97) in the majors this season.
• The Orioles rank 11th in MLB with a combined 1.239 WHIP this season.
• The pitching staff for the Rockies has a collective 7.0 K/9, the worst in MLB.
• Colorado’s 5.53 team ERA ranks last across all MLB pitching staffs.
• Pitchers for the Rockies combine for the worst WHIP in MLB (1.524).