Arizona Diamondbacks vs Colorado Rockies Prediction, 4/8/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arizona Diamondbacks vs Colorado Rockies

Date: Monday, April 8, 2024

Location: Coors Field in Denver, CO

TV: DBACKS.TV

Odds/Point Spread: Arizona (-172) Colorado (+144)

The Arizona Diamondbacks (4-6) are on their way to Coors Field on Monday where they will try to beat the Colorado Rockies (2-7). The line on this contest has the Diamondbacks at -172 while the Rockies are priced at +144. The over/under is set at 10.5. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Zac Gallen and Kyle Freeland.

Arizona has a slugging rate of .455 and have been called out on strikes 61 times, while drawing a walk on 37 occasions. They have recorded 56 RBI's as well as 91 base knocks on the campaign, and their batting average sits at .285. The Diamondbacks have recorded 16 doubles as a squad and have knocked 12 baseballs out of the park. They have accounted for 59 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .364. As a team, the Arizona Diamondbacks are notching 6.6 runs per outing, which has them sitting at 2nd in the league.

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The Diamondbacks are sitting with a team ERA of 3.73 this year (11th in baseball), and they have rung up 72 batters. Diamondbacks pitchers have given up 7 long balls and also 40 runs in total (16th in baseball). They have walked 23 opposing batters and their FIP is 3.54 as a team on the season. Arizona has yielded 75 base hits (8.2 per 9 innings) and 34 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 3.13 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.20.

The Diamondbacks bullpen have compiled a save rate of 0.0% and stepped onto the hill in 7 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 5 runners over the course of the season with 40.0% of them ended up scoring. Diamondbacks relief pitchers have entered the contest with runners on 8 times in addition to having 7 appearances in high leverage situations. The Diamondbacks have dispatched 32 relievers to the mound so far this year. The relievers have racked up 5 holds on the year (13th in MLB). They have 0 saves so far this season and have blown 2 of 2 save opportunities.

The Arizona Diamondbacks have a tally of 246 putouts for the season, as well as 93 assists and 8 errors. Their fielding rate is at .977 which is 23rd in professional baseball, and have a total of 10 double plays. The Diamondbacks have converted 68.7% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 738 innings on the field, ranking them 18th in pro baseball.

Gallen has taken the hill for 678 innings and has racked up 738 punch outs during his MLB career. Gallen (41-31 win-loss mark in his career) sits with a FIP of 3.46 while he has faced 2,751 batters during his time in the majors. His ERA is 3.17 (239 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.104. He has conceded 540 base hits (7.2 hits per 9 innings) and has had 209 free passes.

The Rockies hold a team SLG% of .404 and they score 4.44 runs per contest (14th in baseball). They have 15 doubles, while taking a walk 23 times as well as putting up 40 runs. Colorado has 10 home runs for the year and 37 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 79 occasions (9th in baseball) and have earned a total of 73 hits. The Colorado Rockies have compiled a team OBP of .308 and a team batting average of .242 on the year.

The Rockies have a team WHIP of 1.933 with a FIP of 5.63 as a staff so far this year. They rank 30th in baseball as a staff in total hits conceded with 100. The Colorado pitching staff have conceded 73 runs on the year while holding a team ERA of 8.04 (67 earned runs given up). Their K/BB ratio comes in at 7.70 (64 strikeouts vs 45 free passes). They have given up 13 HR's and they allow 8.76 runs per 9 innings (30th in baseball).

Colorado has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the contest in 1 save opportunity and they have converted 0 saves. They rank 26th in baseball holding a save rate of 0.0%, and they have dispatched 30 relief pitchers to the hill on the season. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 7 times in high leverage situations and also on 11 occasions with runners on. Colorado relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 47.4% out of their 19 inherited runners. With 6 save situations, the Rockies have accrued 5 holds and also 1 blown save.

Out of their 675 innings on the field, the Rockies hold a efficiency on defense of 61.4% (30th in baseball). The Colorado Rockies have gotten 10 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .975 (25th in pro baseball). The Rockies have recorded 93 assists, 8 errors and have earned a total of 225 putouts on the season.

During his career, Freeland has conceded 1,086 hits while he has earned 739 strikeouts in 990 frames. He has given up 497 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.432 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.6. His K/BB ratio is 2.23 and he has faced 4,307 opposing batters so far in his pro baseball career. Freeland (55-67 career win-loss mark) is the owner of a 4.52 ERA and has surrendered 9.9 hits per nine innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Colorado (+144)

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