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Cincinnati Reds vs Colorado Rockies: Both teams are at the bottom of their divisions
The Colorado Rockies are hosting the Cincinnati Reds to open up the three-game series today at Coors Field.
The Reds are picking up their form
The Cincinnati Reds are at the bottom of the NL Central with a 26-33 record. They are coming off a 2-1 series win on the road over the Chicago Cubs, which ended with a 5-2 Reds win. The Reds have a 3.94 ERA, a .236 batting average, a .312 on-base percentage, and 1.25 walks plus hits per inning pitched. Elly De La Cruz is the best player on the team, leading with 50 hits, 37 runs, and nine home runs.
The Rockies scored one run in the last two games
The Colorado Rockies are at the bottom of the NL West with a 21-37 record. They have split the last six games and are coming off back-to-back losses against the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Rockies have a 5.19 ERA, a .274 batting average, a .351 on-base percentage, and 1.52 walks plus hits per inning pitched. Ezequiel Tovar leads the Rockies with 71 hits, Brenton Doyle is on top with 36 runs, and Ryan McMahon leads with 10 home runs.
Betting Trends
The Rockies are 8-2 SU in the last 10 games overall and 5-1 SU in the last 6 home games against the Reds. Colorado has played under the total run line in 6 of the last 7 games against teams from the NL and 8 of the last 12 games against teams from the NL Central. The Reds are 6-3 SU in the last 9 games overall, 4-1 SU in the last 5 games against Colorado, 5-10 SU in the last 15 games on the road and 1-5 SU in the last 6 games when visiting the Rockies. The Reds have played over the total run line in7 of theier last 9 games played in June and under it in 5 of the last 6 games as favoites.
Prediction and Conclusion
Both teams are having disappointing first two months of the season, but the truth is that nobody expected anything more from them. The Reds are going into this series with high hopes, as they won the road series against the Cubs and have won the last three games against the Rockies. Cincinnati will have Andrew Abbott on the mound, who is in his third season in the league and with the Reds. Abbott is 3-5 for the season with a 3.29 ERA, 46 K, 63 IP, and 1.13 WHIP. On the other side will be Ryan Feltner, who is in his fourth season with the Rockies, and he has never had a winning record in any of them. This season, Feltner is 1-4 with a 5.46 ERA, 46 K, 59.1 IP, and 1.50 WHIP. Both the recent form and the pitching stats are on the Reds side, so we are going with Cincinnati winning the series opener in Colorado.
