Colorado Rockies vs Miami Marlins Betting Pick & Prediction 5/1/24

At 6:40 PM from loanDepot Park in Miami, we have an NL matchup between the Rockies and Marlins. Heading into Wednesday’s game, the Rockies are 7-22, while the Marlins are just 7-24. TV coverage is being handled by BSFL.

The over/under line is at 8 runs, and the Marlins are the favorite at -152 on the money line. Dakota Hudson is starting for the Rockies, and he is facing off against Roddery Munoz for the Marlins.

MIAMI MARLINS VS COLORADO ROCKIES BETTING PICK

The Pick: Miami Marlins Moneyline -152

This game will be played at loanDepot Park at 6:40 ET on Wednesday, May 1st.

HOW TO BET THE ROCKIES VS MARLINS:

• We have the Marlins winning by a score of 6 to 5
• 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 11 runs and like the over

Miami rallied for five runs in the 9th inning in the most recent game of this Marlins vs. Rockies series. The Marlins scored one run in the 1st inning but didn’t score another run until putting up five in the top of the 9th, picking up a 7-6 win. Heading into the game, the Marlins were favored at -138 on the money line.

Colorado wasted a good outing from Ryan Feltner, as he gave up just three earned runs in eight innings of work for the Rockies. Jalen Beeks took the loss. Tanner Scott got the win out of the bullpen for the Marlins as Sixto Sanchez went just four innings, giving up five earned runs.

Bryan De La Cruz, Dane Myers, Vidal Brujan, and Josh Bell each had two hits and drove in a run for the Marlins’ offense. Ryan McMahon did the most damage for the Rockies, going 3/5 with two RBIs.

Rockies Records & Stats

Colorado is just 7-22 this season, and they dropped the first game of this series vs. the Marlins. The Rockies are 10.5 games behind the Dodgers in the NL West and are 5th in the division. So far, they have gone 4-7 in divisional matchups.

So far, the Rockies have yet to win a series, coming in at 0-8-1. On the road, they have lost six straight and are just 2-12 this season as the road underdog. They have also been bad at home, going 5-10.

Colorado is 13-16 against the run line this season, and they are 6-8 against the run line on the road. Their average run margin is -2.4 runs per game, and they are 2-0 against the run line in their last two road games. The Rockies are 13-16 against the run line as the underdog, and their average run margin in losing games is -4.3 runs per game.

Colorado’s games have averaged 10.2 runs per game this season, but the over/under line for today’s game against the Marlins is set at 8. The Rockies have played 24 games with higher over/under lines than today’s, and the over has hit in 14 of those games. Overall, the Rockies’ over/under record is 14-15 this season.

Coming off a rough outing at home against the Padres, Dakota Hudson and the Rockies will be on the road to take on the Marlins. Hudson has a 6.75 ERA through his first 3 starts, and he has yet to pick up a win. In his last start, he gave up 4 earned runs in 3 1/3 innings, and he has 16 strikeouts in 16 innings this season.

So far this season, the Rockies offense has been averaging 3.9 runs per game, which is 22nd in the league. One of the things that has held them back is their strikeout numbers, as they are 24th in the league in this category. As a team, they are batting .244, which is 10th in the league, and have the 10th best team on-base percentage in the league.

Currently, Ryan McMahon is on a six-game hitting streak and is batting .321 for the season with a team-high 18 RBIs. He also has four home runs. Michael Toglia also has four homers but is batting just .106 for the season. Over his last eight games, McMahon is 8/28 with two homers, and Brenton Doyle has gone 9/27 in his last seven games.

Marlins Records & Stats

Miami is hosting the Rockies today with an overall record of 7-24, which puts them 5th in the NL East. Currently, they trail the Braves by 13.5 games for the NL East lead. So far, they have really struggled against other NL East teams, going 1-9.

The Marlins picked up a win in their most recent game vs. the Rockies. This was much needed, as they had dropped five straight spanning across their series vs. the Nationals and their first game vs. the Rockies. So far, they are just 3-15 at home compared to 4-9 on the road. This season, they have really struggled as the favorite, going 1-11. As for their record as the underdog, they are 6-13.

When the Marlins win, they win big, with an average run margin of 3.1 runs per game. But when they lose, they lose by an average of 3.5 runs per game. Miami is 9-22 against the run line this season, including 3-15 at home. As the favorite, they are 0-12 vs. the run line, but as the underdog, they are 9-10.

The Miami Marlins have had a high-scoring season so far, with a combined run average of 9.2 runs per game. Their over/under record is 17-14, and their games have averaged an over/under line of 8 runs. Their games have gone over that line in 74.2% of their games, and their over streak is currently at 4 games.

Roddery Muñoz is getting the start for the Marlins today at home vs. the Rockies. In his first start of the season, Muñoz went 5 innings, giving up 2 earned runs and striking out 7. He did give up a couple of homers in that outing.

So far this season, the Marlins are averaging just 3.6 runs per game, which is 27th in the league. They have been even worse on the road, averaging only 3.2 runs per contest. Miami has been one of the league’s worst home run hitting teams so far and are also near the bottom of the league in terms of on-base percentage and isolated power.

Jazz Chisholm Jr. comes into the game as the Marlins’ top home run hitter, but he is batting just .239 this season and has only hit .174 over his last seven games. Luis Arraez has been swinging a hot bat of late, going 11/29 in his last seven games. He is also on a four-game hitting streak.