The Atlanta Braves (26-27) visit the Colorado Rockies (23-29) on Saturday at 9:10 PM ET. Atlanta’s (
to win) Spencer Strider and Colorado’s ( ) Kyle Freeland pitch first for their squads in this matchup.The insights in the following article reference odds valid as of June 4, 2022 at 7:24 PM ET.
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Braves vs Rockies Betting Odds
Pitching Matchup
Strider (ATL) | Pitcher | Freeland (COL) |
---|---|---|
1 – 2 | W/L | 1 – 5 |
28.2 | IP | 52.2 |
3.45 | ERA | 4.96 |
1.081 | WHIP | 1.557 |
13.8 | K/9 | 7.2 |
4.1 | BB/9 | 3.2 |
Braves Probable Starter Spencer Strider
- Strider (1-2) starts for the Braves, his second this season.
- The righty last pitched on Tuesday against the Arizona Diamondbacks, when he threw 4 2/3 innings, allowing five earned runs while giving up four hits.
- He has a 3.45 ERA and 13.8 strikeouts per nine innings while opponents are batting .178 against him over his 12 appearances this season.
- The opposing Rockies offense has a collective .264 batting average, and is second in the league with 469 total hits and seventh in MLB action with 244 runs scored. It has the eighth-ranked slugging percentage (.404) and ranks 19th in home runs (48) in all of MLB.
Starting pitcher projections reflect team information as of June 4, 2022 at 7:24 PM ET and may change up to the start of game.
Rockies Probable Starter Kyle Freeland
- Freeland (1-5) will take the mound for the Rockies, his 11th start of the season.
- The left-hander’s last start was on Sunday, when he tossed 5 2/3 innings while giving up five earned runs on seven hits in a matchup with the Washington Nationals.
- The 29-year-old has an ERA of 4.96 and 7.2 strikeouts per nine innings with an opponent batting average of .290 in 10 games this season.
- He has three quality starts in 10 chances this season.
- The Braves have scored 229 runs this season, which ranks 13th in MLB. They have 429 hits, 10th in baseball, with 65 home runs (fifth in the league).
- Among qualified Major League pitchers this season, the 29-year-old’s 4.96 ERA ranks 55th, 1.557 WHIP ranks 60th, and 7.2 K/9 ranks 44th.
Starting pitcher projections reflect team information as of June 4, 2022 at 7:24 PM ET and may change up to the start of game.
Braves Betting Trends
- The Braves are 19-16 in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 54.3% of those games).
- Atlanta has gone 8-7 when playing as a moneyline favorite with odds of -160 or shorter (53.3%).
- Based on this game’s moneyline, the Braves’ implied win probability is 61.5%.
- In the 53 games bookmakers have set an over/under for Atlanta, it has combined with opponents to go over the total 29 times (29-22-2).
- The Braves have gone 24-29-0 against the spread this season.
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Rockies Betting Trends
- The Rockies have won 14, or 37.8%, of the 37 games they’ve played as underdogs this season.
- Colorado has entered 12 games this season as the underdog by +140 or more and is 4-8 in those contests.
- The moneyline for this contest implies a 41.7% chance of a victory for the Rockies.
- Colorado and its opponents have hit the over in 29 of their 52 games with a total this season.
- The Rockies have an ATS record of 22-30-0 in 52 games with a spread this season.
Braves Players to Watch
- Austin Riley has put up a team-high slugging percentage (.517) and leads the Braves in hits (54). He’s batting .263 with 13 doubles, 13 home runs and 19 walks.
- Among the qualified batters in MLB action, Riley’s batting average ranks 60th, his on-base percentage ranks 56th, and he is 16th in the league in slugging.
- Matt Olson’s .366 OBP leads his team, and he has 23 doubles, six home runs and 34 walks while hitting .256.
- Olson’s batting average ranks 74th among qualified players, his on-base percentage ranks 27th, and he is 35th in the league in slugging.
- Ozzie Albies has 13 doubles, six home runs and 13 walks while hitting .249.
- Dansby Swanson is batting .280 with 10 doubles, a triple, six home runs and 18 walks.
- Swanson heads into this game on a seven-game hitting streak. In his last 10 outings he is batting .390 with two doubles, a home run, four walks and five RBI.
Braves Batting Stats (2022)
Player | AB | AVG | R | HR | RBI | OBP | OPS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ozzie Albies | 209 | .249 | 31 | 6 | 22 | .295 | .692 |
Marcell Ozuna | 206 | .233 | 22 | 10 | 22 | .276 | .684 |
Austin Riley | 205 | .263 | 27 | 13 | 29 | .338 | .855 |
Matt Olson | 199 | .256 | 21 | 6 | 25 | .366 | .828 |
Dansby Swanson | 189 | .280 | 30 | 6 | 26 | .348 | .787 |
Adam Duvall | 177 | .186 | 19 | 2 | 16 | .251 | .517 |
Travis d’Arnaud | 144 | .257 | 19 | 6 | 23 | .291 | .735 |
Ronald Acuña Jr. | 90 | .300 | 15 | 2 | 11 | .413 | .857 |
William Contreras | 63 | .302 | 13 | 7 | 14 | .389 | 1.103 |
Guillermo Heredia | 48 | .125 | 7 | 2 | 5 | .192 | .525 |
Rockies Players to Watch
- C.J. Cron leads Colorado in slugging percentage (.561) and total hits (61) this season.
- Cron is 20th in batting average, 42nd in on-base percentage and 10th in slugging percentage among all qualifying hitters in the majors.
- Charlie Blackmon has collected 45 hits this season to earn an on-base percentage of .313.
- Blackmon ranks 92nd in batting average, 100th in on-base percentage and 81st in slugging percentage in the big leagues.
- Connor Joe has collected 52 base hits, an OBP of .358 and a slugging percentage of .411 this season.
- Jose Iglesias has 49 hits this season and a team-best OBP of .365.
Rockies Batting Stats (2022)
Player | AB | AVG | R | HR | RBI | OBP | OPS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C.J. Cron | 205 | .298 | 32 | 14 | 40 | .350 | .911 |
Connor Joe | 192 | .271 | 27 | 4 | 13 | .358 | .769 |
Charlie Blackmon | 183 | .246 | 24 | 7 | 25 | .313 | .723 |
Ryan McMahon | 183 | .240 | 26 | 4 | 26 | .335 | .723 |
Brendan Rodgers | 163 | .258 | 25 | 5 | 23 | .311 | .716 |
Randal Grichuk | 156 | .276 | 20 | 5 | 25 | .313 | .717 |
José Iglesias | 155 | .316 | 17 | 0 | 16 | .365 | .759 |
Elias Díaz | 126 | .198 | 10 | 2 | 9 | .248 | .542 |
Yonathan Daza | 108 | .352 | 16 | 0 | 14 | .410 | .817 |
Sam Hilliard | 96 | .188 | 12 | 2 | 12 | .273 | .585 |
Braves vs Rockies Player Props
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