The Colorado Rockies and the New York Mets square off Friday in MLB action from Citi Field. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a NY Mets vs Colorado Rockies Prediction.
Starting Pitching Matchup
The Colorado Rockies will send out Tanner Gordon for the start here and Gordon is 0-1 with a 7.11 ERA and 4 strikeouts this season. This will be Gordon’s first career start against the Mets. Sean Manaea will start this one for the Mets and is 5-3 with a 3.43 ERA and 87 strikeouts this season. In his last five starts against the Rockies, Manaea is 2-2 with a 4.85 ERA and 22 strikeouts.
Colorado Rockies Recap
The Colorado Rockies come into this one looking to bounce back after their series loss to the Cincinnati Reds thanks to an 8-1 defeat in Thursday’s series finale, leaving the Rockies unable to build on their series win over the Royals from last weekend.
Rockies Trying To Finish First Half On High Note
Ezequiel Tovar leads the Rockies with 101 hits including a team-high 25 doubles with 116 strikeouts as well this season while Ryan McMahon leads the Rockies with 14 home runs and 45 RBIs along with 20 doubles and 111 strikeouts as well. Brenton Doyle’s added 16 doubles and a team-high 20 stolen bases as well and Elias Diaz has a team-best .296 batting average this season.
Why the Colorado Rockies will win
- The Rockies have won four of their last five games as underdogs against the Mets.
- The Mets have lost three of their last four games as favorites against the Rockies following a win.
- The Mets have failed to cover the run line in each of their last 10 Friday night games as home favorites against NL West opponents.
- The Rockies have covered the run line in each of their last four games at Citi Field.
New York Mets Recap
The New York Mets come into this game looking to head into the all-star break strong after completing the three-game sweep of the Nationals thanks to a 7-0 win over Washington in Thursday’s series finale. The victory gave the Mets back-to-back series wins after taking down the Pirates last weekend.
Mets Looking To Make Playoff Push In Second Half
Starling Marte has 68 hits and a .278 batting average while Pete Alonso has a team-high 18 home runs and 49 RBIs with 21 doubles as well. Francisco Lindor has 26 doubles of his own with 16 home runs and 48 RBIs along with 16 stolen bases while Marte also has 12 stolen bases. Brandon Nimmo has a team-high 62 RBIs and 93 strikeouts while Lindor has a team-high 93 hits as well this season.
Why the New York Mets will win
- The Rockies have lost each of their last 10 night games at Citi Field following a loss.
- The Mets have won each of their last eight home games against National League opponents.
- The Mets have covered the run line in each of their last five home games against National League opponents.
- The Rockies have failed to cover the run line in eight of their last nine night games against the Mets at Citi Field following a loss.
NY Mets vs Colorado Rockies Prediction
I’m looking at the over here. Neither offense has wowed me as of late, but the reason I’m backing the over here is because these are the two worst bullpens in terms of staff ERA in the month of July so far. The Mets’ ERA is because of a few bad outings, but it is what it is and it’s nowhere near as sharp as it was during their hot streak a few weeks ago. On the other side, the Rockies might have arguably the worst bullpen in baseball and I think we’re headed for some late runs here. Give me the over.