Colorado Rockies vs New York Mets Prediction, 4/24/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado Rockies vs New York Mets

Date: Friday, April 24, 2026

Location: Citi Field in Queens, NY

TV: Sportsnet New York

Odds/Point Spread: Colorado (+150) New York (-182)

Citi Field is the location where the New York Mets (8-16) will take on the Colorado Rockies (10-15) on Friday. The moneyline on this game has the Rockies at +150 and the Mets are coming in at -182. The betting total comes in at 8.5. The pitchers taking the mound are Michael Lorenzen and Freddy Peralta.

Colorado has a slugging % of .391 and have been rung up 235 times, while being walked on 70 occasions. They have amassed 97 runs batted in in addition to 206 base knocks so far this season, and their average at the plate comes in at .246. The Rockies have hit 46 doubles as a unit and have hit 24 baseballs out of the stadium. They have racked up 100 runs and hold an OBP of .311. As a team, the Colorado Rockies are putting up 4.0 runs per contest, which has them at 22nd in MLB.

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Their K/BB ratio is 2.37 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.39. Rockies pitchers have relinquished 33 home runs and 115 runs in total (19th in MLB). Colorado has relinquished 224 base knocks (9.2 per 9 innings) and 102 earned runs. The Rockies have a team ERA of 4.17 so far this season (19th in the league), and their staff has rung up 192 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 81 opposing hitters and their FIP is 4.65 as a team for the season.

Rockies pitchers have entered the game with runners on 25 times as well as having 27 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have 9 holds this year (28th in the league). The Rockies bullpen have a save percentage of 77.8% and have entered the game in 18 save situations. They have earned 7 saves over the course of the season and have missed out on 2 out of their 9 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 40 runners over the course of the season with 15.0% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. The Rockies have dispatched 74 relief pitchers to the mound over the course of the season.

The Rockies have a tally of 661 putouts so far this season, in addition to 215 assists and 14 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .984 which puts them in 19th in MLB, and have 21 double plays. The Rockies have turned 68.9% of balls in play into outs out of their 1,983 innings on the field, which has them sitting 24th in pro baseball.

Lorenzen has taken the hill for 1,017 frames and has accounted for 842 strikeouts so far in his pro baseball career. His earned run average is 4.16 (470 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.331. He has allowed 961 base knocks (8.5 hits per 9 innings) and has 393 walks. Lorenzen (55-57 career record) has a FIP of 4.10 while he has faced 4,329 opposing batters in the major leagues.

The Mets hold a slugging % of .334 and they are recording 3.25 runs per outing (30th in baseball). They have put up 32 doubles, while walking 72 times as well as earning 78 runs. New York has tallied 17 long balls so far this season as well as 74 RBIs. They have struck out on 194 occasions (23rd in baseball) and have earned 181 base knocks. The New York Mets have an OBP of .288 and a batting average of .224 so far this season.

The New York pitching staff have relinquished 104 runs on the season while holding an ERA of 4.02 (96 earned runs relinquished). They have given up 23 HR's and they allow 4.35 runs per 9 innings (13th in MLB). The Mets have a team WHIP of 1.265 in addition to having a FIP of 3.77 as a staff on the campaign. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.90 (212 strikeouts against 81 bases on balls). They are sitting at 13th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 191.

They are currently ranked 27th in the league with a save rate of 40.0%, and they have dispatched 69 bullpen pitchers to the hill for the season. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 31 times in high leverage situations and on 23 occasions with base runners. Sitting with 12 save situations, the Mets have tallied 7 holds and 3 blown saves. New York has had bullpen pitchers step onto the hill in 5 save opportunities and they have tallied 2 saves. New York bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 40.7% out of their 27 inherited base runners.

The New York Mets have gotten 14 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .987 (10th in the majors). The Mets have recorded 212 assists, 11 errors and have 646 putouts on the season. In their 1,938 innings on the field, the Mets have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 70.3% (15th in pro baseball).

During his career, Peralta has surrendered 713 base knocks and he has 1,181 strikeouts in 957 innings. He has surrendered a total of 383 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.131 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.5. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.19 and he has gone up against 3,965 hitters so far in his MLB career. Peralta (71-44 career win-loss mark) is the owner of a 3.60 ERA while giving up 6.7 hits per nine innings.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take New York (-182) and under 8.5 runs

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