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The Pittsburgh Pirates (33-36), led by Bryan Reynolds on a 12-game hitting streak, will meet the Colorado Rockies (24-45) Saturday at Coors Field. The Pirates are -179 favorites for the matchup, which starts at 9:10 PM ET on COLR. Jared Jones starts for Pittsburgh while Ty Blach is Colorado’s starter for the contest.
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Moneyline
Bet $20, Payout $31.17
Pirates to win vs Rockies -179
Pirates vs. Rockies Betting Lines
- Favorite: Pirates (-179)
- Underdog: Rockies (+150)
- Over/under: 10.5
Pirates vs. Rockies Betting Insights
- The Pirates have won in 11, or 42.3%, of the 26 contests they have been named as odds-on favorites in this year.
- This season Pittsburgh has come away with a win one time in three chances when named as a favorite of at least -179 on the moneyline.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Pirates have a 64.2% chance of walking away with the win.
- The Rockies have won 24 of the 69 games they were the underdog on the moneyline this season (34.8%).
- Colorado has a record of 14-24 when it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +150 or longer (36.8%).
- Based on this contest’s moneyline, the Rockies’ implied win probability is 40%.
Pirates vs. Rockies Hitting Leaders
- Reynolds is batting .265 with nine home runs and 38 RBI. All three of those stats rank first among Pittsburgh hitters this season.
- Including all batters in Major League Baseball, Reynolds is 59th in home runs and 34th in RBI.
- Connor Joe has collected 56 hits this season and has an OBP of .329. He’s slugging .423 on the year.
- Ezequiel Tovar has 21 doubles, two triples, 11 home runs and 11 walks while batting .292.
- Tovar’s home run total ranks 36th in the majors, and he is 53rd in RBI.
- Charlie Blackmon has 16 doubles, three triples, three home runs and 19 walks while batting .266.
Pirates vs. Rockies Pitching Rankings
- The Pirates have an 8.6 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 11th in the majors.
- The Pirates have the 14th-ranked ERA (3.89) in the majors this season.
- The Pirates rank 19th in MLB with a combined 1.276 WHIP this season.
- The 6.6 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Rockies pitching staff ranks last in MLB.
- Colorado has the bottom-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (5.50).
- The Rockies average baseball’s highest WHIP (1.535).