The Washington Nationals are visiting the Colorado Rockies on Saturday, April 19th at the Coors Field in the opening game of this series, as yesterday’s game was postponed. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Nationals vs Rockies Prediction. We will examine:
The Colorado Rockies recent form and player performance
The Washington Nationals recent form and player performance
Recent betting trends and streaks involving the Colorado Rockies
Recent betting trends and streaks involving the Washington Nationals
Recent betting trends in games played between the Washington Nationals vs Colorado Rockies
A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for Nationals vs Rockies game
Colorado Rockies Preview
The Colorado Rockies have a 3-15 record this season and are sitting on the last place of the NL West. The Rockies have a 2-4 home record and 6-11 in over/under. They are coming off a 7-8 road defeat by the LA Dodgers, and have now lost six consecutive games and are 4-1 to the under in their last 5 games. They are playing the Royals and the Reds next. The Rockies have a .220 batting average this season, .285 OBP and .344 Slugging percentage. Colorado’s pitching staff has a 5.29 ERA and 1.59 WHIP. Kyle Farmer leads the Rockies with 19 hits and he is the team’s best hitter with a .345 batting average. Brenton Doyle leads the team with 12 RBI and a team-high 3 home runs.
Chase Dollander (R) will take the mound for the Rockies, and he has a tough time in his first year in the majors. He has a 1-1 record, 5.06 ERA and 1.22 WHIP, as he has 6 earned runs in 10 innings pitched, and has given up two home runs in each of his starts.
Washington Nationals Preview
The Washington Nationals have a 7-12 record this season and are sitting on the fourth place of the NL East. The Nationals have a 2-8 road record and are 11-8 in over/under They are coming off a 0-1 road defeat by the Pittsburgh Pirates, and are 3-0 to the under in their last 3 games. They are playing the Orioles and the Mets next. The Nationals have a .226 batting average this season, .302 OBP and .367 Slugging percentage. Washington’s pitching staff has a 5.05 ERA and 1.52 WHIP. Keibert Ruiz leads the Nationals with 20 hits and a team-high .317 batting average. Nathaniel Lowe leads the team in RBI with 16.
MacKenzie Gore (L) will take the mound for the Nationals, and he has a 1-2 record, 3.52 ERA and 1.26 WHIP. He has not been looking good in his two road starts this season, with 7 earned runs in 11 innings of work.
Why the Colorado Rockies will win
- The home team has won each of the Rockies’ last seven games.
- The Nationals have lost each of their last six road games against NL West opponents.
- The Rockies have covered the run line in each of their last six games as home underdogs against NL East opponents following a road loss.
- The Nationals have failed to cover the run line in four of their last five games as road favorites.
- The Nationals have trailed after 3 innings in four of their last five road day games.
- The Rockies have led after 5 innings in six of their last seven day games against the Nationals at Coors Field.
Why the Washington Nationals will win
- The Rockies have lost each of their last nine games against National League opponents following a road loss.
- The Nationals have won each of their last five games against the Rockies following a loss.
- The Nationals have covered the run line in each of their last nine Saturday day road games against National League opponents.
- The Rockies have failed to cover the run line in 16 of their last 18 home games against NL East opponents that held a losing record.
- The Nationals have led after 3 innings in each of their last eight games against NL West opponents.
- The Rockies have trailed after 5 innings in each of their last six day games against National League opponents that held a losing record.
- The Rockies have lost the first inning in four of their last five games against National League opponents.
Total Runs Facts
- Each of the Rockies’ last six games against NL East opponents have gone UNDER the total runs line.
- Each of the Nationals’ last six road games against NL West opponents have gone OVER the total runs line.
- The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in nine of the Nationals’ last 10 games as road favorites.
- The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the last five day games between the Nationals and Rockies.
Matchup/League Facts
- The Rockies rank 30th in the league for runs scored this season (52).
- The Rockies rank 30th in the league for RBIs this season (51).
- The Nationals rank 29th in the league for ERA this season (5.05).
- The Nationals rank 28th in the league for hits this season (138).
Nationals vs Rockies Prediction
The Nats led the Rockies 5-2 wins last season, and are 7-2 in their last 9 overall meetings. They won the Colorado series last season by 2-1 wins, and under is 3-1 in their last 4 meetings.
In this Nationals vs Rockies Prediction, the Nationals are coming as -135 road favorites. The Nationals are rightfully favored, as they have a better overall record, but they have as many wins on the road (2), as the Rockies have at home. Gore has been serviceable this season, but he has been significantly weaker on the road, so I see no value on either side. With Gore struggling on the road, Dollander still looking for his footing in the majors, both bullpens ranking on the bottom-6 of the league with a combined 11.57 ERA, and this game taking place in Coors Field, I’m taking the over 9 runs.