The Colorado Rockies are set to host the Washington Nationals at Coors Field. This NL showdown begins at 8:40 p.m. ET and you can catch it on either ATRM or MAS2.
Washington Nationals at Colorado Rockies Odds
Washington (-115) is favored over Colorado (+105) and Vegas has the Over/Under for this night game at 10 runs. The odds for wagering on the game’s total currently sit at -115 for the over and -105 for the under. You can also wager on the game’s spread with the current runline odds standing at +130 for the Nationals -1.5 runs and -150 for the Rockies +1.5 runs.
The Nationals have gone 10-11 SU this year and are 9-11 against the spread (ATS). They’ve lost 4.2 units for moneyline bettors in the season’s early going and 1.9 units ATS. The Rockies, on the other hand, are 10-13 SU and 9-13 ATS. They’ve lost 4.5 units for moneyline bettors and 5.5 units ATS.
Rockies games have an over/under record of 7-13-2 so far in 2019. Washington has an over/under record of 12-8.
The southpaw Patrick Corbin will get the start for the visiting Nationals. Corbin (1-0, 2.36 ERA) has racked up 33 strikeouts in 26.2 innings so far. He has yet to face Colorado this year, but he did make four starts against the Rockies in 2018, putting together a 1-1 record against them with a 5.12 ERA and 26 strikeouts.
The Rockies are turning to righty Chad Bettis (1-2, 7.27 ERA), who has 10 strikeouts and eight walks, along with a WHIP of 1.73. Bettis is 0-0 with a 0.00 ERA against Washington this year.
As a unit, Colorado’s pitchers have given up 4.4 runs per game overall in 2019. Its starting pitching staff has an ERA of 4.50, a WHIP of 1.32 and a strikeouts-per-nine of 8.0. The bullpen has a 3.42 ERA, 1.30 WHIP and 8.0 K/9.
The Colorado offense has produced 3.7 runs per outing, including 4.7 per game over its last 10 games and 5.2 per game over its last five. The team has hit .305/.376/.537 over its last five contests and is 4-1 SU during that span.
Charlie Blackmon has helped lead the Rockies’ offense this year with 27 hits, 10 RBIs and nine runs scored.
For the visitors, Washington’s pitching staff allowed 5.0 runs per game and its starters own a 3.93 ERA, 1.23 WHIP and 10.03 K/9. The bullpen has an ERA of 7.34, along with a WHIP of 1.23.
Nationals hitters have slashed .259/.341/.456 on their way to 5.4 runs scored per game in 2019, including 4.0 runs per game over the team’s last 10 games and 3.8 per game over the team’s last five contests (2-3 SU).
Washington’s hitters have been paced by Adam Eaton. Eaton is slashing .314/.385/.395 with 27 hits, six RBIs and 15 runs scored.
The Rockies are coming off a 7-5 win in the prior game of this series.
Nationals at Rockies Free Prediction
Predictions: SU Winner – Rockies, ATS Winner – Rockies, O/U – OVER
Betting Notes
- The over has cashed in three of Washington’s last seven contests.
- Each team has hit 15 home runs over its last 10 games.
- The Nationals have a team OPS of .797 this season and an OPS of .776 when facing right-handed pitchers. The Rockies’ OPS stands at .680 overall and .683 against righties.
- Colorado has posted 23.9 Runs + Hits + Errors per game over its last 10 contests and 26.8 over its last five.
- The Rockies have won seven of their last eight games SU.
