The Colorado Rockies and Toronto Blue Jays meet Saturday in MLB action at Rogers Centre. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Rockies vs Blue Jays prediction.
Rockies Betting Preview
The Rockies are 4-10 on the year after recent losses to the Rays and Diamondbacks. The Rockies have scored 17 runs in their last 3 games and 4 or more runs in 5 of their last 8 games. The Rockies are 4-2 this season when scoring 4 or more runs. Ryan McMahon leads the Rockies with 22 hits and 11 RBI, while Ezequiel Tovar and Brenton Doyle have combined for 34 hits and 14 RBI. Dakota Hudson gets the ball for the Rockies, and he is 0-2 with a 2.38 ERA and 6 strikeouts this season. This will be Hudson’s first career game against the Blue Jays.
Blue Jays Betting Preview
The Blue Jays are 6-8 on the year after losses to the Yankees and Mariners. The Blue Jays have scored 10 runs in their last 3 games and 3 or fewer runs in 6 of their last 10 games. The Blue Jays are 2-6 this season when scoring 3 or fewer runs. Justin turner leads the Blue Jays with 14 hits and 5 RBI, while Cavan Biggio and Isiah Kiner-Falefa have combined for 23 hits and 8 RBI. Yariel Rodriguez will make his major league debut when he gets the ball. Rodriguez was 46-37 with a 3.07 ERA and 604 strikeouts in his foreign career.
Toronto Blue Jays Team Facts
- The Blue Jays have won 14 of their last 15 day games against National League opponents.
- The Blue Jays have covered the run line in 10 of their last 11 day games against National League opponents.
- The Blue Jays have trailed after 3 innings in three of their last four games as favorites against National League opponents.
- The Blue Jays have trailed after 5 innings in six of their last nine games as home favorites against National League opponents.
- The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Blue Jays’ last three day games.
Colorado Rockies Team Facts
- The Rockies have lost each of their last eight road games following a win.
- The Rockies have failed to cover the run line in seven of their last eight day games against American League opponents following a win.
- The Rockies have led after 5 innings in each of their last five games as road underdogs against American League opponents.
- The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Rockies’ last four games.
- The Rockies have lost the first inning in each of their last three games at Rogers Centre.
Rockies vs Blue Jays prediction
I have a rule about not backing pitchers making their MLB debut, as you don’t know what to expect. I need a sample size. So, no matter what you think of Yariel Rodriguez, nobody knows what he’s going to look like in the big leagues. With that said, the Rockies are awful and backing them is even more difficult. The Rockies have little to nothing positive up to this point. Give me the Blue Jays and the RL for max betting value.