Braves vs. Rockies Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – August 11, 2024

Following a two-homer game last time out, Matt Olson leads the Atlanta Braves (61-55) into action as -200 favorites against the Colorado Rockies (43-75). First pitch from Coors Field at 3:10 PM ET on Sunday, live on COLR. Spencer Schwellenbach will get the ball for Atlanta while Colorado will counter with Kyle Freeland.

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

Braves vs. Rockies Betting Lines

• Favorite: Braves (-200)
• Underdog: Rockies (+167)
• Over/under: 10.5

Braves vs. Rockies Betting Insights

• The Braves have been victorious in 53, or 54.6%, of the 97 contests they have been chosen as favorites in this season.
• Atlanta has a record of 24-11 in contests when oddsmakers favor them by -200 or more on the moneyline.
• The Braves have an implied victory probability of 66.7% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
• The Rockies have gone 43-75 in games they were listed as the moneyline underdog (winning 36.4% of those games).
• Colorado has a record of 11-27 when playing as a moneyline underdog with odds of +167 or longer (28.9%).
• The Rockies have a 37.5% chance to win this contest based on the moneyline’s implied probability.

Braves vs. Rockies Hitting Leaders

• Marcell Ozuna is batting .300 with 35 home runs and 90 RBI. All three of those stats rank first among Atlanta hitters this season.
• Among hitters in baseball, Ozuna is second in home runs and third in RBI.
• Austin Riley has 103 hits and an OBP of .329 to go with a slugging percentage of .466 this season.
• Brenton Doyle leads the Rockies in home runs (20) and runs batted in (59).
• In all of MLB, Doyle ranks 28th in homers and 46th in RBI.
• Ezequiel Tovar has a club-high .278 batting average.

Braves vs. Rockies Pitching Rankings

• The Braves strike out a league-high 9.4 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff.
• Braves pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.75 this year, fourth-best in baseball.
• The Braves have a combined WHIP of 1.243 as a pitching staff, which ranks 11th in MLB.
• The 7.0 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Rockies pitching staff ranks last in MLB.
• Colorado has the bottom-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (5.56).
• The Rockies average baseball’s highest WHIP (1.523).