New York Mets vs Colorado Rockies Prediction, 5/27/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Mets vs Colorado Rockies

Date: Saturday, May 27, 2023

Location: Coors Field in Denver, CO

TV: AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain

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

Coors Field is the site where the Colorado Rockies (22-29) will attempt to beat the New York Mets (26-25) on Saturday. The moneyline on this contest has New York at -200 and Colorado is coming in at +170. The over/under has been set at 11. The pitchers who are expected to start are Justin Verlander and Chase Anderson.

As a squad, the New York Mets are scoring 4.3 runs per contest, which is 18th in baseball. They have accounted for 221 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .324. The Mets have earned 69 two-baggers as a team and have smacked 57 balls out of the stadium. They have 212 runs batted in as well as 412 base knocks on the year, while their team batting average sits at .244. New York has a slugging % of .391 and have struck out 382 times, while taking a walk on 178 occasions.

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The Mets hold a team earned run average of 4.62 this year (23rd in baseball), and they have struck out 420 batters. Mets pitchers have conceded 70 home runs and 233 total runs (19th in baseball). They have walked 191 hitters and their FIP is 4.93 as a team for the year. New York has allowed 405 base hits (8.2 per 9 innings) and 227 earned runs. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.20 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.35.

The Mets have dispatched 158 relievers to the mound for the year. The relief pitchers have inherited 63 base runners this season and 23.8% of them crossed home plate. They have accumulated 14 saves on the campaign and have blown 4 out of their 18 chances to save the game. The Mets relievers have earned a save rate of 77.8% and stepped onto the hill in 53 save situations. The bullpen are sitting with 35 holds on the season (3rd in baseball). Mets bullpen pitchers have entered the game with opponents on base 42 times as well as having 51 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Mets have transformed 71.0% of baseballs in play into outs in their 3,978 innings, which has them ranked 5th in pro baseball. The New York Mets are sitting with 1,326 putouts so far this season, in addition to 448 assists and 17 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .991 which ranks 3rd in baseball, and they have twisted 43 double plays.

Verlander has pitched in 3,188 frames and has earned 3,218 punch outs in his pro baseball career. His earned run average is 3.24 (1,149 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.116. He has given up 2,672 base hits (7.5 hits per 9 innings) and has had 885 walks. Verlander (246-135 career mark) has a FIP of 3.37 while he has faced 12,976 batters during his time in the majors.

The Rockies have a team slugging percentage of .397 and they average 4.45 runs per game (15th in MLB). They have 110 two-baggers, while taking a walk 150 times as well as racking up 227 runs. Colorado has compiled 40 home runs this year to go along with 217 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 434 occasions (18th in MLB) and have recorded 440 base hits. The Colorado Rockies have earned an on-base percentage of .318 in addition to a batting average of .257 on the season.

The Rockies hold a team WHIP of 1.490 and have a FIP of 4.84 as a team on the season. They rank 28th in the league as a staff in total hits surrendered with 467. The Colorado pitching staff have conceded 277 runs for the year while having a team ERA of 5.06 (249 earned runs yielded). They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 7.80 (384 strikeouts vs 193 free passes). They have allowed 64 homers and they surrender 5.63 runs per 9 innings (29th in MLB).

Sitting with 25 save situations, the Rockies have earned 11 holds and 3 blown saves. Colorado has called on relievers to step onto the hill in 13 save opportunities and they have come away with 10 saves. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 30 times in high leverage situations in addition to 44 occasions with runners on base. Colorado bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 30.8% out of 78 inherited base runners. They are ranked 2nd in the league holding a save rate of 76.9%, and they have dispatched 162 relievers to the mound for the season.

The Colorado Rockies have gotten 53 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .985 (19th in pro baseball). The Rockies have accrued 486 assists, 28 errors and have a total of 1,329 putouts on the season. Out of their 3,987 innings played, the Rockies are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 67.4% (27th in MLB).

Anderson (58-50 career record) is the owner of a 4.20 ERA and has given up 8.5 hits per nine innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.49 and he has faced 4,110 opposing batters in his MLB career. He has given up a total of 457 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.282 and having a FIP of 4.7. During his pro baseball career, Anderson has surrendered 924 base knocks while he has totaled 823 strikeouts in 978 innings pitched.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Colorado (+170)

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