The New York Mets are visiting the Colorado Rockies on Friday, June 6th at the Coors Field in the opening game of this series. 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 12-50 record this season and are sitting in last place in the NL West. The Rockies have a 6-22 home record and are 24-36 in over/under. They are coming off a 3-2 road victory over the Marlins, for their first series sweep of the season. Under is 7-2-1 in their last 10 games, and are playing the Braves and the Giants next.
The Rockies have a .216 batting average this season, a .279 OBP, and a .356 Slugging percentage. Colorado’s pitching staff has a 5.39 ERA and 1.55 WHIP. Hunter Goodman leads the Rockies with 63 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.
Antonio Senzatela (R) will take the mound for the Rockies, and he has a 1-10 record, 7.14 ERA, and 1.98 WHIP. He has been even worse at home, with a 7.42 ERA across six home starts, and he has been terrible this season, having given up 4+ runs in 9 of his 10 starts this season. In his previous start against the Mets this season, he got lit up for 7 earned runs in 4 innings pitched.
New York Mets Preview
The New York Mets have a 39-24 record this season and are sitting in first place in the NL East. The Mets have a 15-17 road record and are 23-37 in over/under. They are coming off a 5-6 road defeat by the Dodgers, and are 7-3 in their last 10 games. They are playing the Nationals and the Rays next.
The Mets have a .244 batting average this season, a .328 OBP, and a .413 slugging percentage. New York’s pitching staff has a 2.85 ERA and 1.23 WHIP. Pete Alonso leads the Mets with 70 hits and a team-high 15 home runs. He also leads the team in RBI with 55 and in batting average with .298.
Kodai Senga (R) will take the mound for the Mets, and he has a 6-3 record, 1.60 ERA, and 1.18 WHIP. He has been weaker at home with a 2.10 ERA across five road starts, and he has been somewhat hittable in his last three starts, having given up 6 runs across 17.2 innings of work. In his previous start against the Rockies this season, he gave up 2 runs in 6.1 innings of work.
Why the Colorado Rockies will win
- The Mets have lost four of their last five games as road favorites.
- The Rockies have won each of their last three games as underdogs.
- The Mets have failed to cover the run line each of their last four road games against teams that held a losing record.
- The underdogs have covered the run line in each of the Mets’ last four games.
- The Mets have trailed after 5 innings in three of their last four road games against opponents that held a losing record.
Why the New York Mets will win
- The Rockies have lost each of their last 11 games against National League opponents that held a winning record.
- The Mets have won each of their last nine road games against NL West opponents following a loss.
- The Rockies have failed to cover the run line each of their last 10 games against NL East opponents that held a winning record.
- The Mets have covered the run line in each of their last nine road games against NL West opponents following a road loss.
- The Rockies have trailed after 3 innings in each of their last eight night games.
- The Rockies have lost the first inning in five of their last six night games against opponents that held a winning record.
- The Rockies have trailed after 5 innings in each of their last nine games against National League opponents that held a winning record.
Total Runs Facts
- Five of the Mets’ last six night games against NL West opponents have gone UNDER the total runs line.
- Five of the Rockies’ last six games as underdogs against the Mets have gone UNDER the total runs line.
- The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Rockies’ last seven night games at Coors Field.
- The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Mets’ last six night games.
Matchup/League Facts
- The Rockies rank 30th in the league for runs scored this season (196).
- The Rockies rank 30th in the league for hits this season (443).
- The Mets rank 1st in the league for ERA this season (2.85).
- The Mets rank 1st in the league for runs allowed this season (209).
Mets vs Rockies Prediction
The Mets dominated their previous series against the Rockies this season in New York, sweeping them with a combined 17-7 score. They are 5-0 in their last 5 meetings, and under is 5-1 in their last 6 meetings.
In this Mets vs Rockies Prediction, the Mets are coming as huge -320 road favorites. The Mets are rightfully favored, as they are the team with the second-best record in the National League, facing the team with by far the worst record in the whole league. The pitching difference is huge as well, as the Mets are putting their best pitcher to face one of the worst pitchers of the league. The Mets also have the advantage in the bullpen and hitting, so I expect an easy road victory in this matchup. Take the New York Mets on the runline.