Cincinnati Reds vs Colorado Rockies Prediction, 4/30/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cincinnati Reds vs Colorado Rockies

Date: Saturday, April 30, 2022

Location: Coors Field in Denver, CO

TV: AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain

Odds/Point Spread: Cincinnati (-124) Colorado (+105)

The Cincinnati Reds (3-16) are headed to Coors Field on Saturday where they will attempt to beat the Colorado Rockies (10-9). The line on this matchup has the Reds at -124 while the Rockies are sitting at +105. The over/under has been set at 9. The expected starting pitchers will be Jeff Hoffman and Chad Kuhl.

Cincinnati has a slugging rate of .302 and have been called out on strikes 179 times, while taking a walk on 53 occasions. They have tallied 57 RBI's and 119 hits so far this season, while their batting average comes in at .197. The Reds have hit 27 doubles as a team and have hit 12 baseballs out of the park. They are sitting with 59 runs while holding a team OBP of .271. As a team, the Cincinnati Reds are putting up 3.1 runs per game, which is 29th in the league.

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The Reds are sitting with a team earned run average of 5.83 so far this year (30th in the league), and the staff has struck out 158 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 87 opposing batters and their FIP comes in at 4.51 as a team on the year. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.82 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.58. Reds pitchers have conceded 19 long balls and also 108 runs (29th in the league).

The Reds bullpen have a save rate of 75.0% and has entered the game in 8 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 34 base runners so far this season with 50.0% of them earned a run for their team. Reds relief pitchers have entered the contest with runners on 19 times and also have had 9 appearances in high leverage situations. The Reds have sent 76 relievers to the mound so far this season. The relievers have tallied 4 holds over the course of the season (30th in MLB). They have tallied 3 saves this year and have blown 1 out of their 4 save chances.

The Cincinnati Reds have earned 486 putouts this season, in addition to 139 assists and 4 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .994 which puts them in 2nd in professional baseball, and they have turned 14 double plays. The Reds have converted 66.7% of balls hit into play into outs out of 1,458 innings on the field, which ranks them 28th in pro baseball.

Hoffman has taken the hill for 315 innings and has earned 285 strikeouts during his MLB career. Hoffman (13-21 career record) has a FIP of 5.38 while he has faced 1,432 opposing batters during his time in the major leagues. His ERA is 5.83 (204 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.597. He has allowed 347 base knocks (9.9 hits per 9 innings) and has 156 walks.

The Rockies hold a team SLG% of .417 and they average 4.21 runs per outing (13th in MLB). They have tallied 35 doubles, while getting a free base 55 times and putting up 80 runs. Colorado has accumulated 20 HRs for the season to go along with 75 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 148 occasions (25th in the league) and have a total of 164 hits. The Colorado Rockies have accounted for an OBP of .325 and a team batting average of .258 this season.

The Rockies hold a team WHIP of 1.467 and have a FIP of 3.80 as a unit this season. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.25 (137 strikeouts vs 61 walks). They rank 29th in the league as a staff in total hits given up with 184. They have conceded 15 HR's and they relinquish 5.50 runs per 9 innings (28th in baseball). The Colorado pitching staff have yielded 102 runs this year while having an ERA of 4.69 (87 earned runs yielded).

Colorado has had relief pitchers enter the game in 12 save chances and they have tallied 9 saves. They rank 10th in the league with a save rate of 75.0%, and they have dispatched 63 bullpen pitchers to the hill for the year. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 20 times in high leverage situations in addition to 20 occasions with runners on base. Colorado bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 38.6% out of their 44 inherited runners. With 22 save situations, the Rockies have earned 10 holds in addition to 3 blown saves.

The Colorado Rockies have turned 24 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .979 (26th in professional baseball). The Rockies have racked up 197 assists, 15 errors and have earned a total of 501 putouts over the course of the season. Out of their 1,503 innings played, the Rockies hold a defensive efficiency of 65.1% (30th in MLB).

So far in his career, Kuhl has given up 437 hits while tallying 408 strikeouts in 456 innings. He has surrendered a total of 219 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.401 and having a FIP of 4.5. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.02 and he has faced 1,962 batters so far in his career. Kuhl (27-30 win-loss mark in his career) has earned a 4.32 ERA while giving up 8.6 hits per 9 innings.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Cincinnati (-124)

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