The Arizona Diamondbacks (1-0) are set to take on the Colorado Rockies (0-1) Friday at 9:40 PM ET, airing on COLR. The Diamondbacks are listed as -249 favorites by bookmakers, while the underdog Rockies have +202 odds for the contest.
Merrill Kelly starts for Arizona while Cal Quantrill is Colorado’s starter for the contest.
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Diamondbacks and Rockies Betting Trends (2023)
The Diamondbacks went 43-32 in games they were favored on the moneyline last season (winning 57.3% of those games).
Arizona played as a moneyline favorite of -249 or shorter in only two games last season. It won both.
The Rockies were underdogs 147 times last season and won 54, or 36.7%, of those games.
Colorado had a record of 1-30, a 3.2% win rate, when it was set as the underdog by +202 or more by sportsbooks last season.
The Diamondbacks combined with their opponents to go over the total 79 times last season for a 79-92-8 record against the over/under.
Games involving the Rockies went over the total set by sportsbooks in 74 of 162 chances last season.
Diamondbacks Stats & Insights (2023)
Last season the Diamondbacks were the 14th-highest scoring team in baseball averaging 4.6 runs per game (746 total).
Arizona averaged one home run per game to rank 22nd in MLB with 166 total home runs last season.
The Diamondbacks had the 13th-ranked batting average in MLB (.250).
Arizona’s batters struck out 7.7 times per game, the fourth-fewest strikeouts in MLB.
The 8.5 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Diamondbacks pitching staff last season ranked 22nd in the majors.
Arizona had the 20th-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (4.48).
Rockies Stats & Insights (2023)
The Rockies scored the 18th-most runs in the league last season with 721 (4.5 per game).
Colorado ranked 26th in Major League Baseball with just 163 home runs as a team.
The Rockies had a team batting average of .249 last season, which ranked 16th among MLB teams.
Colorado ranked 28th in strikeouts per game (9.5) among MLB offenses.
The Rockies had a 7.2 K/9 last season as a pitching staff, which ranked 30th in baseball.
Colorado pitchers had a combined ERA of 5.68 last year, which ranked 30th in MLB.
Diamondbacks Key Players to Watch (2023)
Kelly starts for the first time this season for the Diamondbacks.
Corbin Carroll hit .285 last season with 25 home runs and 76 RBI.
Christian Walker slugged 33 homers and finished with 103 RBI.
Ketel Marte finished last season with 25 home runs, 82 RBI and a batting average of .276.
Lourdes Gurriel Jr. hit .261 with an OBP of .309, and a slugging percentage of .463.
Rockies Key Players to Watch (2023)
Quantrill has been named the starter for the Rockies and will make his first start this season.
Nolan Jones hit .297 last season with 22 doubles, four triples, 20 home runs and 53 walks.
Ryan McMahon launched 23 home runs a season ago while slugging .431.
Ezequiel Tovar racked up 73 runs batted in a season ago.
Charlie Blackmon hit .279 with 24 doubles, five triples, eight home runs and 39 walks.
Diamondbacks and Rockies Injuries
Diamondbacks: Randal Grichuk: 10 Day IL (Ankle), Eduardo Rodríguez: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Paul Sewald: 15 Day IL (Oblique), Drey Jameson: 60 Day IL (Elbow)
Rockies: Lucas Gilbreath: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Daniel Bard: 15 Day IL (Knee), German Márquez: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Antonio Senzatela: 60 Day IL (Elbow)
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