Baseball Betting Preview: Colorado Rockies at New York Mets

Added on Apr 12, 2011 by Jack Thurman in

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Game two of a four game set at Shea Stadium between the New York Mets and Colorado Rockies is scheduled for tonight and we’ll once again take a position in this matchup. Colorado won the opening game last night to improve to 7-2 on the year while the Mets slipped to 4-6.

Colorado Rockies (Rogers) at New York Mets (Niese)
April 12, 2011 4:10 PM Pacific

Our play on the Mets didn’t work out last night and the Rockies improved to 4-1 on the road. We’re still not convinced that their road success is legit or something that they’ll sustain throughout the season. Furthermore, we think that playing against them on the road is a valid concept that will prove to be profitable in the long haul. As we noted yesterday, three of the Rockies four road wins came at Pittsburgh. We expect the Pirates to show some improvement this year but they’re still not exactly a home field powerhouse. The Mets are 4-6 but have played 6 of their first 10 games on the road and against tough opponents in Philadelphia and Florida.

The Rockies have consistently been a good home team and an underachieving road team. Colorado finished with an 83-79 record, good for third in the NL West in 2010. As usual, the Rockies were strong at Coors Field posting a 52-29 mark that ranked among the MLB’s best. Away from home, however, they were just 31-50 which obviously isn’t good enough for a team looking to contend. We’re expecting some improvement on their home/away form this season but 5 games isn’t enough to draw any conclusions from.

The Mets were by and large a disappointment in 2010 but they did have a winning record at home (47-34) and have won 5 of the last 8 head to head against the Rockies at Shea Stadium. The Mets were especially successful in night games on their home field posting a record of 33-21 for just over 10 units of profit. And that brutal Rockies road record lost baseball betting enthusiasts a whopping -21.85 units in 2010. The Rockies are 2-0 against left handers this year, but historically have lost money against southpaws in all settings.

Bet New York Mets (Niese) +100 over Colorado Rockies (Rogers)