Colorado Rockies vs Arizona Diamondbacks Prediction, 3/29/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado Rockies vs Arizona Diamondbacks

Date: Friday, March 29, 2024

Location: Chase Field in Phoenix, AZ

TV: Rockies.TV

Odds/Point Spread: Colorado (+170) Arizona (-210)

Chase Field is where the Arizona Diamondbacks (84-78 last season) will play the Colorado Rockies (59-103 last year) on Friday. The odds on this game have Colorado at +170 while Arizona is priced at -210. The betting total comes in at 8.5. The starting pitchers are Cal Quantrill and Merrill Kelly.

The Rockies tallied 305 two-baggers as a team and smacked 163 baseballs out of the park. Colorado had a slugging % of .405 and were called out on strikes 1,543 times, while taking a walk on 447 occasions. As a team, the Colorado Rockies earned 4.5 runs per game, which put them at 18th in baseball. They compiled 685 RBI's in addition to 1,368 hits over the course of last season, while their batting average finished at .249. They had 721 runs and held an on-base percentage of .310.

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The Rockies held a team ERA of 5.67 for the previous season (30th in MLB), and their staff struck out 1,129 hitters. Rockies pitchers surrendered 234 home runs in addition to 957 runs in total (30th in baseball). They walked 586 players from the other team and their FIP was 5.24 as a team last year. Colorado allowed 1,598 base knocks (10.2 per 9 innings) and also 891 earned runs. Their K/BB ratio was 1.93 and their pitching staff had a team WHIP of 1.54.

The Rockies had dispatched 544 relievers to the hill during the previous year. The relief pitchers inherited 263 base runners during the previous year and 38.8% of those runners crossed home plate. They accumulated 32 saves in the previous season and blew 34 of their 66 chances to get a save. The Rockies relievers compiled a save rate of 48.5% and stepped onto the hill in 126 save situations. The relievers notched 58 holds over the course of last year (30th in MLB). Rockies relief pitchers entered the contest with runners on 158 times in addition to having 152 contests in high leverage situations.

The Rockies converted 67.0% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 12,726 innings, which had them ranked 30th in professional baseball. The Colorado Rockies had a total of 4,242 putouts in the previous season, as well as 1,516 assists and 82 errors. Their fielding rate finished at .986 which ranked 13th in MLB, and earned 169 double plays.

Quantrill has thrown 570 innings and has racked up 427 punch outs so far in his career. His earned run average is 3.83 (243 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.262. He has allowed 555 base knocks (8.8 hits per 9 innings) and has 165 free passes. Quantrill (35-23 mark in his career) sits with a FIP of 4.24 while going up against 2,408 opposing batters during his time in the major leagues.

The Diamondbacks held a team slugging percentage of .408 and they were scoring 4.60 runs per contest (14th in MLB). They hit 274 two-baggers, while getting a free base 540 times and scoring 746 runs. Arizona tallied 166 home runs over the course of last year in addition to 706 runs batted in. They were called out on strikes on 1,247 instances (27th in MLB) and had 1,359 hits. The Arizona Diamondbacks recorded a team OBP of .322 as well as a batting average of .250 last year.

The Arizona pitching staff surrendered 761 runs in the previous season while holding a team ERA of 4.47 (713 earned runs surrendered). They conceded 197 HR's and they surrendered 4.77 runs per 9 innings (20th in the league). The Diamondbacks finished with a team WHIP of 1.324 with a FIP of 4.36 as a team last season. They had a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.50 (1,351 strikeouts against 525 bases on balls). They had a ranking of 20th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 1,375.

Arizona relievers held an inherited score percentage of 30.2% of 235 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers came in 154 times in high leverage situations and on 166 occasions with runners on base. Ending the season with 149 save situations, the Diamondbacks had 76 holds and 27 blown saves. They were sitting at 15th in the league with a save rate of 62.0%, and they dispatched 547 relief pitchers onto the field last year. Arizona called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the mound in 71 save chances and they tallied 44 saves.

Out of their 12,918 innings on the field, the Diamondbacks earned a defensive efficiency of 69.5% (14th in baseball). The Arizona Diamondbacks turned 134 double plays and had a fielding percentage of .990 (1st in MLB). The Diamondbacks had 1,399 assists, 56 errors and accounted for 4,306 putouts over the course of last season.

Kelly (48-43 career win-loss mark) has a 3.80 earned run average while giving up 8.2 hits per nine innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.92 and he has faced 3,095 batters during his pro baseball career. He has given up 317 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.220 and having a FIP of 4.0. During his career, Kelly has surrendered 683 base knocks while he has totaled 681 K's in 750 innings pitched.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Arizona (-210)

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