Mets vs. Rockies Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – August 6, 2024

The New York Mets (59-53) hope to avoid an upset as -167 favorites when they take on Jacob Stallings (with homers in two straight contests) and the Colorado Rockies (41-72). First pitch is at 8:40 PM ET Tuesday, live from Coors Field and airing on SNY. Luis Severino gets the starting nod for New York while Kyle Freeland is Colorado’s starter for the contest.

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Mets vs. Rockies Betting Lines

• Favorite: Mets (-167)
• Underdog: Rockies (+138)
• Over/under: 11

Mets vs. Rockies Betting Insights

• The Mets have been victorious in 34, or 54.8%, of the 62 contests they have been chosen as favorites in this season.
• This year New York has won four of six games when listed as at least -167 on the moneyline.
• The Mets have an implied victory probability of 62.5% according to the moneyline set by oddsmakers for this matchup.
• The Rockies have compiled a 41-72 record in games they were listed as the moneyline underdog (winning 36.3% of those games).
• When it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +138 or longer, Colorado has a 25-46 record (winning just 35.2% of its games).
• Based on this contest’s moneyline, the Rockies have an implied win probability of 42%.

Mets vs. Rockies Hitting Leaders

• Francisco Lindor has been key for New York with 115 hits, an OBP of .331 plus a slugging percentage of .458.
• Including all hitters in baseball, Lindor is 19th in home runs and 28th in RBI.
• Pete Alonso’s 23 home runs are most among New York batters. He’s driven in 59 runs this season while slugging .464.
• Brenton Doyle leads the Rockies with 19 home runs and 55 runs batted in.
• Among all hitters in MLB, Doyle ranks 28th in home runs and 51st in RBI.
• Ezequiel Tovar has a club-best .280 batting average.

Mets vs. Rockies Pitching Rankings

• The Mets average 8.9 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, seventh-most in the league.
• The Mets have pitched to a 4.11 ERA this season, which ranks 18th in baseball.
• The Mets rank 20th in MLB with a combined 1.288 WHIP this season.
• The pitching staff for the Rockies has a collective seven K/9, the worst in MLB.
• Colorado has the bottom-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (5.51).
• Pitchers for the Rockies combine for the worst WHIP in MLB (1.522).