Colorado Rockies vs Milwaukee Brewers Prediction, 7/24/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado Rockies vs Milwaukee Brewers

Date: Sunday, July 24, 2022

Location: American Family Field in Milwaukee, WI

TV: Bally Sports Wisconsin

Odds/Point Spread: Colorado (+130) Milwaukee (-150)

The Milwaukee Brewers (51-43) welcome the Colorado Rockies (43-51) at American Family Field on Sunday. The odds on this game have Colorado at +130 and Milwaukee is coming in at -150. The total is set at 9. The pitchers who are expected to start are Kyle Freeland and Eric Lauer.

As a unit, the Colorado Rockies are scoring 4.6 runs per contest, which is 9th in baseball. They have earned a total of 432 runs scored and have an OBP of .325. The Rockies have tallied 167 doubles as a squad and have smacked 86 baseballs out of the stadium. They have amassed 411 RBI's and 846 base knocks so far this season, while their team batting average is .261. Colorado owns a slugging percentage of .406 and have struck out 733 times, while drawing a walk on 280 occasions.

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Rockies pitchers have allowed 101 home runs and 495 total runs (28th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 307 opposing hitters and their FIP is 4.34 as a unit this season. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.13 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.43. The Rockies have a team earned run average of 4.86 on the year (28th in the league), and the staff has struck out 653 batters.

The Rockies relievers have accumulated a save rate of 77.1% and stepped onto the hill in 72 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 123 base runners on the season and 33.3% of those runners crossed the plate. Rockies relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 77 times in addition to having 107 appearances in high leverage situations. The Rockies have dispatched 296 relievers to the mound for the year. The relievers have a total of 37 holds on the campaign (26th in MLB). They have compiled 27 saves on the campaign and have blown 8 out of their 35 chances to get a save.

The Colorado Rockies have 2,496 putouts on the year, as well as 939 assists and 60 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .983 which puts them in 23rd in pro baseball, and they have turned 92 double plays. The Rockies have turned 67.6% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 7,488 innings, which has them sitting at 29th in pro baseball.

Freeland has taken the mound for 755 frames and has totaled 579 strikeouts during his pro baseball career. Freeland (44-47 career record) sits with a FIP of 4.53 while he has gone up against 3,271 opposing hitters during his time in the major leagues. His earned run average is 4.30 (361 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.407. He has allowed 798 hits (9.5 hits per 9 innings) with 265 walks.

The Milwaukee Brewers have accounted for a team OBP of .314 as well as a team batting average of .236 over the course of the season. They have struck out on 831 instances (4th in baseball) and have earned a total of 741 hits. Milwaukee has a total of 127 HRs on the year to go along with 412 runs batted in. The Brewers have a team slugging % of .408 and they score 4.50 runs per game (12th in the league). They have hit 141 doubles, while walking 325 times and scoring 423 runs.

The Brewers are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.243 and have a FIP of 3.85 as a pitching staff for the season. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 2.91 (887 strikeouts against 305 bases on balls). They come in at 10th in the league as a staff in total hits given up with 732. They have allowed 105 dingers and they allow 4.28 runs per 9 innings (13th in the league). The Milwaukee pitching staff have conceded 397 runs on the season while holding an ERA of 3.83 (355 earned runs relinquished).

Milwaukee has had relief pitchers take the mound in 48 save chances and they have walked away with 35 saves. They rank 7th in the league with a save rate of 72.9%, and they have sent 302 relief pitchers to the mound on the year. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 117 times in high leverage situations and on 69 occasions with runners on. Milwaukee relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 30.8% out of 104 inherited base runners. Sitting with 111 save situations, the Brewers have earned 63 holds in addition to 13 blown saves.

The Milwaukee Brewers have turned 69 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .984 (19th in pro baseball). The Brewers have accrued 804 assists, 54 errors and have accumulated 2,504 putouts on the campaign. In their 7,512 innings played, the Brewers have a defensive efficiency of 69.7% (16th in MLB).

Lauer (27-27 career win-loss mark) has a 4.15 earned run average and has given up 8.8 hits per nine innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.62 and he has faced 2,103 opposing hitters in his career. He has given up 225 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.343 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.4. In his career, Lauer has allowed 477 hits while earning 467 K's in 487 innings pitched.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Milwaukee (-150)

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