The Colorado Rockies will look to bolster their win total and reward those moneyline betting when the Pittsburgh Pirates invade Coors Field on Monday.
Jeff Locke, with a record of 0-2 on the season, gets the ball for the Pittsburgh Pirates, while the Colorado Rockies trot Chad Bettis to the mound in this one. He is 1-2 so far in 2016.
Sportsbook Odds & Computer Pick
Baseball betting odds makers, including Sportsbook, opened the Colorado Rockies as -111 moneyline favorites in this matchup. Over under total bettors saw the number open at 11 at shops such as Sportsbook.
Prediction-scoring formulas run on this game pick a potential 5.2-4.8 result in favor of the Pirates. View the computer score prediction and who will win the pick on the moneyline for all upcoming MLB matchups here.
Pittsburgh Pirates vs Colorado Rockies Matchup
Team Betting Records & Power Rankings
9-9 Colorado battles the Pirates, currently with a 10-9 mark. Stay Informed: follow us on Twitter for odds specials, betting line moves and Colorado vs Pittsburgh injuries news.
This game matches up the No. 20 (Colorado Rockies) and the No. 11 (Pittsburgh Pirates) teams, according to our current MLB Power Rankings.
Statistical Matchup
The game also pits Colorado Rockies No. 3-rated offense, averaging 5.5 runs per game, against a Pittsburgh Pirates defense that ranks No. 23 at 4.95 in runs allowed per game. The Colorado Rockies have averaged 9.06 hits per game so far, less than Pittsburgh Pirates batters have averaged on the year (10.37 hits per game).
Pittsburgh brings the No. 23-rated defense to this matchup, facing the Rockies's No. 29-ranked defense.
Recent Outings Betting Recap
Pittsburgh won a close affair on Sunday in their last outing, defeating Arizona 12-10 in extra innings at Chase Field.
Colorado didn't get the job done in their last match, falling 12-10 to Los Angeles on Sunday at Coors Field.
- The total has gone OVER in 6 of Pittsburgh's last 7 games
- Pittsburgh is 15-8 SU in its last 23 games on the road
- The total has gone OVER in 7 of Pittsburgh's last 8 games on the road
- Pittsburgh is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing Colorado
- Colorado is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
- The total has gone OVER in 4 of Colorado's last 5 games at home
- Colorado is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games when playing Pittsburgh
- The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Colorado's last 6 games when playing Pittsburgh
Next Betting Matchups
Pittsburgh at Colorado, Tuesday, April 26th
