The Baltimore Orioles will head west to Coors Field to square off against the Colorado Rockies. This interleague showdown begins at 8:40 p.m. ET and you can catch it on ATRM and MAS2.
Baltimore Orioles at Colorado Rockies Odds
The Rockies are 25-22 against the spread (ATS)despite being only 22-26 straight up (SU). They’ve lost 2.1 units for moneyline bettors while earning 1.6 units ATS. The Orioles are 15-35 SU and have gone 18-31 against the spread. In total, the club has lost 7.0 units for gamblers taking the moneyline in the season’s early going and 15.1 units ATS.
Rockies games have an over/under record of 25-19-3 so far in 2019. The Orioles have an over/under record of 24-22-3.
Left-hander John Means is the probable starter for the visiting Orioles. Means is 5-4 with a 2.68 ERA and 34 strikeouts. He has yet to face the Rockies this year and did not record a start against them in 2018, either.
The Rockies are going with righty Jeff Hoffman (0-1, 7.20 ERA), who has six strikeouts and zero walks, along with a WHIP of 1.20. Hoffman did not record a start against the Orioles in 2018.
Colorado’s pitching staff has allowed 5.3 runs per game overall in 2019 as a unit. Its starters have an ERA of 5.62, a WHIP of 1.44 and a strikeouts-per-nine of 8.4. The bullpen has a 4.06 ERA, 1.38 WHIP and 7.8 K/9.
The Colorado hitters are putting up 5.1 runs per contest, including 5.3 per game over its last 10 games and 5.2 per game over their last five. The team has hit .291/.352/.473 over its last five matchups and is 2-3 SU during that span.
Third baseman Nolan Arenado and right fielder Charlie Blackmon have led the charge for the Rockies’ hitters this year. Arenado is hitting .316/.363/.575 with 11 home runs, 35 RBIs and 35 runs scored, while Blackmon’s line sits at .300/.356/.565 with 10 homers, 31 RBIs and 35 runs.
For the visiting squad, Baltimore’s pitchers have allowed 6.1 runs per game and its starters own a 5.54 ERA, 1.42 WHIP and 7.01 K/9. The bullpen has logged an ERA of 6.04, along with a WHIP of 1.42 and a K/9 of 8.60.
Orioles hitters have slashed .235/.297/.394 on their way to 3.9 runs scored per game in 2019, including 3.8 runs per game over the team’s last 10 games and 4.2 per game over the team’s last five contests (0-5 SU).
Outfielders Trey Mancini and Dwight Smith Jr. have led Baltimore’s hitters. Mancini is slashing .301/.350/.543 with 10 home runs, 24 RBIs and 33 runs scored, while Smith Jr. is hitting .270/.313/.476 with eight homers, 28 RBIs and 27 runs scored.
The Orioles have lost 1.1 units and are 14-19 ATS when facing a righty starter this season. The over has cashed in 16 of those games, compared to 15 that’ve gone under against right-handed starting pitchers. On the other hand, the Rockies have lost 1.3 units and are 11-8 ATS when facing a left-handed starting pitcher. The over has hit in 10 of those games, as opposed to seven that’ve cashed the under.
Orioles at Rockies Free Prediction
Predictions: SU Winner – Rockies, ATS Winner – Orioles, O/U – OVER
Betting Trends
- The over has hit in four of Colorado’s last seven games.
- The Orioles have a team OPS of .691 this season and an OPS of .687 when facing right-handed pitchers. The Rockies’ OPS sits at .755 overall and .741 versus righties.
- The Orioles have lost nine of their last 10 games SU.
- Baltimore has posted 19.0 Runs + Hits + Errors per game over its last 10 outings and 20.6 over its last five.
- The Orioles have hit 13 home runs in their last 10 games. The Rockies have hit 14 over their last 10.
