Pirates vs. Rockies Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – May 3, 2024

A losing streak will come to an end Friday when the Pittsburgh Pirates (14-18), losers of four straight, take on the Colorado Rockies (7-24). The Rockies are hoping to avoid their fifth loss in a row. The Pirates are -189 favorites to snap out of their slide when the teams hit the field at PNC Park, with first pitch at 6:40 PM ET on SportsNet PT. Martin Perez will get the ball for Pittsburgh while Colorado will counter with Cal Quantrill.

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

Pirates vs. Rockies Betting Lines

• Favorite: Pirates (-189)
• Underdog: Rockies (+157)
• Over/under: 8

Pirates vs. Rockies Betting Insights

• The Pirates have been victorious in three of the 10 contests they have been chosen as favorites in this season.
• These are the best odds of a victory sportsbooks have given Pittsburgh this season, with a -189 moneyline set for this game.
• Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Pirates have a 65.4% chance of pulling out a win.
• The Rockies have won 22.6% of the games this season they were the moneyline underdog (7-24).
• When it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +157 or longer, Colorado has a 2-12 record (winning just 14.3% of its games).
• Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Rockies have an implied win probability of 38.9%.

Pirates vs. Rockies Hitting Leaders

• Bryan Reynolds leads Pittsburgh in home runs (four) and runs batted in (17) this season while batting .248.
• Among all MLB hitters, Reynolds is 89th in batting average, 45th in on-base percentage, and 91st in slugging.
• Connor Joe leads Pittsburgh in batting with a .283 average while slugging three homers and driving in 14 runs.
• Ryan McMahon has racked up a team-high batting average of .316, while leading the Rockies in home runs (four) and runs batted in (18).
• McMahon is 64th in homers and 31st in RBI among all hitters in the majors.
• Brenton Doyle is batting .300 with seven doubles, a triple, three home runs and seven walks.

Pirates vs. Rockies Pitching Rankings

• The Pirates average the 11th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.7) in the league this season.
• The Pirates have the 13th-ranked ERA (3.80) in the majors this season.
• The Pirates rank 12th in MLB with a combined 1.228 WHIP this season.
• The 6.5 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Rockies pitching staff ranks last in MLB.
• Colorado’s 5.94 team ERA ranks last across all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Rockies average MLB’s worst WHIP (1.618).