Colorado Rockies vs New York Mets Prediction, 8/27/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado Rockies vs New York Mets

Date: Saturday, August 27, 2022

Location: Citi Field in Queens, NY

TV: Sportsnet New York

Odds/Point Spread: Colorado (+170) New York (-200)

The New York Mets (79-46) will go up against the Colorado Rockies (54-71) at Citi Field on Saturday. The moneyline on this contest has Colorado at +170 while New York is sitting at -200. The total is 7.5. The expected starting pitchers will be Kyle Freeland and David Peterson.

The Rockies have tallied 225 doubles as a team and have hit 114 baseballs out of the park. Colorado has a slugging percentage of .405 and have been rung up 984 times, while drawing a walk on 355 occasions. As a team, the Colorado Rockies are knocking in 4.5 runs per contest, which ranks them 10th in baseball. They have accounted for 542 runs batted in and 1,136 base knocks on the season, and their team batting average is at .262. They have accumulated 568 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .323.

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The Rockies have an earned run average of 5.14 on the season (30th in the league), and the staff has rung up 877 hitters. They have walked 425 opposing hitters and their FIP is 4.49 as a unit so far this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.06 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.47. Rockies pitchers have surrendered 143 home runs and also 695 runs in total (30th in the league).

Rockies relief pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 104 times as well as having 141 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers are sitting with 50 holds for the year (26th in the league). The Rockies bullpen have a save percentage of 69.4% and has entered the game in 99 save situations. They have earned 34 saves on the year and have blown 15 of their 49 save opportunities. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 166 runners this year and 34.3% of those players ended up scoring. The Rockies have sent 390 relief pitchers to the mound this season.

The Rockies have converted 67.1% of balls in play into outs out of their 10,002 innings on the field, which ranks them 30th in the majors. The Colorado Rockies have notched a total of 3,334 putouts this year, in addition to 1,276 assists and 82 errors. Their fielding rate is at .983 which is 27th in professional baseball, and have a total of 127 double plays.

Freeland has thrown 791 innings and has accumulated 609 punch outs in his pro baseball career. Freeland (47-48 career mark) is the owner of a FIP of 4.52 and he has faced 3,428 batters during his time in the major leagues. His earned run average is 4.32 (380 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.408. He has conceded 838 base hits (9.5 hits per 9 innings) and has 276 walks.

The New York Mets have a team OBP of .329 as well as a batting average of .258 over the course of the season. They have struck out on 956 instances (26th in MLB) and have totaled 1,102 base knocks. New York is sitting with 127 HRs this season as well as 566 runs batted in. The Mets hold a slugging % of .408 and they earn 4.74 runs per outing (5th in MLB). They have recorded 217 doubles, while getting a free base 390 times as well as scoring 597 runs.

The Mets are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.195 and have a FIP of 3.61 as a unit this season. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 3.46 (1,193 strikeouts vs 345 free passes). They come in at 12th in baseball as a staff in total hits conceded with 994. They have conceded 133 homers and they concede 3.80 runs per 9 innings (4th in MLB). The New York pitching staff have given up 473 runs this year while having a team ERA of 3.56 (443 earned runs allowed).

New York relievers have an inherited score percentage of 40.4% out of their 156 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 108 times in high leverage situations and on 114 occasions with base runners. With 119 save situations, the Mets have compiled 69 holds and also 14 blown saves. They are currently ranked 6th in the league with a save rate of 71.4%, and they have dispatched 373 bullpen pitchers to the mound on the season. New York has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the hill in 49 save chances and they have recorded 35 saves.

In their 10,086 innings on the field, the Mets have earned a defensive efficiency of 69.3% (19th in professional baseball). The New York Mets have turned 101 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .987 (9th in baseball). The Mets have recorded 1,055 assists, 57 errors and have a total of 3,362 putouts so far this season.

So far in his MLB career, Peterson has allowed 171 base hits while he has totaled 206 strikeouts in 200 frames. He has given up a total of 92 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.320 and a FIP of 4.3. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.22 and he has faced 851 opposing hitters in his MLB career. Peterson (14-11 career win-loss mark) holds a 4.14 ERA while conceding 7.7 hits per nine innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take New York (-200)

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