The Colorado Rockies (24-37) and Miami Marlins (26-34) meet Wednesday at 7:10 p.m. ET at loanDepot park. Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook‘s lines around the Rockies vs. Marlins odds with MLB picks and predictions.
LHP Austin Gomber is the projected starting pitcher for the Rockies. He is 4-5 with a 4.12 ERA, 1.14 WHIP, 9.4 K/9, and 3.3 BB/9 in 63 1/3 IP over 12 starts.
Gomber has upped his swinging-strike rate while posting a 1.53 ERA since May 12. He’s coming off a start where he tossed 6 scoreless innings vs. Pittsburgh on Thursday.
LHP Braxton Garrett is the projected starter for the Marlins. Garrett has made one MLB relief appearance in 2021 (3 IP, 3 ER). He clocked a 5.87 ERA in 2 starts a year ago and has been pitching well of late in Triple-A.
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Rockies at Marlins odds, lines, picks and prediction
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports for a full list. Odds last updated at 6:44 p.m. ET.
- Money line: Rockies +100 (bet $100 to win $100) | Marlins -120 (bet $120 to win $100)
- Against the spread/ATS: Rockies -1.5 (+165) | Marlins +1.5 (-200)
- Over/Under: 7.5 (O: +100 | U: -120)
Prediction
Rockies 4, Marlins 3
Money line (ML)
Miami took Tuesday’s series opener, 6-2. The victory marked just the Marlins’ second since May 26.
Colorado has had its woes in creating offense away from Coors Field. The Rockies’ anemic .558 road OPS ranks last in MLB. Some of that is batting-average-on-balls-in-play-related (Colorado has a .265 BABIP away from home).
Some of it is poor performance in high-leverage situations and some of it is schedule-related as the Rockies have played a tough slate with regard to pitching faced.
With Gomber’s stuff being so strong of late, the Rockies’ bullpen being more bottom-third bad and less prolifically bad (as perhaps their surface ERA indicates), and with left-handers bringing out much the better side of Colorado’s platoon splits (.780 OPS vs. lefties), BACK THE ROCKIES (+100) in this one.
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Run line/Against the spread (ATS)
PASS on the run-line action; the low-score possibility here makes the multi-run play too iffy.
Over/Under (O/U)
Some play-Gomber/play-Colorado relievers lean works alongside two shaky offenses to make for some value on the UNDER 7.5 (-120).
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