Diamondbacks Vs Rockies: MLB Betting Odds, Trends & Stats – August 5, 2022

The Arizona Diamondbacks (46-58) host the Colorado Rockies (47-61) on Friday to begin a three-game series, with the first pitch at 9:40 PM ET at Chase Field. The Diamondbacks enter the matchup following a series loss to the Guardians, and the Rockies are coming off a series loss to the Padres. Madison Bumgarner starts for Arizona (-135 to win), and German Marquez is Colorado’s (+114) choice to start.

The betting trends in the article below reference odds valid as of August 5, 2022 at 9:29 PM ET.

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Diamondbacks vs Rockies Betting Odds

Pitching Matchup

Diamondbacks Probable Starter Madison Bumgarner

• Bumgarner makes the start for the Diamondbacks, his 22nd of the season. He is 6-10 with a 3.83 ERA and 78 strikeouts through 110 1/3 innings pitched.
• In his most recent outing on Friday, July 29 against the Atlanta Braves, the left-hander went 6 2/3 innings, giving up four earned runs while surrendering eight hits.
• In 21 games this season, the 33-year-old has amassed an ERA of 3.83, with 6.4 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are batting .263 against him.
• Bumgarner has five quality starts under his belt this year.
• He will take the mound against a Rockies offense that ranks first in MLB with 967 total hits (on a .261 batting average). The squad also slugs a collective .404 (12th in MLB) with 96 total home runs (23rd in MLB).
• This season, the 33-year-old ranks 40th in ERA (3.83), 51st in WHIP (1.360), and 54th in K/9 (6.4) among qualifying pitchers.

Starting pitcher projections reflect team information as of August 5, 2022 at 9:29 PM ET and may change up to the start of game.

Rockies Stats vs Bumgarner

Rockies Probable Starter Germán Márquez

• Marquez (6-9) will take the mound for the Rockies, his 21st start of the season.
• The right-hander last pitched on Sunday, when he gave up four earned runs and allowed six hits in 6 2/3 innings against the Los Angeles Dodgers.
• The 27-year-old has pitched in 20 games this season with an ERA of 5.29 and 7.4 strikeouts per nine innings, with an opponent batting average of .271.
• In 20 starts this season, he’s earned nine quality starts.
• The Diamondbacks rank 20th in MLB with 441 runs scored this season. They have a .225 batting average this campaign with 119 home runs (12th in the league).
• Among qualified Major League pitchers this season, the 27-year-old’s 5.29 ERA ranks 58th, 1.427 WHIP ranks 56th, and 7.4 K/9 ranks 44th.

Starting pitcher projections reflect team information as of August 5, 2022 at 9:29 PM ET and may change up to the start of game.

Diamondbacks Stats vs Márquez

Diamondbacks Betting Trends

• The Diamondbacks have put together a 13-12 record in games they were favored on the moneyline (winning 52% of those games).
• Arizona is 6-6 (winning 50% of its games) when it has played as a moneyline favorite of -135 or shorter.
• Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Diamondbacks have an implied win probability of 57.4%.
• Arizona has played in 104 games with over/under set, and has combined with opponents to go over the total 47 times (47-56-1).
• The Diamondbacks have covered 57.7% of their games this season, going 60-44-0 against the spread.

Rockies Betting Trends

• This season, the Rockies have been the underdog 85 times and won 34, or 40%, of those games.
• Colorado has a record of 25-42 in games where oddsmakers have them as underogs of at least +114 on the moneyline.
• The Rockies have a 46.7% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• Colorado’s games have gone over the total in 51 of their 108 chances.
• The Rockies are 57-51-0 against the spread in their 108 chances this season.

Diamondbacks Players to Watch

• Christian Walker has 13 doubles, a triple, 25 home runs and 51 walks while hitting .198.
• Walker ranks 148th in batting average, 120th in on base percentage, and 60th in slugging among the qualifying hitters in MLB action.
• Ketel Marte has 87 hits with a .345 on-base percentage while slugging .447. Those stats all lead his team, and he has 30 doubles, two triples, 10 home runs and 43 walks while hitting .257.
• Marte currently ranks 73rd in batting average, 49th in on base percentage, and 59th in slugging among qualifying hitters.
• Daulton Varsho is hitting .239 with 15 doubles, two triples, 14 home runs and 31 walks.
• Josh Rojas is batting .272 with 14 doubles, a triple, six home runs and 30 walks.

Diamondbacks Batting Stats (2022)

Rockies Players to Watch

• C.J. Cron leads Colorado in slugging percentage (.507) and total hits (112) this season.
• Among all qualifying hitters in the majors, Cron is 40th in batting average, 78th in on-base percentage, and 19th in slugging percentage.
• Charlie Blackmon is slugging .457 while driving in 60 runs and batting .268 this season.
• Blackmon is currently 50th in batting average, 95th in on-base percentage and 47th in slugging percentage among all qualifying players.
• Brendan Rodgers has collected 105 base hits, an OBP of .331 and a slugging percentage of .434 this season.
• Jose Iglesias leads Colorado with an OBP of .352 this season while batting .310 with 15 walks and 40 runs scored.

Rockies Batting Stats (2022)

Diamondbacks vs Rockies Player Props

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