The Colorado Rockies (52-74) look to avoid being swept in the finale of a 4-game road series against the New York Mets (82-46) Sunday. First pitch is set for 1:40 p.m. ET at Citi Field. Let’s analyze Tipico Sportsbook‘s lines around the Rockies vs. Mets odds with MLB picks and predictions.
Season series: Mets lead 5-1
The Rockies have lost 4 straight games and 10 of their last 13 games. They have dropped their last 7 road games.
The Mets have won 5 of their last 9 outings and have a 3-game lead atop the NL East.
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Rockies at Mets projected starters
RHP German Marquez vs. RHP Max Scherzer
Marquez (6-10, 5.22 ERA) makes his 25th start. He has a 1.43 WHIP, 3.1 BB/9 and 7.4 K/9 through 139 2/3 IP.
- Is 3-2 with a 3.89 ERA with 2 complete games over 6 career starts against the Mets.
- Is 4-5 with 4.11 ERA in 10 road starts this season.
Scherzer (9-3, 2.33 ERA) makes his 18th start. He has a 0.94 WHIP, 1.6 BB/9 and 10.7 K/9 through 115 2/3 IP.
- Is 4-1 with 1.71 ERA in 8 home starts in 2022.
- Allowed 4 runs in each of his last 2 starts.
Rockies at Mets odds and lines
Odds provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 10:44 a.m. ET.
- Money line (ML): Rockies +265 (bet $100 to win $265) | Mets -350 (bet $350 to win $100)
- Run line (RL)/Against the spread (ATS): Rockies +2.5 (-130) | Mets -2.5 (+105)
- Over/Under (O/U): 7.5 (O: +100 | U: -125)
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Rockies at Mets picks and predictions
Prediction
Mets 4, Rockies 2
Money line
This is a very uneven matchup to end the season series for the Rockies. Colorado is awful on the road this season and has lost its last 7 away from Coors Field and sports the league’s worst road record at 18-42.
The Mets are 43-19 at home — only 2 teams in MLB have more home wins.
However, PASS on the money line. It is just too expensive to be worth any action.
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Run line/Against the spread
The Mets are 70-58 ATS overall this season and 32-30 ATS at home.
However, with the spread at -2.5 instead of a standard -1.5, it isn’t as sure a thing.
The Rockies have lost their last 4 closeout games, 3 of them by at least 3 runs.
The Mets have beaten the Rockies only twice by 3 or more runs. They have won by 3 or more runs in only 7 of Scherzer’s 18 starts.
Marquez is a reliable starter for the Rockies and has pitched well in his career against the Mets.
Take the ROCKIES +2.5 (-130).
Over/Under
Four of the 6 games between these two teams have had fewer than 8 runs this season.
The Mets have scored 3 or fewer runs in 5 of their last 8 games.
The Mets have held the Rockies to 1 or 0 runs 4 times this season.
Take UNDER 7.5 (-125).
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