Diamondbacks Vs Rockies: MLB Betting Odds, Trends & Stats – July 8, 2022

The Arizona Diamondbacks (37-46) host the Colorado Rockies (36-47) on Friday at Chase Field, beginning at 9:40 PM ET. Zac Gallen starts for Arizona (-117 to win), and Chad Kuhl is Colorado’s (-101) pick to start.

The betting insights in what follows reflect odds as of July 8, 2022 at 9:24 PM ET.

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Diamondbacks vs Rockies Betting Odds

Pitching Matchup

Diamondbacks Probable Starter Zac Gallen

• Gallen gets the start for the Diamondbacks, his 16th of the season. He is 4-2 with a 3.51 ERA and 77 strikeouts in 82 innings pitched.
• The righty last appeared on Sunday against the Colorado Rockies, when he went 6 2/3 innings, allowing three earned runs while giving up four hits.
• The 26-year-old has put together a 3.51 ERA and 8.5 strikeouts per nine innings in 15 games this season, while allowing a batting average of .210 to his opponents.
• Gallen is trying to secure his ninth quality start of the season in this outing.
• He will face a Rockies squad that is batting .259 as a unit (second in MLB). It is also slugging a collective .400 (12th in MLB) with 77 total home runs (21st in MLB).

Starting pitcher projections reflect team information as of July 8, 2022 at 9:24 PM ET and may change up to the start of game.

Rockies Stats vs Gallen

Rockies Probable Starter Chad Kuhl

• The Rockies will send Kuhl (5-5) to the mound for his 16th start this season.
• The right-hander gave up five earned runs in 5 2/3 innings pitched on Sunday in his last outing, a matchup with the Arizona Diamondbacks.
• The 29-year-old has pitched in 15 games this season with an ERA of 3.83, a 1.967 strikeout to walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.324.
• In 15 starts this season, he’s earned seven quality starts.
• The Diamondbacks have scored 351 runs this season, which ranks 17th in MLB. They are batting .220 for the campaign with 96 home runs, 11th in the league.

Starting pitcher projections reflect team information as of July 8, 2022 at 9:24 PM ET and may change up to the start of game.

Diamondbacks Stats vs Kuhl

Diamondbacks Betting Trends

• The Diamondbacks have won 50% of the games this season when they were the moneyline favorite (9-9).
• When playing as a moneyline favorite with odds of -117 or shorter, Arizona has an 8-9 record (winning 47.1% of its games).
• The Diamondbacks have a 53.9% chance to win this contest based on the moneyline’s implied probability.
• Arizona has combined with opponents to hit the over on the total 37 times this season for a 37-45-1 record against the over/under.
• The Diamondbacks have a 46-37-0 record against the spread this season (covering 55.4% of the time).

Rockies Betting Trends

• This season, the Rockies have won 25 out of the 64 games, or 39.1%, in which they’ve been the underdog.
• Colorado has a record of 23-37 in games where sportsbooks have them as underogs of at least -101 on the moneyline.
• Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Rockies have a 50.2% chance to win.
• Colorado and its opponents have hit the over in 39 of their 83 games with a total this season.
• The Rockies are 41-42-0 against the spread in their 83 chances this season.

Diamondbacks Players to Watch

• Christian Walker is leading the Diamondbacks with 59 hits, while batting .208 with 12 doubles, a triple, 21 home runs and 43 walks.
• Among qualifying hitters in MLB, Walker ranks 147th in batting average, 95th in on-base percentage, and 35th in slugging.
• Ketel Marte paces his team with a .356 OBP, and has a club-best .424 slugging percentage. He has 25 doubles, a triple, five home runs and 35 walks while batting .265.
• Marte’s batting average ranks 59th among qualified players, his on-base percentage ranks 36th, and he is 71st in the league in slugging.
• Daulton Varsho has 15 doubles, 12 home runs and 20 walks while hitting .241.
• David Peralta is hitting .249 with 16 doubles, a triple, 11 home runs and 23 walks.

Diamondbacks Batting Stats (2022)

Rockies Players to Watch

• C.J. Cron leads Colorado with 95 hits and a team-best slugging percentage of .548.
• Among all qualifying hitters in the majors, Cron’s batting average ranks 20th, his on-base percentage ranks 44th, and he is 10th in slugging percentatge.
• Charlie Blackmon is batting .266 with a .461 slugging percentage and 45 RBI this year.
• Blackmon is currently 57th in batting average, 87th in on-base percentage and 46th in slugging percentage among all qualified players.
• Brendan Rodgers has collected 73 base hits, an OBP of .312 and a slugging percentage of .420 this season.
• Connor Joe leads Colorado with an OBP of .368 this season while batting .269 with 42 walks and 41 runs scored.

Rockies Batting Stats (2022)

Diamondbacks vs Rockies Player Props

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