Braves vs. Rockies Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – September 4, 2024

The Atlanta Braves (75-63) are -292 favorites when they play the Colorado Rockies (51-88) on Wednesday at 7:20 p.m. ET. Marcell Ozuna has 98 RBI on the season and will hope to hit his milestone 100th once the game begins at Truist Park, live on COLR. Atlanta’s Charlie Morton and Colorado’s Bradley Blalock have been named the starters for this contest.

Be sure to check out our betting primer for this game, and discover all of our MLB picks, too!

Braves vs. Rockies Betting Lines

• Favorite: Braves (-292)
• Underdog: Rockies (+235)
• Over/under: 8.5

Braves vs. Rockies Betting Insights

• The Braves have won in 61, or 56%, of the 109 contests they have been named as odds-on favorites in this year.
• This year Atlanta has won three of four games when listed as at least -292 on the moneyline.
• Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Braves have a 74.5% chance of pulling out a win.
• The Rockies have been the moneyline underdog 135 total times this season. They’ve gone 49-86 in those games.
• Colorado is 3-4 (winning 42.9% of its games) when it has played as a moneyline underdog of +235 or longer.
• The Rockies have an implied moneyline win probability of 29.9% in this game.

Braves vs. Rockies Hitting Leaders

• Ozuna leads Atlanta in home runs with 37, runs batted in with 98 and his batting average of .306 is also best on his team.
• Among hitters in Major League Baseball, Ozuna is fourth in home runs and sixth in RBI.
• Matt Olson is batting .233 with an OBP of .313 and a slugging percentage of .442 this season.
• Brenton Doyle leads the Rockies with 22 home runs and 66 runs batted in.
• Among all batters in the majors, Doyle’s home run total puts him 35th, and his RBI total ranks 53rd.
• Ezequiel Tovar has 40 doubles, three triples, 21 home runs and 20 walks while batting .270.

Braves vs. Rockies Pitching Rankings

• The Braves average 9.6 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, first-most in the league.
• The Braves have pitched to a 3.60 ERA this season, which ranks second in baseball.
• Braves pitchers have a 1.218 WHIP this season, seventh-best in the majors.
• The pitching staff for the Rockies has a collective 7.0 K/9, the worst in the majors.
• Colorado’s 5.52 team ERA ranks last across all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Rockies have the highest WHIP in baseball (1.524).