The Milwaukee Brewers battle the visiting Colorado Rockies on Saturday in MLB betting action at Miller Park.

Clayton Mortensen gets the ball in front of a hostile crowd for the Rockies on this day; he's 1-0 on the season. The Brewers, meanwhile, will counter with Shaun Marcum, who will be looking to improve on his 5-1 mark.



View Colorado vs Milwaukee Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Baseball odds makers opened the Brewers as -155 moneyline favorites in this matchup. Over under bettors saw the number open at 7.5.

Power Rankings:
This game puts the Brewers, most recently No. 6 in the National League Odds Shark MLB Power Rankings, up against the Rockies, who rate a National League No. 7 in the latest survey.



How They Match Up:
On offense, it's a battle between Milwaukee and its National League No. 8-rated batting order, averaging 4.1 runs per nine innings, against the National League's No. 3 lineup of the Rockies at 4.6 runs per outing.

Comparing defensive stats, Colorado owns the National League's No. 4-rated road mark, allowing 3.7 runs per game on the highway. Milwaukee, on the other hand, rates No. 2 in scoring at home.

In their last action, Colorado was a 7-6 loser on the road against the Brewers. Bettors on Milwaukee at -136 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (13) sent OVER bettors home happy as well. The Rockies got to extra innings, but lost when they got there against Milwaukee on Friday; it was a 7-6 final at Miller Park in MLB wagering action.




Colorado Rockies Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 3-7
Before playing Milwaukee are 7-3
After playing Milwaukee are 5-5
After a loss are 5-5

Milwaukee Brewers Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 5-5
Before playing Colorado are 3-7
After playing Colorado are 7-3
After a win are 4-6

A few Rockies at Brewers trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Colorado's last 5 games when playing on the road against Milwaukee
Colorado is 11-5 SU in its last 16 games when playing Milwaukee
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Colorado's last 9 games
Colorado is 5-10 SU in its last 15 games
Milwaukee is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Milwaukee's last 6 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Milwaukee's last 5 games when playing at home against Colorado
Milwaukee is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games


Next up:
Colorado at Milwaukee, Sunday, May 22