The Colorado Rockies and Cincinnati Reds meet Thursday in MLB action at Great American Ball Park. Here’s a Reds vs. Rockies Prediction. This article will include a Reds vs. Rockies Pick.
Colorado Rockies Betting Preview
The Colorado Rockies are 14-17 on the year and play the Mets and Braves next. The Colorado Rockies are batting .254 on the season and have a .322 OBP, and a .403 slugging percentage. The Colorado Rockies pitching staff has a 4.12 ERA and a 1.37 WHIP. Troy Johnston leads the Colorado Rockies with 29 hits and 16 RBI while TJ Rumfield and Hunter Goodman have combined for 57 hits and 30 RBI.
Michael Lorenzen gets the ball for the Colorado Rockies, and he is 2-2 with a 5.97 ERA and 19 strikeouts this season. Lorenzen is 1-2 with a 6.48 ERA and 8 strikeouts in his career against the Cincinnati Reds.
Cincinnati Reds Betting Preview
The Cincinnati Reds are 19-11 on the year and play the Pirates and Cubs next. The Cincinnati Reds are batting. 220 on the season, have a .310 OBP, and have a .384 slugging percentage. The Cincinnati Reds pitching staff has a 4.02 ERA and a 1.43 WHIP. Elly De La Cruz leads the Cincinnati Reds with 34 hits and 24 RBI, while Sal Stewart and Matt McLain have combined for 56 hits and 38 RBI.
Andrew Abbott gets the ball for the Cincinnati Reds, and he is 0-2 with a 6.59 ERA and 19 strikeouts this season. Abbott is 2-0 with a 3.91 ERA and 28 strikeouts in his career against the Colorado Rockies.
Why the Cincinnati Reds will win
- The Reds have won each of their last nine home games against the Rockies following a home loss.
- The Rockies have lost each of their last six day games against the Reds following a road win.
- The Rockies have failed to cover the run line in each of their last seven Thursday games against National League opponents.
- The Reds have covered the run line in eight of their last 10 games as favorites against the Rockies following a home loss.
- The Rockies have trailed after 5 innings in six of their last seven road games against opponents that held a winning record.
- The Reds have won the first inning in each of their last three day games against the Rockies.
Why the Colorado Rockies will win
- The Rockies have won five of their last six games as road underdogs.
- The Reds have lost three of their last four games as home favorites after playing the previous day.
- The Reds have failed to cover the run line in each of their last six day games against National League opponents.
- The Rockies have covered the run line in eight of their last nine day games against National League opponents following a road win.
- The Reds have lost the first inning in three of their last four day games.
- The Reds have trailed after 3 innings in each of their last four day games.
- The Rockies have led after 5 innings in three of their last four games against opponents that held a winning record.
Total Runs Facts
- Nine of the Reds’ last 10 home games after playing the previous day have gone OVER the total runs line.
- Four of the Rockies’ last five games against NL Central opponents have gone OVER the total runs line.
- The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Reds’ last four games.
- The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Rockies’ last four games at Great American Ball Park.
Cincinnati Reds Player Prop Facts
- Tyler Stephenson has hit at least one home run in three of his last four appearances against the Rockies after playing the previous day.
- Tyler Stephenson has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 12 appearances against the Rockies.
- Elly De La Cruz ranks T4th in the league in Home Runs (10) this season.
Colorado Rockies Player Prop Facts
- Hunter Goodman has hit at least one home run in three of the Rockies’ last four road games against NL Central opponents that held a winning record.
- Edouard Julien has recorded at least one hit in each of his last seven appearances.
- Hunter Goodman ranks 7th amongst qualified players for Slugging Percentage (.587) this season.
Matchup/League Facts
- The Reds rank 30th in the league for batting average this season (.220).
- The Reds rank T29th in the league for hits this season (219).
- The Rockies rank 2nd in the league for doubles this season (61).
- The Rockies rank 28th in the league for strikeouts against this season (295).
Reds vs Rockies Prediction
The Reds should take advantage of these Rockies, but I’m looking at the over instead. Lorenzen has a 5.97 ERA and 1.85 WHIP through 28.2 innings. Abbott has a 6.59 ERA and 1.78 WHIP through 28.2 innings. We’ve seen a combined 8 homers allowed and 19 walks. Just awful form across the board and a quick turnaround in a series that’s produced a lot of crooked numbers. I expect the runs to continue. Give me the over.