Colorado Rockies vs Cleveland Guardians Prediction and Betting Odds June 14

Colorado Rockies vs Cleveland Guardians Betting Preview

WagerTalk MLB analyst Brian Ochsner offers his Colorado Rockies vs Cleveland Guardians betting preview for Tuesday, June 14. The Guardians continue to make up ground in the AL Central sitting only 3.5 games back. The Rockies are last in the NL West sitting 10.5 games back.

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Tuesday, June 14	MLB Betting Notes, Courtesy of Caesars
Moneyline:	Colorado Rockies +150 vs Cleveland Guardians -160
Runline:	Rockies +1.5 (-115) / Guardians -1.5 (-105)
Total:	11 Runs (Over -105 / Under -115)
Game Time:	8:40pm ET / 5:40pm PT
Where:	Coors Field in Denver, CO
Weather:	70 Degrees / Clear

Colorado Rockies vs Cleveland Guardians Analysis

The Cleveland Guardians pay a visit to Coors Field to play the Colorado Rockies in the first of a three game series. Shane Bieber (3-3, 2.91 ERA) takes the bump against Antonio Senzatela (2-3, 4.83 ERA) in a battle of right-handed pitchers.

Cleveland won two of three against the Rangers and three of four against the A’s last week at home. The Rockies finished a successful seven game road trip where they won two of three from the Giants, and split four games with the Padres.

Cleveland Guardians Betting Preview

The line opened with Cleveland as the road favorite at -135 and Colorado as the home dog at +115. Since then it’s gone up to -160/+150 with the over/under at 11 runs.

Shane Bieber is pitching like one of the best hurlers in baseball. In 11 starts and 65.0 innings, he has a 2.91 ERA, a 1.13 WHIP along with 68 strikeouts – that’s 9.4 Ks per nine innings of work. His control has been excellent as he’s only given up 16 walks and four home runs.

The Cleveland lineup has done their part this year, especially against right-handed pitching, with a 10th best OPS of .726 and a team average of .255. The G’s are also 8th in runs scored, 8th in hits and 10th in batting average.

Colorado Rockies Betting Preview

After a rough first several weeks to the season, Senzatela and the Rockies pitching staff looks like they’ve figured things out.

In the last seven games, Colorado only gave up more than three runs one time, which means even the bullpen has gotten better – at least on the road. We’ll see how they perform back at the launching pad I call Coors Canaveral.

Senzatela’s last start was a good one in San Francisco going 6.0 innings, giving up six hits, one walk and no earned runs. One game doesn’t make a trend, but it was encouraging for the Rox to see him pitch like he’s capable of.

The Rox hitting has regressed in the last couple of weeks, as they have a 14th best OPS of .708 and a 4th best team average of .257. They’re also 4th in hits and 10th in runs scored. and tied for 22nd in home runs with the Pirates.

The Rockies are coming off a seven-game road trip, and it’s usually a fade situation for the first home game back. And the Guardians are hitting the ball well, especially against righties like Senzatela.

The starting pitching matchup favors Bieber as he can miss more bats than Senza, and there’s a good chance he’ll pitch into the sixth or seventh inning.

Colorado Rockies vs Cleveland Guardians Prediction

The G’s have a much better bullpen, with a 4th best 2.98 ERA and 1.07 WHIP, compared to the Rockies’ 29th best relief corps ERA.

Colorado’s best reliever, Tyler Kinley, was just placed on the 15-day IL – and he’s probably the only Rockies reliever I really trust.

Starting pitching is the key in this game, and I don’t want to take the risk of a full game side where a bullpen could blow up. We’re also getting a better price on this wager, so I’ll lean to Cleveland on the 1st 5 innings run line (-0.5).

Prediction: Cleveland 1st 5 innings Run Line

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Meet the Author

Brian Ochsner graduated from Kansas State University with degrees in Accounting and Agribusiness. He’s a life-long baseball fan and “numbers guy” who tolerates the Colorado Rockies (bad ownership), and is a Denver Broncos and Kansas State Wildcats fan. Along with his interest in the sports wagering industry, he enjoys eating good BBQ, reading books on marketing, finance and economics, and playing Texas Hold ‘Em poker.

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