Colorado Rockies vs. Cincinnati Reds odds, tips and betting trends

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01 May 2022

Colorado Rockies vs. Cincinnati Reds odds, tips and betting trends

The Colorado Rockies (12-9) will host the Cincinnati Reds (3-18), Sunday at 3:10 PM ET, with the Reds on a five-game losing skid.

The Reds are road favorites (+134) at the Rockies (-156). The matchup on the mound for this contest is set with the Colorado Rockies looking to Kyle Freeland (0-3), and Reiver Sanmartin (0-3) getting the nod for the Cincinnati Reds.

Yesterday, the Rockies claimed a 4-3 victory over the Reds, with Chad Kuhl (7.1 IP, 3 R, 5 H, 4 K) earning the win for the Rockies. Ryan McMahon went 2-for-3 with a triple and two RBI to lead the offensive showing. Art Warren (0.1 IP, 3 R, 2 H, 0 K) picked up the loss for the Reds.

Here is what you need to get ready for Sunday’s Rockies vs. Reds action.

Colorado Rockies vs. Cincinnati Reds Odds and Betting Lines

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Favorite: Rockies (-156, bet $156 to win $100)
Underdog: Reds (+134, bet $100 to win $134)
Over/under: 10.5

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Rockies Stats and Trends

Rockies Betting Records

This season, the Rockies have won four out of the six games in which they’ve been favored.
Colorado has not entered a game this season as a bigger favorite on the moneyline than the -156 odds on them winning this game.
The moneyline for this contest implies a 60.9% chance of a victory for the Rockies.
Games involving Colorado have gone over the total set by bookmakers in 10 of 21 chances this season.
The Rockies are 10-11-0 ATS in their 21 games with a spread this season.

Kyle Freeland (Rockies Probable Starter)

The Rockies will hand the ball to Freeland (0-3) for his fifth start of the season.
The left-hander gave up one earned run and allowed six hits in five innings pitched against the Philadelphia Phillies on Monday.
The 28-year-old has an ERA of 6.16, 8.1 strikeouts per nine innings and a batting average against of .313 in four games this season.
Freeland will look to finish five or more innings for the fourth start in a row.
The Reds rank 26th in MLB with 66 runs scored this season. They have a .204 batting average this campaign with 14 home runs (23rd in the league).

Rockies Batting Stats

The Rockies have hit 22 homers this season, which ranks ninth in the league.
Hitters for the Rockies rank second in the majors with a combined .425 team slugging percentage.
Colorado ranks first in the majors with a .262 team batting average.
The Rockies have scored 94 runs this season, which ranks seventh in MLB.
Colorado is among the best in the league at getting on base, ranking third with an OBP of .334.
The Rockies have shown patience at the plate this season with the seventh-best rate of strikeouts per game (7.8) among MLB offenses.

Reds Stats and Trends

Reds Betting Records

The Reds have been chosen as underdogs in 18 games this year and have walked away with the win three times (16.7%) in those games.
This season, Cincinnati has been victorious two times in 13 chances when named as an underdog of at least +134 or longer on the moneyline.
The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Reds have a 42.7% chance of walking away with the win.
Cincinnati and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 11 of their 21 opportunities.
The Reds are 6-15-0 against the spread in their 21 games that had a posted line this season.

Reiver Sanmartin (Reds Probable Starter)

Sanmartin (0-3 with a 10.91 ERA and 10 strikeouts in 15 2/3 innings pitched) gets the start for the Reds, his fourth of the season.
The left-hander’s most recent appearance was on Tuesday against the San Diego Padres, when he tossed three innings, surrendering nine earned runs while giving up eight hits.
The 26-year-old has an ERA of 10.91, with 5.7 strikeouts per nine innings in four games this season. Opposing batters have a .338 batting average against him.
Sanmartin heads into this game with two outings of five or more innings pitched this campaign.
He will face a Rockies offense that ranks seventh in the league with 94 total runs scored while batting .262 as a squad. His opponent has a collective .425 slugging percentage (second in MLB play) and has hit a total of 22 home runs (ninth in the league).

Reds Batting Stats

The Reds rank 23rd in MLB play with 14 total home runs.
So far this season, the Reds have the second-lowest slugging percentage in baseball (.311).
Cincinnati’s .204 batting average ranks 29th in the league.
The offense for the Reds is No. 26 in MLB play scoring 3.1 runs per game (66 total runs).
Cincinnati ranks 27th in the league with a .274 on-base percentage.
The Reds strike out 9.0 times per game, the No. 22 average in baseball.

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