Colorado Rockies vs Oakland Athletics Prediction, 5/23/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado Rockies vs Oakland Athletics

Date: Thursday, May 23, 2024

Location: Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, CA

TV: Rockies.TV

Odds/Point Spread: Colorado (+114) Oakland (-134)

Oakland Coliseum is the location where the Oakland Athletics (20-30) will try to defeat the Colorado Rockies (15-32) on Thursday. The moneyline on this contest has the Rockies at +114 and the Athletics are priced at -134. The over/under is set at 8.5. The pitchers who are expected to start are Ryan Feltner and Joey Estes.

As a team, the Colorado Rockies are scoring 4.0 runs per game, which ranks them 23rd in baseball. They have accounted for 182 runs scored and have an OBP of .306. The Rockies have earned 79 doubles as a team and have hit 37 balls out of the park. They have accrued 174 RBI's and 384 base knocks so far this year, while their batting average sits at .246. Colorado has a slugging rate of .379 and have been called out on strikes 440 times, while drawing a walk on 122 occasions.

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They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.62 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.56. Rockies pitchers have conceded 47 long balls and also 255 runs in total (29th in the league). Colorado has relinquished 445 base knocks (10.0 per 9 innings) and 238 earned runs. The Rockies have a team earned run average of 5.34 this season (30th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 295 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 182 players from the other team and their FIP comes in at 4.65 as a squad so far this year.

The Rockies have sent 134 relief pitchers to the mound for the season. The relievers have inherited 69 base runners so far this year and 39.1% of those players ended up scoring. They have 8 saves so far this year and have not converted 3 out of their 11 save opportunities. The Rockies bullpen have recorded a save percentage of 72.7% and stepped onto the hill in 25 save situations. The relievers have tallied 14 holds so far this year (30th in baseball). Rockies pitchers have entered the contest with opponents on base 42 times and also have had 37 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Colorado Rockies have earned a total of 1,204 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 479 assists and 22 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .987 which has them ranked 8th in pro baseball, and have a total of 47 double plays. The Rockies have turned 67.1% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 3,612 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 30th in professional baseball.

Feltner (7-18 win-loss mark in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 4.62 while he has faced 878 opposing hitters in the major leagues. He has given up 215 hits (9.9 hits per 9 innings) and has had 82 walks. His ERA is 5.97 (130 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.515. Feltner has pitched in 196 innings and is sitting with 170 punch outs so far in his MLB career.

Oakland has accounted for 58 home runs on the season as well as 174 RBIs. They have put up 70 two-baggers, while taking a walk 154 times and putting up 180 runs. The Oakland Athletics have tallied an on-base percentage of .295 as well as a batting average of .220 on the season. The Athletics hold a team slugging percentage of .379 and they are scoring 3.67 runs per game (29th in the league). They have been rung up on 472 instances (2nd in baseball) and have a total of 356 base hits.

The Oakland pitching staff have conceded 240 runs for the season while having an ERA of 4.53 (216 earned runs relinquished). They have given up 45 HR's and they relinquish 5.03 runs per 9 innings (26th in baseball). The Athletics hold a team WHIP of 1.345 with a FIP of 4.03 as a unit over the course of the season. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.00 (381 strikeouts vs 159 walks). They rank 26th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 418.

Oakland bullpen pitchers have an inherited score rate of 35.1% out of their 57 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 40 times in high leverage situations and on 44 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 43 save situations, the Athletics have earned 28 holds in addition to 5 blown saves. They are ranked 12th in the league with a save percentage of 66.7%, and they have dispatched 148 bullpen pitchers to the hill so far this year. Oakland has had relievers take the mound in 15 save opportunities and they have tallied 10 saves.

The Oakland Athletics have turned 52 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .979 (29th in professional baseball). The Athletics have 426 assists, 36 errors and have notched a total of 1,288 putouts so far this year. In 3,864 innings played, the Athletics have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 67.9% (26th in MLB).

So far in his MLB career, Estes has surrendered 22 base knocks while he has totaled 16 strikeouts in 18 innings pitched. Estes (1-2 career win-loss mark) is the owner of a 8.20 ERA while surrendering 10.6 hits per 9 innings. He has surrendered 17 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.500 and having a FIP of 7.1. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.67 and he has gone up against 87 opposing hitters during his career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Oakland (-134)

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