The Arizona Diamondbacks are visiting the Colorado Rockies on Saturday, June 21^st at the Coors Field in the second game of this series, with the Dbacks having the 1-0 lead. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s an Arizona Diamondbacks vs Colorado Rockies Prediction. We will examine:
The Colorado Rockies recent form and player performance
The Arizona Diamondbacks recent form and player performance
Recent betting trends and streaks involving the Colorado Rockies
Recent betting trends and streaks involving the Arizona Diamondbacks
Recent betting trends in games played between the Arizona Diamondbacks vs Colorado Rockies
A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for the Arizona Diamondbacks vs Colorado Rockies game

Colorado Rockies Preview

The Colorado Rockies have a 17-59 record this season and are sitting on the last place of the NL West. The Rockies have a 7-28 home record and are 31-41 in over/under. They are coming off an 8-14 home defeat by the Diamondbacks, wand have back-to-back losses. Over is 7-3 in their last 10 games, and are playing the Dodgers and the Brewers next.

The Rockies have a .228 batting average this season, .291 OBP and .384 Slugging percentage. Colorado’s pitching staff has a 5.59 ERA and 1.57 WHIP.  Hunter Goodman leads the Rockieswith 79 hits, adding a team-high 48 RBI, and he is the team’s best hitter with a .283 batting average. He also adds a team-high 14 home runs.

Carson Palmquist (L) is the projected starting pitcher for the Rockies, and he has a 0-4 record, 7.76 ERA and 1.76 WHIP. He has been weaker at home, with an 8.64 ERA across two home starts, and in his previous start against the Dbacks this season, he gave up 5 runs in 4 innings of work as the Rockies lost 0-8.

Arizona Diamondbacks Preview

The Arizona Diamondbacks have a 38-37 record this season and are sitting on the 4^th place of the NL West. The Diamondbacks have a 19-19 road record and are 37-33 in over/under They are coming off a 14-8 road victory over the Rockies, and have back-to-back wins. Over is 6-0 in their last 6 games and are playing the White Sox and the Marlins next.

The Diamondbacks have a .256 batting average this season, .333 OBP and .450 slugging percentage. Arizona’spitching staff has a 4.85 ERA and 1.36 WHIP. Josh Naylor leads the Diamondbackswith 85 hits, and he is the team’s best hitter with a .302 batting average. Eugenio Suarez leads the team in RBI, with 65, and in home runs with 24.

Merrill Kelly (R) is the projected starting pitcher for the Diamondbacks, and he has a 6-3 record, 3.41 ERA and 1.02 WHIP. He has been slightly weaker on the road, with a 3.79 ERA in his seven road starts, and he saw a two-game streak of shutout starts getting snapped as he had 4 earned runs across 5 innings pitched in a 2-8 loss by the Padres. In his previous start against the Rockies this season, he had zero earned runs across 7 innings pitched.

Why the Colorado Rockies will win

The Diamondbacks have lost four of their last five games as road favorites.
The Rockies have won six of their last eight games as home underdogs against the Diamondbacks following a home loss.
The Diamondbacks have failed to cover the run line each of their last eight Saturday games against teams that held a losing record.
The Rockies have covered the run line in four of their last five games against NL West opponents that held a winning record.
The Diamondbacks have lost the first inning in three of their last four night games.
The Rockies have led after 5 innings in three of their last four night games against opponents that held a winning record.

Why the Arizona Diamondbacks will win

The Rockies have lost each of their last 10 night games against National League opponents that held a winning record.
The Diamondbacks have won each of their last five night games following a win.
The road team has covered the run line in each of the Rockies’ last six games.
The Rockies have failed to cover the run line in eight of their last nine home games against National League opponents after playing the previous day.
The Diamondbacks have won the first inning in six of their last seven road games against NL West opponents that held a losing record.
The Diamondbacks have led after 5 innings in seven of their last eight games against the Rockies.
The Diamondbacks have led after 3 innings in seven of their last eight games against the Rockies.

Total Runs Facts

Each of the Diamondbacks’ last six games have gone OVER the total runs line.
Each of the Rockies’ last four home games after playing the previous day have gone OVER the total runs line.
The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in seven of the Diamondbacks’ last eight games at Coors Field.
The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Rockies’ last four night games against NL West opponents.

Matchup/League Facts

The Rockies rank 1st in the league for triples this season (25).
The Rockies rank 30th in the league for strikeouts against this season (744).
The Diamondbacks rank 2nd in the league for doubles this season (136).
The Diamondbacks rank 2nd in the league for triples this season (17).

Arizona Diamondbacks vs Colorado Rockies Prediction

The Diamondbacks are 8-3 in their last 11 overall meetings against the Rockies, but both teams are tied 2-2 wins in their last 4 meetings in Colorado. Under is 6-4-1 in their last 11 meetings.
In this Arizona Diamondbacks vs Colorado Rockies Prediction, the Diamondbacks are coming as -200 road favorites. Arizona is rightfully favored, as they have been the better team this season, with Colorado having the worst record in the majors. The Dbacks have a huge pitching advantage, as Kelly has been excellent this season and his previous start against the Rockies was a shutout, while Palmquist has been terrible for the Rockies, even weaker on the road, and was torched in his previous start against the Dbacks this season. Because the Dbacks have a weaker bullpen, I will take them to be winning in the first 5 innings of this game. Take the Arizona Diamondbacks by -0.5 runs in the F5 innings.

Nikos Lagouretos's Pick: Arizona Diamondbacks F5 -0.5