Colorado Rockies (42-72) vs Atlanta Braves (60-52)
Game Info: Friday, August 9, 2024 at 8:40 pm (Coors Field)
The Line: Betting Odds: Colorado Rockies +151 / Atlanta Braves -165 — Over/Under:
The Atlanta Braves and the Colorado Rockies meet Friday in MLB action from Coors Field. Here’s an Atlanta Braves vs Colorado Rockies prediction. This will be the first installment in a three-game series. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best Braves vs Rockies pick. We will examine:
The Atlanta Braves recent form and player performance
The Colorado Rockies recent form and player performance
Recent betting trends and streaks involving the Atlanta Braves
Recent betting trends and streaks involving the Colorado Rockies
Recent betting trends in games played between the Braves and Rockies
A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for the Braves vs Rockies game
Atlanta Braves Betting Preview
The Braves are fresh off a series versus the Milwaukee Brewers. Atlanta lost the first two games of that set 10-0 and 8-5, then in the Thursday finale the Braves were drilled 16-7 in a big loss. Charlie Morton had a bad start on 2.2 innings and eight earned runs.
As starter for Friday the Braves are going with Grant Holmes. In the first 12 games (two starts) of his career this season, Holmes has a 3.00 ERA without a decision.
Colorado Rockies Betting Preview
Over on the Rockies’ side, they took on the New York Mets in their last series. Colorado split the first pair 6-3 (win) and 5-3 (loss). In the rubber match the Rockies took a big loss themselves, 9-1. Austin Gomber gave up five earned in 3.0 innings during the start.
In the starter slot for the Rockies on Friday will be Tanner Gordon. So far this year over the first four starts of his career Gordon is 0-3 with a 6.75 ERA.
Total Runs Facts
- Ten of the Rockies’ last 11 home games against National League opponents have gone UNDER the total runs line.
- Each of the Braves’ last three games have gone OVER the total runs line.
- The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Braves’ last five night games against National League opponents.
Colorado Rockies Player Prop Facts
- Ezequiel Tovar has recorded at least one Single in each of the Rockies’ last eight Friday night games against NL opponents that held a winning record.
- Brendan Rodgers has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 11 appearances at Coors Field.
- Brendan Rodgers has recorded at least one total base in each of his last 11 appearances at Coors Field.
- Ezequiel Tovar has hit a home run in three of his last five home appearances with the Rockies against NL opponents.
- Brendan Rodgers has recorded a Double in three of the Rockies’ last four home games against opponents that held a winning record.
- Jacob Stallings has recorded an RBI in three of his last four appearances against NL opponents.
- Ezequiel Tovar has scored a run in each of the Rockies’ last four night games against NL East opponents that held a winning record.
Atlanta Braves Player Prop Facts
- Marcell Ozuna has hit a home run in each of the Braves’ last two road games against the Rockies.
- Austin Riley has recorded at least one Double in four of the Braves’ last five night games against NL West opponents that held a losing record.
- Marcell Ozuna has recorded at least one RBI in each of his last four road appearances against the Rockies.
- Ronald Acuna Jr. has scored at least one run in each of his last nine Friday night appearances against teams that held a losing record.
- Matt Olson has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 11 road appearances against the Rockies.
- Austin Riley has recorded at least one Single in each of the Braves’ last six road games against NL West opponents that held a losing record.
- Matt Olson has recorded at least one total base in each of his last 11 road appearances against the Rockies.
Atlanta Braves vs Colorado Rockies Prediction
I’ll probably go with the Braves. At least some of that is due to a choppy showing by Gordon this year. Granted, Gordon did post just one earned on one hit and one walk in 6.0 innings during a no-decision his last time up. That said, Gordon had 10 earned over 9.0 innings during a pair of losses in his previous two.
As for the Braves, on Thursday they couldn’t get much right on the mound, struggling through 16 runs and 20 hits allowed. Eight runs came in the first three innings; five more came in the fifth. Atlanta certainly needs a bounce-back effort, but the good news is that the offense should show up.