Saturday's contest between the Atlanta Braves (60-54) and the Colorado Rockies (42-74) at Coors Field has a good chance to be a close matchup, as our computer prediction projects a final score of 6-5, with the Braves securing the victory. First pitch is at 8:10 PM ET on August 10.

The Braves will give the nod to Max Fried (7-6, 3.40 ERA), who is eyeing win No. 8 on the season, and the Rockies will counter with Cal Quantrill (7-8, 4.56 ERA).

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Braves vs. Rockies Game Info & Odds

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Braves vs. Rockies Score Prediction

  • Our prediction for this contest is Braves 6, Rockies 5.

Total Prediction for Braves vs. Rockies

  • Total Prediction: Under 10.5 runs

Braves Performance Insights

  • The Braves have played as the favorite in eight of their past 10 games and have won three of those contests.
  • Atlanta and its opponents have combined to hit the over five times in its last 10 games with a total.
  • The Braves have been favorites in 94 games this season and won 51 (54.3%) of those contests.
  • Atlanta has a record of 19-11, a 63.3% win rate, when favored by -200 or more by oddsmakers this season.
  • Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Braves have a 66.7% chance to win.
  • Atlanta ranks 24th in the majors with 479 total runs scored this season.
  • The Braves have a 3.69 team ERA that ranks third among all league pitching staffs.

Rockies Performance Insights

  • In 10 games as the underdog over the last 10 matchups, the Rockies have posted a mark of 4-6.
  • In its last 10 games with an over/under, Colorado and its opponents have combined to eclipse the total three times.
  • The Rockies have been chosen as underdogs in 115 games this year and have walked away with the win 42 times (36.5%) in those games.
  • Colorado has a win-loss record of 10-23 when favored by +165 or worse by bookmakers this year.
  • The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Rockies have a 37.7% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
  • Colorado scores the 18th-most runs in baseball (487 total, 4.2 per game).
  • The Rockies have the 30th-ranked ERA (5.52) in the majors this season.

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Braves Schedule

Date Opponent Score Pitching Matchup
August 3 Marlins L 4-3 Grant Holmes vs Kyle Tyler
August 4 Marlins L 7-0 Max Fried vs Edward Cabrera
August 6 Brewers L 10-0 Bryce Elder vs Colin Rea
August 7 Brewers L 8-5 Chris Sale vs Freddy Peralta
August 8 Brewers L 16-7 Charlie Morton vs Frankie Montás
August 10 @ Rockies - Max Fried vs Cal Quantrill
August 11 @ Rockies - Spencer Schwellenbach vs Kyle Freeland
August 12 @ Giants - Chris Sale vs Blake Snell
August 13 @ Giants - Charlie Morton vs Kyle Harrison
August 14 @ Giants - Spencer Schwellenbach vs Robbie Ray
August 15 @ Giants - Max Fried vs Logan Webb

Rockies Schedule

Date Opponent Score Pitching Matchup
August 3 @ Padres L 3-2 Tanner Gordon vs Martín Pérez
August 4 @ Padres L 10-2 Cal Quantrill vs Matt Waldron
August 6 Mets W 6-3 Kyle Freeland vs Luis Severino
August 7 Mets L 5-3 Ryan Feltner vs Paul Blackburn
August 8 Mets L 9-1 Austin Gomber vs David Peterson
August 10 Braves - Cal Quantrill vs Max Fried
August 11 Braves - Kyle Freeland vs Spencer Schwellenbach
August 12 @ Diamondbacks - Ryan Feltner vs Brandon Pfaadt
August 13 @ Diamondbacks - Austin Gomber vs Eduardo Rodríguez
August 14 @ Diamondbacks - TBA vs Jordan Montgomery
August 16 Padres - TBA vs TBA

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