The New York Mets are visiting the Colorado Rockies on Sunday, June 8th at the Coors Field in the third game of this series, with the Mets having a 2-0 lead. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Mets vs Rockies Prediction. We will examine:
The Colorado Rockies’ recent form and player performance
The New York Mets’ recent form and player performance
Recent betting trends and streaks involving the Colorado Rockies
Recent betting trends and streaks involving the New York Mets
Recent betting trends in games played between the New York Mets vs Colorado Rockies
A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for the New York Mets vs Colorado Rockies game
Colorado Rockies Preview
The Colorado Rockies have a 12-52 record this season and are sitting in last place in the NL West. The Rockies have a 6-24 home record and are 24-38 in over/under. They are coming off a 1-8 home defeat by the Mets and have back-to-back losses. Under is 9-2-1 in their last 12 games, and they are playing the Braves and the Giants next.
The Rockies have a .218 batting average this season, a .280 OBP, and a .360 Slugging percentage. Colorado’s pitching staff has a 5.41 ERA and 1.56 WHIP. Hunter Goodman leads the Rockies with 65 hits, adding a team-high 36 RBI, and he is the team’s best hitter with a .281 batting average. He also adds a team-high 10 home runs.
Chase Dollander (R) will take the mound for the Rockies, and he has a 2-5 record, 6.26 ERA, and 1.44 WHIP. He has been ever worse at home, with an 8.66 ERA across four home starts. He has been in good form lately, having given up 2 runs or less in four of his last five starts. This will be his first career start against the Mets.
New York Mets Preview
The New York Mets have a 41-24 record this season and are sitting in first place in the NL East. The Mets have a 17-17 road record and are 23-39 in over/under. They are coming off an 8-1 road victory over the Rockies, and are 9-3 in their last 12 games. Under is 5-2 in their last 7 games, and they are playing the Nationals and the Rays next.
The Mets have a .246 batting average this season, a .329 OBP, and a .415 slugging percentage. New York’s pitching staff has a 2.81 ERA and 1.23 WHIP. Francisco Lindor leads the Mets with 73 hits, while Pete Alonso leads the team in RBI with 57, in batting average with .296, adding a team-high 15 home runs.
Tylor Megill (R) will take the mound for the Mets, and he has a 4-4 record, 3.77 ERA, and 1.31 WHIP. He has been weaker on the road with a 4.93 ERA across seven road starts, and in his last start, he gave up 4 runs in 6 innings of work against the Dodgers. Tylor Megill is 0-1 with an ERA of 7.27 and 7 strikeouts in 2 appearances versus the Rockies in his career.
Why the Colorado Rockies will win
- The Mets have lost seven of their last eight games as road favorites following a win.
- The Rockies have won three of their last four games as underdogs after playing the previous day.
- The Mets have failed to cover the run line in seven of their last eight games as road favorites following a win.
- The Rockies have covered the run line in each of their last seven Sunday games as home underdogs against NL East opponents.
- The Mets have trailed after 5 innings in three of their last four games as road favorites.
Why the New York Mets will win
- The Rockies have lost each of their last 13 games against National League opponents that held a winning record.
- The Mets have won each of their last seven games against NL West opponents that held a losing record.
- The Rockies have failed to cover the run line each of their last 12 games against NL East opponents that held a winning record.
- The Mets have covered the run line in each of their last 11 games against National League opponents.
- The Mets have led after 3 innings in five of their last six road games against NL West opponents that held a losing record.
- The Rockies have trailed after 5 innings in each of their last seven day games against opponents that held a winning record.
Total Runs Facts
- Seven of the Mets’ last eight games as favorites against the Rockies have gone UNDER the total runs line.
- Each of the last five games between the Mets and Rockies at Coors Field have gone UNDER the total runs line.
- The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Mets’ last four games as road favorites against National League opponents.
- The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in five of the Rockies’ last six day games.
Matchup/League Facts
- The Rockies rank 30th in the league for runs scored this season (199).
- The Rockies rank 1st in the league for triples this season (18).
- The Mets rank 1st in the league for ERA this season (2.81).
- The Mets rank 1st in the league for runs allowed this season (212).
Mets vs Rockies Prediction
The Mets are dominating the Rockies this season with 5-0 wins and a combined 29-10 score. They are 7-0 in their last 7 meetings, and under is 7-1 in their last 8 meetings.
In this Mets vs Rockies Prediction, the Mets are coming as huge -275 road favorites. The Mets are rightfully favored, as they are the team with the second-best record in the National League, while the Rockies have the worst record in the whole league.
The Mets also have the second-best bullpen in the league, and they face another terrible Rockies pitcher in Chase Dollander, who has been lit up at home with an abysmal 8.66 home ERA. The Mets are destroying the Rockies this season with a combined 29-10 score, so they will have no trouble covering the runline once again today. Take the New York Mets at -1.5 runs in this one.