Colorado Rockies vs Atlanta Braves Prediction, 6/18/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado Rockies vs Atlanta Braves

Date: Sunday, June 18, 2023

Location: Truist Park in Cumberland, GA

TV: Bally Sports South

Odds/Point Spread: Colorado (+255) Atlanta (-305)

The Atlanta Braves (44-26) are hosting the Colorado Rockies (29-43) at Truist Park on Sunday. The line on this matchup has the Rockies at +255 while the Braves are sitting at -305. The betting total comes in at 8.5. The pitchers taking the mound will be Chase Anderson and Charlie Morton.

As a squad, the Colorado Rockies are putting up 4.4 runs per game, which has them at 19th in the league. They have accumulated 316 runs while holding a team OBP of .316. The Rockies have recorded 154 two-baggers as a unit and have knocked 58 balls out of the stadium. They have amassed 303 RBI's as well as 625 hits for the year, while their team batting average is at .256. Colorado is slugging .400 and have been called out on strikes 637 times, while drawing a walk on 205 occasions.

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They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.90 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.50. Rockies pitchers have allowed 94 home runs and also 398 runs (29th in baseball). Colorado has allowed 665 hits (9.6 per 9 innings) and 365 earned runs. The Rockies are sitting with a team ERA of 5.24 so far this season (29th in MLB), and their staff has rung up 525 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 276 opposing hitters and their FIP is 4.99 as a team this season.

Rockies relief pitchers have entered the game with runners on 68 times as well as having 52 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers are sitting with 18 holds on the year (30th in MLB). The Rockies relief pitchers have accumulated a save percentage of 62.5% and has stepped onto the mound in 44 save situations. They have earned 15 saves on the campaign and have missed out on 9 of 24 save chances. The relievers have inherited 115 base runners over the course of the season with 30.4% of them ended up scoring. The Rockies have sent 230 relievers to the hill on the season.

The Rockies have turned 67.9% of balls in play into outs in their 5,640 innings, ranking them 25th in MLB. The Colorado Rockies have a total of 1,880 putouts for the season, as well as 694 assists and 36 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .986 which ranks 17th in the majors, and they have twisted 73 double plays.

Anderson has taken the hill for 999 innings and has earned 842 strikeouts so far in his MLB career. His earned run average is 4.20 (466 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.278. He has conceded 943 base knocks (8.5 hits per nine innings) and has had 334 walks. Anderson (58-50 career mark) is the owner of a FIP of 4.68 while he has faced 4,194 hitters in the major leagues.

The Braves hold a slugging percentage of .469 and they tally 5.30 runs per contest (4th in the league). They have notched 122 two-baggers, while taking a walk 233 times and scoring 371 runs. Atlanta is sitting with 118 home runs this year as well as 357 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 582 instances (18th in the league) and are sitting with 630 base hits. The Atlanta Braves have tallied an OBP of .335 and a team batting average of .265 so far this season.

The Atlanta pitching staff have surrendered 287 runs on the season while having an ERA of 3.79 (262 earned runs surrendered). They have surrendered 74 homers and they concede 4.15 runs per 9 innings (7th in MLB). The Braves have a team WHIP of 1.278 in addition to having a FIP of 3.93 as a unit so far this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 9.50 (656 strikeouts vs 225 free passes). They are currently ranked 12th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 570.

Sitting with 84 save situations, the Braves have amassed 47 holds and 14 blown saves. Atlanta has had bullpen pitchers enter the contest in 36 save chances and they have walked away with 22 saves. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 78 times in high leverage situations and also on 61 occasions with base runners. Atlanta bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 33.7% out of their 89 inherited runners. They are ranked 18th in MLB with a save rate of 61.1%, and they have sent 232 relievers to the hill for the season.

Out of their 5,601 innings played, the Braves have earned a defensive efficiency of 68.2% (23rd in baseball). The Atlanta Braves have turned 60 double plays and have a fielding rate of .983 (25th in baseball). The Braves have recorded 586 assists, 43 errors and have 1,867 putouts on the season.

During his pro baseball career, Morton has surrendered 1,762 hits while he has tallied 1,782 strikeouts in 1,872 innings. Morton (121-107 career win-loss mark) has earned a 4.01 ERA and has allowed 8.5 hits per 9 innings. He has allowed a total of 835 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.300 and having a FIP of 3.8. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.65 and he has gone up against 8,015 opposing hitters in his MLB career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Atlanta (-305)

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