Miami Marlins vs Colorado Rockies Prediction, 8/29/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Miami Marlins vs Colorado Rockies

Date: Thursday, August 29, 2024

Location: Coors Field in Denver, CO

TV: Rockies.TV

Odds/Point Spread: Miami (+109) Colorado (-131)

The Colorado Rockies (49-84) host the Miami Marlins (48-84) at Coors Field on Thursday. The moneyline on this matchup has the Marlins at +109 and the Rockies are priced at -131. The betting total comes in at 11. The pitchers who are expected to start are Valente Bellozo and Bradley Blalock.

As a team, the Miami Marlins are recording 3.7 runs per outing, which has them sitting at 29th in MLB. They are sitting with 494 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .296. The Marlins have accrued 190 two-baggers as a team and have hit 122 balls out of the park. They have accrued 478 runs batted in and 1,071 base knocks on the year, while their average at the plate comes in at .240. Miami has a slugging percentage of .372 and have been called out on strikes 1,118 times, while taking a walk on 320 occasions.

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They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.35 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.39. Marlins pitchers have surrendered 156 home runs and 678 runs in total (28th in the league). Miami has allowed 1,163 base knocks (8.9 per 9 innings) and also 614 earned runs. The Marlins are sitting with a team earned run average of 4.72 on the campaign (28th in MLB), and the staff has struck out 1,085 hitters. They have walked 462 players from the other team and their FIP is 4.42 as a team on the season.

The Marlins bullpen have earned a save percentage of 52.1% and has entered the game in 110 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 193 runners over the course of the season and 34.2% of them ended up crossing the plate. Marlins relief pitchers have entered the contest with players on base 142 times in addition to having 153 appearances in high leverage situations. The Marlins have dispatched 454 relievers to the hill for the season. The relief pitchers have tallied 61 holds over the course of the season (24th in MLB). They have recorded 25 saves on the campaign and have not converted 23 of 48 save chances.

The Marlins have transformed 68.2% of balls hit into play into outs in their 10,542 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 27th in the majors. The Miami Marlins have accumulated 3,514 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 1,193 assists and 84 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .982 which has them ranked 27th in professional baseball, and have 99 double plays.

Bellozo (2-2 mark in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 3.34 while he has faced 159 hitters in the majors. He has allowed 34 hits (8.2 hits per nine innings) with 13 walks. His ERA is 3.39 (14 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.263. Bellozo has thrown 37 innings and has racked up 28 punch outs during his career.

The Colorado Rockies have accounted for an OBP of .306 as well as a batting average of .244 over the course of the season. They have struck out on 1,302 occasions (2nd in the league) and have accounted for 1,095 hits. Colorado has hit 145 home runs so far this year as well as 541 runs batted in. The Rockies hold a team slugging percentage of .400 and they score 4.24 runs per game (19th in the league). They have 231 two-baggers, while walking 373 times as well as scoring 564 runs.

The Rockies hold a team WHIP of 1.523 and have a FIP of 4.90 as a unit on the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 6.90 (903 strikeouts vs 457 walks). They sit at 30th in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 1,327. They have relinquished 177 long balls and they allow 5.93 runs per 9 innings (30th in the league). The Colorado pitching staff have surrendered 772 runs so far this season and come in with a team ERA of 5.53 (720 earned runs yielded).

Colorado has had bullpen pitchers take the mound in 54 save chances and they have earned 30 saves. They rank 26th in baseball with a save percentage of 55.6%, and they have dispatched 397 relievers to the hill so far this season. Their relievers have taken the field 135 times in high leverage situations and on 128 occasions with runners on. Colorado bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 34.5% out of 197 inherited base runners. With 106 save situations, the Rockies have earned 51 holds and 24 blown saves.

In their 10,545 innings on the field, the Rockies have a efficiency on defense of 67.1% (30th in the majors). The Colorado Rockies have turned 130 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .987 (5th in MLB). The Rockies have recorded 1,300 assists, 64 errors and are sitting with 3,515 putouts on the season.

Blalock (1-0 career mark) is the owner of a 3.14 earned run average while giving up 8.9 hits per 9 innings. His K/BB ratio is 1.38 and he has faced 77 hitters during his pro baseball career. He has given up a total of 6 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.453 and a FIP of 3.1. Thus far in his career, Blalock has allowed 17 base hits while tallying 11 K's in 17 frames.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Miami (+109)

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