Baseball bettors look for value at Citi Field on Wednesday as host New York battles the Colorado Rockies in baseball odds action.

Jeff Francis gets the ball in front of a hostile crowd for the Rockies on this day; he's 4-4 on the season. The Mets, meanwhile, will counter with Matt Harvey, who will be looking to improve on his 2-3 mark.



View Colorado vs NY Mets Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Baseball odds makers opened the Mets as -180 moneyline favorites in this matchup. Over under bettors saw the number open at 8.

Power Rankings:
This game puts the Mets, most recently No. 10 in the National League Odds Shark MLB Power Rankings, up against the Rockies, who rate a National League No. 9 in the latest survey.



How They Match Up:
Scoring stats point to some edges in this matchup. The game features New York's National League No. 8-ranked scoring average of 4.3 runs per game, against a Rockies offense rated No. 2 and scoring 4.8 runs per game in the league. The Mets have averaged 8.6 hits per game to date this season, less than the Rockies hitters have managed (9.3 per nine innings).

Defensively, Colorado features the National League's No. 10-rated defense on the road, allowing 4.6 runs per game. New York, meanwhile, comes in at No. 12 in the National League at home, scoring 3.8 runs per game.

Last time out for Colorado, they were a 6-2 Sportsbook as they battled the Mets on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Rockies at +147 were rewarded, while the 8 combined runs moved the game OVER for totals bettors. The Rockies enjoyed a 6-2 victory at the expense of the Mets on Tuesday, with Jhoulys Chacin throwing 6 innings of 4-hit ball at Citi Field.




Colorado Rockies Trends:
When playing on Wednesday are 3-7
Before playing NY Mets are 6-4
After playing NY Mets are 6-4
After a win are 6-4

New York Mets Trends:
When playing on Wednesday are 6-4
Before playing Colorado are 3-7
After playing Colorado are 5-5
After a loss are 4-6

A few Rockies at Mets trends to consider:
Colorado is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against NY Mets
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Colorado's last 6 games when playing NY Mets
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Colorado's last 6 games when playing on the road against NY Mets
Colorado is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of NY Mets' last 6 games when playing Colorado
The total has gone OVER in 5 of NY Mets' last 6 games when playing at home against Colorado
The total has gone OVER in 5 of NY Mets' last 7 games at home
NY Mets are 4-8 SU in its last 12 games when playing Colorado


Next up:
Colorado at NY Mets, Thursday, August 23