Texas Rangers vs Colorado Rockies Betting Pick & Prediction 5/11/24
At 8:10 PM from Coors Field in Denver, we have an interleague matchup between the Rangers and Rockies. Texas comes in with a record of 22-18 and will be sending Andrew Heaney to the mound up against Ryan Feltner for the Rockies. Colorado is 10-28 overall.
The over/under line is at 10.5 runs, and the Rangers are the favorite on the money line at -166. Looking at the Rockies, they have a money line payout of +140. You can catch this one on TV on Bally Sports Southwest.
TEXAS RANGERS VS COLORADO ROCKIES BETTING PICK
The Pick: Texas Rangers Moneyline -166
This game will be played at Coors Field at 8:10 ET on Saturday, May 11th.
HOW TO BET THE RANGERS VS ROCKIES:
- We have the Rangers winning by a score of 5 to 4
- However, if you’re looking for a run line pick, we like the Rockies to cover
- As for an over/under pick, we have this game finishing with 9 runs and like the under
Colorado picked up a 4-2 win over the Rangers in the most recent game of this series. The Rockies had a two-run 8th inning to break a 2-2 tie, and the Rangers couldn’t muster any offense in the 9th. Heading into the game, the Rockies were at +159 on the money line.
Austin Gomber got the win for the Rockies, going 6 2/3 innings and giving up just one run. He finished the game with five strikeouts but issued two walks. Jalen Beeks got the save. Grant Anderson took the loss for the Rangers out of the bullpen.
Corey Seager hit the game’s only home run while going 2/3 with two RBIs, but it came in a losing effort. Brenton Doyle had a two-hit game for the Rockies, scoring a run and driving in a run.
Rangers Records & Stats
Texas currently leads the AL West by a half-game over the Mariners and are 22-18 overall. The Rangers are 8-9 against other teams in the AL West. So far, they have been good as the favorite, going 13-10, and they are 5-3 as the favorite on the road this year.
At home, the Rangers are 10-9 this season and have gone 12-9 on the road. Texas’ overall series record is 7-4-1, and they have won four straight series. This includes having won two straight series on the road.
When the Rangers win, they win big, with an average run margin of 3.9 runs per game. But when they lose, they lose big, with an average run margin of -3.3 runs per game. Their overall run line record is 18-22, and they are 10-11 against the run line on the road. They are 8-15 against the run line as the favorite and 10-7 against the run line as the underdog.
The Rangers and Rockies have a combined run average of 9.4 runs per game this season, but their over/under record is just 17-22. The average over/under line in their games is 9 runs, and they have gone over that line in just one of their games this season. In fact, 97.5% of their games have had lower over/under lines than today’s 10.5-run line. In their last game, the over/under line was set at 9.5 runs, and they combined for just 6 runs.
Texas is sending Andrew Heaney to the mound today vs. the Rockies, and he is coming off a start in which he gave up just one earned run. In that outing vs. the Athletics, he went six innings and finished with a no-decision. Looking back at his last three starts, Heaney has finished with a no-decision in two of them. He has yet to pick up a win this season and has a record of 0-4. Heaney’s ERA for the season is 4.50, along with a WHIP of 1.11. Opposing batters are hitting .226 off Heaney this season. Per nine innings, he has 7.75 strikeouts and just 2.25 walks.
So far this season, the Rangers are 6th in the league in runs per game at 5 runs per contest. They have been even better on the road, averaging 5.6 runs per game. As a team, they are batting .255, which is the 5th best mark in the league, and they are also one of the league’s top home run-hitting teams.
Marcus Semien comes into the game with a batting average of .281 and has been even better of late, hitting .357 over his last nine games. During this stretch, he has two home runs and eight RBIs. Adolis Garcia is also one of the league’s top home run hitters, as his eight homers are the 5th best mark in the league. He is batting .260 for the season and has driven in 30 runs.
Rockies Records & Stats
With an overall record of 10-28, the Rockies are 15 games behind the Dodgers for the NL West lead. So far, they have gone just 5-9 in divisional matchups. Colorado has won two straight games, and these two wins have come at home. The Rockies are just 3-16 on the road this year.
Colorado has an overall series record of 0-11-1 this year, and they have dropped four straight series. As the underdog, the Rockies are 10-28 this year, and they have yet to be favored in a game. In night games, Colorado is 5-18 this year.
When the Colorado Rockies win, they win big, with an average run margin of +3.4. When they lose, they lose big, with an average run margin of -3.9. The Rockies have been a solid bet against the run line overall, going 18-20, including 9-10 at home and 9-10 on the road. They have covered the run line in two straight games overall and as an underdog.
The Colorado Rockies have played 43 games this season with an over/under line. Their games have averaged 9.4 runs per game, and their over/under record is 18-20. The average over/under line in their games is 10 runs per game. In games with an over/under line of 10.5 runs, the over has gone 1-3. This season, only 23.7% of their games have had an over/under line of 10.5 runs or higher.
Ryan Feltner gets the start for the Rockies today and will be looking to bounce back from his last outing, where he took the loss. Against the Pirates, he went 5 2/3 innings, giving up five earned runs, and one homer. Feltner finished with three walks and eight strikeouts in the outing. Looking back further, he has made two straight starts on the road and has a record of 1-3 on the season. Feltner’s ERA is 5.54, along with a WHIP of 1.46. So far, he has made two home starts and has a record of 0-0 at home.
Colorado has been one of the league’s worst offensive teams this season, averaging just 3.7 runs per game, which is 24th in the MLB. Their home and away splits are pretty similar, with the team averaging 4.2 runs per game at home and 3.3 on the road. As a team, they are batting .241, which is 12th in the league, but are near the bottom of the league in home runs and have the 26th worst strikeout rate in the league.
Ryan McMahon and Elias Diaz come into the game with the team’s top batting averages, with McMahon leading the team with a .286 average and Diaz not far behind at .317. McMahon and Diaz are also 1st and 2nd on the team in RBIs, with 20 and 20, respectively. Over his last seven games, McMahon is just 4/26, but Diaz has gone 11/27 in his last seven games.