Pirates vs. Rockies odds, tips and betting trends

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08 May 2023

Pirates vs. Rockies odds, tips and betting trends

A series opener between the Pittsburgh Pirates (20-15) and Colorado Rockies (14-21) is on deck Monday at 6:35 PM ET, at PNC Park.

The favored Pirates (-181 on the moneyline to win) play at home against the Rockies (+154). The starting pitchers are Mitch Keller (3-1) for the Pittsburgh Pirates, and Kyle Freeland (3-3) for the Colorado Rockies.

The Pirates’ matchup yesterday versus the Blue Jays finished in a 10-1 loss. Ke’Bryan Hayes went 2-for-4 in the defeat, while Roansy Contreras threw five innings, giving up five earned runs on nine hits while striking out four en route to taking the loss.

The Rockies beat the Mets 13-6 yesterday. Brenton Doyle led the way offensively after going 3-for-5 with a home run and three RBI, and Brent Suter got the win, pitching 1 2/3 innings, giving up one earned run on three hits while striking out three.

Get ready for the Pirates vs. Rockies with everything you need to know about Monday’s game, including viewing options.

Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Colorado Rockies Odds and Betting Lines

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Favorite: Pirates (-181, bet $181 to win $100)
Underdog: Rockies (+154, bet $100 to win $154)
Over/under: 8.5

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Pirates Stats and Trends

Pirates Betting Records

This season, the Pirates have been favored eight times and won seven of those games.
Pittsburgh has not been bigger favorites this season than the -181 moneyline set for this game.
Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Pirates have a 64.4% chance to win.
Pittsburgh and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 17 of 35 opportunities.
The Pirates are 20-15-0 ATS in their 35 games with a spread this season.

Mitch Keller (Pirates Probable Starter)

Keller gets the start for the Pirates, his eighth of the season. He is 3-1 with a 3.32 ERA and 48 strikeouts in 40 2/3 innings pitched.
His last appearance was on Wednesday against the Tampa Bay Rays, when the righty tossed five innings, surrendering one earned run while giving up five hits.
The 27-year-old has an ERA of 3.32, with 10.6 strikeouts per nine innings, in seven games this season. Opponents are batting .236 against him.
Keller is looking to secure his sixth quality start of the season.
Keller is aiming for his seventh straight appearance lasting five or more innings. He averages 5.7 frames per appearance on the mound.
He will face a Rockies offense that ranks 14th in the league with 152 runs while batting .256 as a unit. It has a collective .396 slugging percentage (15th in MLB action) and has hit a total of 30 home runs (24th in MLB).
Among qualifying pitchers in MLB play this season, the 27-year-old’s 3.32 ERA ranks 33rd, 1.230 WHIP ranks 41st, and 10.6 K/9 ranks 12th.

Pirates Batting Stats

The Pirates have hit 36 homers this season, which ranks 20th in the league.
Fueled by 118 extra-base hits, Pittsburgh ranks 11th in MLB with a .420 slugging percentage this season.
The Pirates rank 14th in MLB with a .249 team batting average.
Pittsburgh has scored the 11th-most runs in the majors this season with 163 (4.7 per game).
The Pirates have an OBP of .328 this season, which ranks 10th in MLB.
Pittsburgh ranks 11th in strikeouts per game (8.2) among MLB offenses.

Rockies Stats and Trends

Rockies Betting Records

The Rockies have been chosen as underdogs in 28 games this year and have walked away with the win 12 times (42.9%) in those games.
This year, Colorado has won seven of 17 games when listed as at least +154 or worse on the moneyline.
The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Rockies have a 39.4% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
Colorado and its opponents have gone over in 15 of its 35 games with a total set by sportsbooks this season.
The Rockies have an against the spread record of 16-19-0 in 35 games with a line this season.

Kyle Freeland (Rockies Probable Starter)

The Rockies are sending Freeland (3-3) to make his eighth start of the season. He is 3-3 with a 3.76 ERA and 26 strikeouts in 38 1/3 innings pitched.
The left-hander’s last appearance came on Thursday against the Milwaukee Brewers, when he went five scoreless innings while allowing three hits.
The 29-year-old has a 3.76 ERA and 6.1 strikeouts per nine innings in seven games this season, while giving up a batting average of .239 to opposing batters.
Freeland is looking to secure his fifth quality start of the year in this matchup.
Freeland will try to pitch five or more innings for his fourth straight start. He’s averaging 5.4 innings per outing.
The opposing Pirates offense has the 11th-ranked slugging percentage (.420) and ranks 20th in home runs hit (36) in all of MLB. They have a collective .249 batting average, and are 15th in the league with 289 total hits and 11th in MLB play scoring 163 runs.
Head-to-head against the Pirates this season, Freeland has pitched 2 2/3 innings, giving up seven earned runs on eight hits while striking out one.
This season, the 29-year-old ranks 39th in ERA (3.76), 21st in WHIP (1.096), and 70th in K/9 (6.1) among pitchers who qualify.

Rockies Batting Stats

The Rockies average 0.9 home runs per game to rank 24th in MLB action with 30 total home runs .
So far this season, Colorado is 15th in the majors with a .396 slugging percentage.
The Rockies are 11th in the majors with a .256 batting average.
Colorado scores the 14th-most runs in baseball (152 total, 4.3 per game).
The Rockies’ .321 on-base percentage ranks 16th in the majors.

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