Marlins vs. Rockies Prediction, Betting Tips & Picks 6/22/2022

The Miami Marlins (29-36) are set to take on the Colorado Rockies (30-37) Wednesday at 6:40 PM ET. The Marlins are listed as -188 favorites by oddsmakers, while the underdog Rockies have +160 odds for the contest. Miami’s Pablo Lopez and Colorado’s Chad Kuhl have been named the starters for this contest.

Marlins vs. Rockies Spread and Betting Line

Computer Predictions for Marlins vs. Rockies

Our computer pick: Colorado Rockies (+160) and Over (7.5)

Marlins vs. Rockies Game Info

• Miami Marlins probable starting pitcher: Pablo López
• Colorado Rockies probable starting pitcher: Chad Kuhl
• Game Day: Wednesday, June 22, 2022
• Game Time: 6:40 PM ET
• Location: Miami, Florida
• Stadium: loanDepot park

Miami Marlins vs Colorado Rockies Pitching Matchup

Marlins Starter Pablo López

• Lopez (4-3) takes the mound for the Marlins in his 14th start of the season. He has a 2.97 ERA in 75 2/3 innings pitched, with 77 strikeouts.
• In his most recent time out on Friday, the righty threw 5 1/3 innings against the New York Mets, allowing six earned runs while surrendering eight hits.
• The 26-year-old has a 2.97 ERA and 9.2 strikeouts per nine innings across 13 games this season, while giving up a batting average of .216 to opposing hitters.
• Lopez has five quality starts this year.
• Lopez will try to secure his 11th outing of five or more innings pitched this season. He’s averaging 5.2 innings per appearance.
• He will face a Rockies offense that ranks 11th in the league with 307 runs while batting .261 as a squad. It has a collective .400 slugging percentage (11th in MLB action) and has hit a total of 62 home runs (23rd in MLB).
• Head-to-head against the Rockies this season, Lopez has pitched six innings without giving up an earned run on three hits, while striking out five.
• This season, the 26-year-old ranks 25th in ERA (2.97), 22nd in WHIP (1.070), and 19th in K/9 (9.2) among qualifying pitchers.

Rockies Starter Chad Kuhl

• The Rockies’ Kuhl (4-4) will make his 13th start of the season.
• The right-hander last pitched on Thursday, when he gave up two earned runs and allowed seven hits in 5 2/3 innings against the Cleveland Guardians.
• The 29-year-old has pitched in 12 games this season with an ERA of 3.69 and 7 strikeouts per nine innings, with an opponent batting average of .256.
• He has six quality starts in 12 chances this season.
• Kuhl has seven starts of five or more innings this season in 12 chances. He averages 5.1 innings per outing.
• The Marlins have scored 288 runs this season, which ranks 17th in MLB. They have 527 hits, 19th in baseball, with 71 home runs (13th in the league).

Marlins Betting Picks & Insights

• The Marlins have been favorites in 28 games this season and won 17 (60.7%) of those contests.
• Miami has entered three games this season favored by -188 or more and is 2-1 in those contests.
• The moneyline for this contest implies a 65.3% chance of a victory for the Marlins.
• So far this season, Miami and its opponents have hit the over in 34 of their 66 games with a total.
• In 66 games with a spread this season, the Marlins are 34-32-0 ATS.

Rockies Betting Picks & Insights

• The Rockies have been chosen as underdogs in 53 games this year and have walked away with the win 21 times (39.6%) in those games.
• Colorado has a mark of 4-9 in contests where sportsbooks favor them by +160 or worse on the moneyline.
• Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Rockies have a 38.5% chance of pulling out a win.
• Colorado and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 35 of their 69 opportunities.
• In 69 games with a line this season, the Rockies have a mark of 35-34-0 against the spread.

Marlins Leaders & Batting Stats

• Jazz Chisholm is the Marlins best power hitter, crushing 13 home runs this season in addition to accumulating 42 RBI, both team highs.
• Chisholm ranks 22nd in home runs and 19th in RBI among all hitters in the majors.
• Jorge Soler is hitting .219 with 13 doubles, 12 home runs and 27 walks.
• Soler ranks 33rd in homers and 83rd in RBI on the year.
• Soler heads into this game looking for his third game in a row with a hit. In his last five games he is hitting .211 with a double, three walks and an RBI.
• Garrett Cooper has put up a team-high batting average of .312.
• Cooper has at least one base hit in six straight games. In his last 10 outings he is batting .341 with three doubles, three walks and four RBI.
• Jesus Aguilar is batting .247 with 11 doubles, nine home runs and 18 walks.
• Aguilar has recorded at least one hit in three straight games. During his last five outings he is hitting .238 with a double, a home run and four RBI.

Rockies Leaders & Batting Stats

• C.J. Cron paces the Rockies in home runs (17) and runs batted in (52).
• In all of the majors, Cron ranks 10th in homers and fourth in RBI.
• Cron brings a hitting streak of four games into this matchup. During his last five outings he is hitting .476 with a double, three home runs and nine RBI.
• Charlie Blackmon is hitting .270 with 12 doubles, two triples, 11 home runs and 18 walks.
• Blackmon is 42nd in homers and 31st in RBI among all MLB hitters this season.
• Connor Joe is batting .268 with 10 doubles, three triples, five home runs and 32 walks.
• Brendan Rodgers is hitting .243 with 12 doubles, six home runs and 15 walks.

Betting Tips for Marlins vs. Rockies

Our best bet is the Rockies on the moneyline at +160 after taking a look at all of the key statistics and trends for this matchup. Our computer predicts the scoring will over the total of 7.5 runs.