Atlanta Braves vs Colorado Rockies Prediction, 5/1/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Atlanta Braves vs Colorado Rockies

Date: Friday, May 1, 2026

Location: Coors Field in Denver, CO

TV: Rockies.TV

Odds/Point Spread: Atlanta (-122) Colorado (+102)

Coors Field is the site where the Colorado Rockies (14-17) will attempt to beat the Atlanta Braves (22-9) on Friday. The moneyline on this game has Atlanta at -122 and Colorado is sitting at +102. The total comes in at 8. The pitchers who are expected to start are Grant Holmes and Jose Quintana.

Atlanta has a slugging % of .455 and have been called out on strikes 231 times, while being walked on 100 occasions. They have 170 runs batted in and 291 hits on the year, while their batting average is at .273. The Braves have recorded 59 doubles as a team and have knocked 43 baseballs out of the stadium. They have tallied 175 runs and have an on-base percentage of .338. As a unit, the Atlanta Braves are notching 5.7 runs per contest, which has them at 1st in baseball.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.64 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.12. Braves pitchers have given up 30 home runs in addition to 106 runs (2nd in the league). Atlanta has relinquished 212 base hits (6.9 per 9 innings) and 94 earned runs. The Braves have a team earned run average of 3.05 this season (1st in the league), and the staff has rung up 261 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 99 hitters and their FIP is 3.85 as a squad so far this year.

The Braves have sent 96 relievers to the hill so far this year. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 26 base runners on the season with 26.9% of them earned a run for their team. The bullpen have earned 19 holds on the year (12th in the league). Braves bullpen pitchers have entered the contest with runners on 18 times in addition to having 27 appearances in high leverage situations. They have compiled 11 saves over the course of the season and have blown 1 of their 12 save opportunities. The Braves relievers have accumulated a save percentage of 91.7% and have entered the game in 33 save situations.

The Atlanta Braves are sitting with 831 putouts so far this season, in addition to 250 assists and 13 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .988 which is 7th in the majors, and have a total of 24 double plays. The Braves have converted 73.9% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 2,493 innings, ranking them 1st in pro baseball.

Holmes has thrown 215 innings and has accounted for 218 K's so far in his pro baseball career. Holmes (8-11 career record) is the owner of a FIP of 3.75 while going up against 909 opposing hitters in the majors. His earned run average is 3.81 (91 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.273. He has surrendered 191 base hits (8.0 hits per nine innings) and has 83 free passes.

Colorado has recorded 30 long balls so far this season and 129 RBIs. They have put up 61 doubles, while taking a walk 94 times and racking up 133 runs. The Colorado Rockies have compiled an on-base percentage of .322 and a team batting average of .254 this season. The Rockies have a team slugging percentage of .403 and they are recording 4.29 runs per outing (18th in baseball). They have struck out on 295 occasions (3rd in MLB) and are sitting with 267 base hits.

The Colorado pitching staff have conceded 138 runs this year while having an ERA of 4.12 (125 earned runs relinquished). They have allowed 39 home runs and they relinquish 4.55 runs per 9 innings (16th in the league). The Rockies have a team WHIP of 1.373 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.42 as a pitching staff so far this year. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 8.00 (242 strikeouts against 96 free passes). They are sitting at 27th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 279.

They are currently ranked 4th in baseball holding a save percentage of 76.9%, and they have dispatched 90 relief pitchers onto the diamond over the course of the season. Their relievers have taken the field 31 times in high leverage situations in addition to 28 occasions with base runners. Sitting with 28 save situations, the Rockies have tallied 15 holds in addition to 3 blown saves. Colorado has had bullpen pitchers enter the contest in 13 save opportunities and they have earned 10 saves. Colorado relievers have an inherited score percentage of 13.0% out of 46 inherited base runners.

Out of their 2,460 innings on the diamond, the Rockies have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 68.4% (25th in baseball). The Colorado Rockies have turned 27 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .985 (21st in baseball). The Rockies have racked up 263 assists, 17 errors and have earned a total of 820 putouts on the season.

In his pro baseball career, Quintana has allowed 2,060 base hits while he has accumulated 1,825 strikeouts in 2,119 innings pitched. He has conceded 887 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.280 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.7. His K/BB ratio is 2.80 and he has gone up against 8,894 opposing hitters in his MLB career. Quintana (114-112 career record) has a 3.77 earned run average and has surrendered 8.7 hits per 9 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Atlanta (-122)

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