Rockies vs. Pirates Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – June 14, 2024

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Rockies vs. Pirates Betting Odds, Probable Starters 6/14/2024

Data Skrive:

The Colorado Rockies (24-44), led by the red-hot Ryan McMahon and his two-game homer streak, are -112 favorites to pick up a win over the Pittsburgh Pirates (32-36) Friday at 8:40 PM ET, live from Coors Field and broadcast on SportsNet PT. Colorado will send Ryan Feltner out to start this one, while Pittsburgh has not yet named a starter.

Here is our betting preview for this tilt, and uncover all of our MLB betting picks, too!

Moneyline

Rockies to win vs Pirates -112

Bet $20, Payout $37.86

Rockies vs. Pirates Betting Lines

  • Favorite: Rockies (-112)
  • Underdog: Pirates (-104)

Rockies vs. Pirates Betting Insights

  • The Rockies have yet to play a game this season while listed as the odds-on favorite.
  • Colorado has not played a game this season with better moneyline odds than -112.
  • The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Rockies have a 52.8% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
  • The Pirates have gone 21-20 in games they were the underdog on the moneyline (winning 51.2% of those games).
  • In games it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of -104 or longer, Pittsburgh has an 18-18 record (winning 50% of its games).
  • Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Pirates’ implied win probability is 51%.

Rockies vs. Pirates Hitting Leaders

  • McMahon leads Colorado in home runs (12) and runs batted in (36) this season while batting .267.
  • McMahon ranks 27th in home runs and 41st in RBI among all batters in baseball.
  • Ezequiel Tovar has collected 82 hits this season and has an OBP of .322. He’s slugging .493 on the year.
  • Bryan Reynolds leads the Pirates in runs batted in (36) and has racked up a team-best batting average of .262.
  • Reynolds’ home run total ranks 70th in MLB, and he is 41st in RBI.
  • Connor Joe has 14 doubles, a triple, seven home runs and 21 walks while batting .255.

Rockies vs. Pirates Pitching Rankings

  • The Rockies have a 6.6 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, worst in baseball.
  • Rockies pitchers have a combined ERA of 5.50 this year, which ranks 30th in MLB.
  • The Rockies have a combined WHIP of 1.541 as a pitching staff, which is worst in baseball this season.
  • The Pirates pitching staff ranks 12th in the majors with a collective 8.6 strikeouts per nine innings.
  • Pittsburgh has a 3.91 team ERA that ranks 14th among all MLB pitching staffs.
  • The Pirates have the 18th-ranked WHIP in baseball (1.273).