Colorado Rockies at Arizona Diamondbacks MLB Picks Against the Spread 7/7/2019

Sunday, July 7, 2019

Chase Field

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Probable Pitchers: German Marquez vs. Alex Young

Ketel Marte and the Arizona Diamondbacks (44-45, 3rd in NL West) host the Colorado Rockies (44-43, 2nd in NL West) at Chase Field on Sunday, July 7, 2019. The moneyline on this matchup has the Rockies coming in at -123 and the Diamondbacks are at +113. The over/under is set at 9.

The Rockies have been good for bettors, having gone 44-43-0 SU. The Diamondbacks are covering 49.4% of the time, going 44-45-0 straight up. The Rockies have been excellent for wagerers as favorites, going 26-13-0 SU. Arizona covers 45.5% of the time as the underdog, having gone 25-30-0 straight up.

Valuable Colorado Rockies Betting Trends

The Rockies have been a pretty good Over bet for O/U baseball wagerers, having gone 45-38-4.

Colorado covers 45.5% of the time on the road, having gone 20-24-0 straight up.

Important Arizona Diamondbacks Betting Trends

The Diamondbacks are covering 45.0% of the time at Chase Field, going 18-22-0 SU.

The Diamondbacks have been a pretty good Over bet for O/U baseball wagerers, having gone 45-40-4.

Key Colorado Rockies Injuries

7/5/2019 Seung-Hwan Oh RP Abdomen Expected to be out until at least Jul 12
7/5/2019 Brendan Rodgers 2B Shoulder Expected to be out until at least Jul 6
7/3/2019 Harrison Musgrave RP Elbow Expected to be out until at least Jul 12
6/27/2019 Tyler Anderson SP Knee Out for the season

Key Arizona Diamondbacks Injuries

7/5/2019 David Peralta LF Shoulder Probable for Jul 6
7/3/2019 Jon Duplantier RP Shoulder Expected to be out until at least Jul 18
7/3/2019 Taylor Clarke SP Back Expected to be out until at least Jul 16
6/27/2019 Steven Souza RF Knee Out for the season
6/25/2019 Wilmer Flores 2B Foot Expected to be out until at least Jul 12
6/24/2019 Luke Weaver SP Forearm Expected to be out until at least Jul 19
5/30/2019 Taijuan Walker SP Shoulder Expected to be out until at least Aug 1
3/11/2019 Silvino Bracho RP Elbow Out for the season

Useful Pitching Statistics

The Rockies have a 44-43 overall record this season. Starting pitcher German Marquez has a 8-3 record with an earned run average of 4.38 and a WHIP of 1.23 this season. He has 120 strikeouts over his 121.1 innings pitched and he's given up 122 hits. He's allowed 9 hits per 9 innings and he has a FIP of 3.73. The bullpen has an earned run average of 4.68 and they have given up 300 base hits on the year. Teams are hitting .247 against the bullpen and they've struck out 288 hitters and walked 127 batters. As a team, Colorado allows 9.5 hits per nine innings while striking out 8.1 batters per nine innings. They are 28th in the league in team earned run average at 5.17. The Rockies pitchers collectively have given up 828 base hits and 452 earned runs. They have allowed 129 home runs this season, ranking them 8th in the league. Colorado as a pitching staff has walked 302 batters and struck out 710. They have walked 3.5 men per 9 innings while striking out 8.1 per 9. They have a team WHIP of 1.44 and their FIP as a unit is 4.79.

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Hitting Statistics

As a team Colorado is hitting .268, good for 4th in the league. The Rockies hold a .456 team slugging percentage and an on-base percentage of .327, which is good for 12th in baseball. They rank 3rd in MLB with 9.5 hits per game. Charlie Blackmon is hitting .336 with an on-base percentage of .384. He has 103 hits this season in 307 at bats with 57 runs batted in. He has a slugging percentage of .642 and an OPS+ of 142. Nolan Arenado is hitting .318 this year and he has an on-base percentage of .382. He has totaled 106 hits and he has driven in 67 men in 333 at bats. His OPS+ is 127 while his slugging percentage is at .574. The Rockies have 823 hits, including 188 doubles and 111 home runs. Colorado has walked 258 times so far this season and they have struck out 826 times as a unit. They have left 560 men on base and have a team OPS of .783. They score 5.57 runs per contest and have scored a total of 485 runs this year.

Useful Pitching Statistics

Arizona has a 44-45 overall mark this year. With an earned run average of 1.23, Alex Young has a 1-0 record and a 0.55 WHIP. He has 6 strikeouts over the 7.1 innings he's pitched. He also has given up 3 hits. He's allowing 3.7 hits per nine innings and his FIP stands at 4.16. The bullpen has an earned run average of 4.42 and they have given up 304 base hits on the year. Teams are hitting .247 against the Diamondbacks bullpen. Their relievers have struck out 307 batters and walked 133 opposing hitters. As a team, Arizona allows 8.6 hits per nine innings while striking out 8.6 batters per nine innings. They are 13th in the league in team earned run average at 4.3. The Diamondbacks pitchers as a team have surrendered 769 base knocks and 386 earned runs this season. They have given up 107 home runs this year, which ranks 23rd in Major League Baseball. Arizona as a staff has walked 285 hitters and struck out 772 batters. They give up a walk 3.2 times per 9 innings while they strike out 8.6 per 9. Their team WHIP is 1.31 while their FIP as a staff is 4.20.

Hitting Statistics

As a team, they are batting .258, good for 10th in the league. The Diamondbacks hold a .447 team slugging percentage and an on-base percentage of .322, which is good for 18th in baseball. They rank 5th in MLB with 9.1 hits per contest. Ketel Marte comes into this matchup batting .312 with an OBP of .360. He has 108 hits this year along with 53 RBI in 346 AB's. He maintains a slugging percentage of .564 with an OPS+ of 134. Eduardo Escobar is hitting .291 this season and he has an OBP of .350. He has collected 99 hits in 340 at bats while driving in 66 runs. He has an OPS+ of 125 and a slugging percentage of .535. The Diamondbacks as a unit have 813 base hits, including 174 doubles and 127 homers. Arizona has walked 272 times this year and they have struck out on 757 occasions. They have had 618 men left on base and have an OPS of .768. They have scored 5.11 runs per game and totaled 455 runs this season.

Who will win tonight's Rockies/Diamondbacks MLB game against the spread?

Josh's Pick: Take the Diamondbacks +113

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