New York will try to be nasty hosts on Monday when the Colorado Rockies pay a visit to Citi Field.

The Mets will rely on R.A. Dickey to turn in a quality outing on the mound in this one, while Alex White will be his counterpart for the Rockies. R.A. Dickey is 15-4 this season, and Alex White is 2-6.



View Colorado vs NY Mets Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Sportsbooks had installed the Mets as -205 moneyline favorites in this particular MLB matchup. The total, meanwhile, was set early at 7.5 before betting started to move the line.

Power Rankings:
The Odds Shark MLB Power Rankings have the Mets at No. 10 in the National League and the Rockies at No. 9 in the National League heading into this contest.



How They Match Up:
Offensively, the game matches up New York's No. 8 ranked National League offense (4.3 runs per game) against a Rockies defense and pitching staff that sits at No. 16 in the National League at 5.7 runs allowed per game. The Mets have been averaging 8.7 hits per game, less than the Rockies have managed so far this season (9.4 hits on average).

New York owns the National League's No. 13 defense, allowing 4.6 men per game to cross the plate. That contrasts with Colorado's National League No. 16-rated defense.

Colorado was a 3-2 Sportsbook in its last match at home against the Marlins. They won as +130 underdogs, while the total score of 5 made Sportsbooks of UNDER bettors. The Rockies enjoyed a 3-2 victory at the expense of the Marlins on Sunday, with Drew Pomeranz throwing 4 innings of 3-hit ball at Coors Field.

In their last action, New York was a 5-2 loser on the road against the Nationals. Bettors on Washington at -210 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (7) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well. The Mets endured a 5-2 loss at the hands of the Nationals on Sunday, with Jeremy Hefner throwing 5 innings of 8-hit ball at Nationals Park.


Colorado Rockies Trends:
When playing on Monday are 5-5
Before playing NY Mets are 6-4
After playing Miami are 5-5
After a win are 4-6

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

A few Rockies at Mets trends to consider:
Colorado is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against NY Mets
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Colorado's last 6 games when playing on the road against NY Mets
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Colorado's last 5 games when playing NY Mets
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Colorado's last 9 games
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 4 of NY Mets' last 5 games at home
NY Mets are 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Colorado
The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Mets' last 5 games when playing Colorado


Next up:
Colorado at NY Mets, Tuesday, August 21