The Colorado Rockies are visiting the Miami Marlins on Monday, June 2nd at the loanDepot park 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 Rockies vs Marlins Prediction. We will examine:
The Miami Marlins’ recent form and player performance
The Colorado Rockies’ recent form and player performance
Recent betting trends and streaks involving the Miami Marlins
Recent betting trends and streaks involving the Colorado Rockies
Recent betting trends in games played between the Colorado Rockies vs Miami Marlins
A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for the Colorado Rockies vs Miami Marlins game
Miami Marlins Preview
The Miami Marlins have a 23-34 record this season and are sitting on the last place of the NL East. The Marlins have a 14-17 home record and are 32-25 in over/under. They are coming off a 2-4 home defeat by the Giants, and are 2-4 in their last 6 games. Under is 6-2 in their last 8 games and are playing the Rays and the Pirates next.
The Marlins have a .248 batting average this season, .315 OBP and .382 slugging percentage. Miami’s pitching staff has a 5.11 ERA and 1.45 WHIP. Kyle Stowers leads the Marlins with 55 hits, adding team-highs in RBI with 32, in home runs with 10. Xavier Edwards is the team’s best hitter with a .282 batting average.
Max Meyer (R) will take the mound for the Marlins, and he has a 3-4 record, 4.53 ERA and 1.36 WHIP. He has been better at home with a 3.48 ERA across six home starts, but he has given up 3+ runs in five of his last six starts. This will be his first career start against the Rockies.
Colorado Rockies Preview
The Colorado Rockies have a 9-50 record this season and are sitting on the last place of the NL West. The Rockies have a 3-28 road record and are 23-34 in over/under. They are coming off a 3-5 road defeat by the Mets, and have 8 consecutive losses. Under is 7-2-1 in their last 10 home games, and are playing the Mets and the Giants next.
The Rockies have a .215 batting average this season, .280 OBP and .352 Slugging percentage. Colorado’s pitching staff has a 5.59 ERA and 1.58 WHIP. Hunter Goodman leads the Rockies with 56 hits, adding a team-high 31 RBI, and he is the team’s best hitter with a .265 batting average. Jordan Beck adds a team-high 8 home runs.
German Marquez (R) will take the mound for the Rockies, and he has a 1-7 record, 7.13 ERA and 1.64 WHIP. He has been terrible on the road with a 9.42 ERA across seven road starts, but he has been playing better lately, having given up 2 runs or less in three of his last four starts. Germán Márquez has a record of 3-3 with an ERA of 5.05 and 43 strikeouts in 7 appearances versus the Marlins in his career.
Why the Miami Marlins will win
- The Rockies have lost each of their last 11 games against National League opponents.
- The home team has won each of the Rockies’ last six games.
- The Rockies have failed to cover the run line in each of their last seven games as underdogs against NL East opponents.
- The Marlins have covered the run line in each of their last four home games following a home loss.
- The Rockies have trailed after 3 innings in each of their last seven road night games.
- The Rockies have trailed after 5 innings in each of their last 12 road games against National League opponents.
- The Rockies have lost the first inning in five of their last six night games.
Why the Colorado Rockies will win
- The Marlins have lost each of their last 11 Monday games against NL West opponents.
- The Rockies have won each of their last three Monday games as underdogs against the Marlins.
- The Marlins have failed to cover the run line in 23 of their last 24 games as home favorites against National League opponents.
- The Rockies have covered the run line in six of their last seven games as underdogs against the Marlins following a loss.
- The Rockies have won the first inning in three of their last four night games at LoanDepot Park.
- The Marlins have trailed after 3 innings in nine of their last 11 home games against NL West opponents.
- The Marlins have trailed after 5 innings in five of their last six night games at LoanDepot Park against NL West opponents.
Total Runs Facts
- Eight of the Rockies’ last nine road games against NL East opponents have gone UNDER the total runs line.
- Each of the Marlins’ last four home games have gone UNDER the total runs line.
- The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Marlins’ last seven night games against NL West opponents.
- The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in seven of the Rockies’ last eight night games.
Matchup/League Facts
- The Marlins rank 27th in the league for ERA this season (5.11).
- The Marlins rank 27th in the league for runs allowed this season (311).
- The Rockies rank 30th in the league for runs scored this season (184).
- The Rockies rank 30th in the league for hits this season (418).
Rockies vs Marlins Prediction
The Marlins are 6-2 in their last 8 overall meetings against the Rockies, and are 3-2 in their last 5 visits in Seattle. Over is 6-2 in their last 8 meetings.
In this Rockies vs Marlins Prediction, the Marlins are coming as -200 home favorites. The Marlins are rightfully favored, not because they are good, but because the Rockies have been by far the worst team in the league this season, and are having one of the worst starts in MLB history. Meyer has been bad for the Marlins, but Marquez has been terrible, the Rockies have the worst offense in the league, with just 3.2 runs per game, and the Marlins are better against righties, scoring 4.5 runs per game against right-handed pitching. Take the Miami Marlins on the runline for an easy home win.