Colorado Rockies vs Miami Marlins Prediction, 6/23/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado Rockies vs Miami Marlins

Date: Thursday, June 23, 2022

Location: LoanDepot Park in Miami, FL

TV: Bally Sports Florida

Odds/Point Spread: Colorado (-105) Miami (-115)

LoanDepot Park is the location where the Miami Marlins (30-36) will try to defeat the Colorado Rockies (30-38) on Thursday. The moneyline on this contest has Colorado at -105 while Miami is coming in at -115. The total is set at 8.5. The men taking the mound will be Kyle Freeland and Braxton Garrett.

As a team, the Colorado Rockies are scoring 4.6 runs per game, which has them sitting at 10th in the league. They have accounted for 315 runs and hold an OBP of .325. The Rockies have hit 110 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 63 balls out of the park. They have tallied 297 runs batted in and 616 base knocks over the course of the season, and their average at the plate sits at .262. Colorado has a slugging % of .401 and have been called out on strikes 542 times, while drawing a walk on 203 occasions.

Get all of our MLB Picks Today

Rockies pitchers have given up 68 home runs and 373 runs in total (29th in the league). They have walked 218 opposing players and their FIP sits at 4.17 as a squad for the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.25 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.45. The Rockies have a team earned run average of 4.94 so far this season (26th in the league), and the staff has rung up 490 batters.

The Rockies have sent 219 relievers to the mound this year. The relievers have inherited 94 runners on the year with 36.2% of those players earned a run for their team. They have compiled 19 saves on the season and have missed out on 6 out of their 25 chances to get a save. The Rockies relievers have accumulated a save percentage of 76.0% and has entered the game in 51 save situations. The relief pitchers have earned 26 holds so far this season (28th in the league). Rockies relief pitchers have come into the game with opponents on base 56 times in addition to having 79 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Colorado Rockies have 1,809 putouts thus far, in addition to 671 assists and 57 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .978 which has them sitting 30th in baseball, and they have twisted 69 double plays. The Rockies have turned 66.3% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 5,427 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 30th in baseball.

Freeland (43-45 record in his career) holds a FIP of 4.51 while going up against 3,145 batters in the majors. He has given up 766 base knocks (9.5 hits per 9 innings) with 256 free passes. His earned run average is 4.22 (341 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.406. Freeland has taken the hill for 726 innings and has earned 558 K's so far in his pro baseball career.

The Miami Marlins have tallied a team on-base percentage of .312 as well as a batting average of .243 on the campaign. They have been rung up on 594 instances (7th in MLB) and have notched a total of 543 base hits. Miami has accumulated 73 long balls this season as well as 282 runs batted in. The Marlins have a slugging percentage of .396 and they average 4.50 runs per game (13th in MLB). They have recorded 102 two-baggers, while taking a walk 199 times and racking up 297 runs.

The Marlins are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.278 with a FIP of 4.01 as a team on the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 2.61 (574 strikeouts vs 220 walks). They sit at 7th in baseball as a staff in total hits given up with 520. They have surrendered 70 home runs and they allow 4.40 runs per 9 innings (18th in the league). The Miami pitching staff have surrendered 283 runs on the season and come in with a team ERA of 3.95 (254 earned runs yielded).

Miami relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 37.0% of 92 inherited base runners. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 62 times in high leverage situations and on 61 occasions with runners on base. With 64 save situations, the Marlins have 36 holds and 11 blown saves. They are ranked 26th in MLB with a save rate of 57.7%, and they have sent 228 bullpen pitchers onto the field for the season. Miami has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the contest in 26 save chances and they have come away with 15 saves.

In 5,211 innings on the field, the Marlins have earned a defensive efficiency of 69.9% (13th in professional baseball). The Miami Marlins have gotten 47 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .986 (8th in the majors). The Marlins have recorded 580 assists, 32 errors and have 1,737 putouts this season.

Thus far in his career, Garrett has conceded 66 base knocks while he has tallied 50 punch outs in 54 frames. Garrett (3-5 career win-loss record) has a 5.10 ERA while giving up 10.9 hits per nine innings. He has allowed a total of 31 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.738 and having a FIP of 5.1. His K/BB ratio is 1.72 and he has faced 254 batters so far in his pro baseball career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Miami (-115)

Get $60 worth of FREE premium member picks. No Obligation. No Salesman. No Credit Card. Fast Sign up with Instant Access Click Here