Rockies vs. Yankees MLB Best Bet: Battle of Rookie Pitchers Brings Value to Colorado
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Swinging Johnson
- August 24, 2024
MLB Pick: Rockies ML (+230) at Bovada
Saturday features a full slate of Major League Baseball betting action and the value comes early with three of our best bets occurring in the afternoon. Let’s check out the current MLB odds at the top sportsbooks and reveal our three best MLB picks!
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Colorado Rockies vs. New York Yankees
Saturday, August 24, 2024 – 02:05 PM ET at Yankee Stadium
Rockies Pitching Profile
Rookie Bradley Blalock (0-0, 3.18 ERA, 1.32 WHIP) will make the third start of his career after limiting the Padres to one run on six hits over 5.2 innings. The 23-year-old righty has looked sharp in both of his outings for the Rockies after being acquired at the trade deadline from the Brewers for reliever Nick Mears.
Yankees Pitching Profile
The Yankees will send out their own barely tested rookie with Will Warren (0-1, 8.59 ERA, 1.64 WHIP) taking the mound in only the fourth start of his career. In his last effort, he surrendered two runs on seven hits over five full innings in a 10-2 win over the White Sox. It was a stark departure from the eight runs he allowed to the Angels in his previous start.
The Pick
There is much more at stake for the Yankees in this one as they are in a dogfight for first place and hold a tenuous 1½ game advantage over the Orioles. But if it were simply that easy to bet on the teams that needed the game the most, we’d all be rich and bookmakers would be out of business.
Despite the talent gap between these two teams, the bottom line is we have a pair of rookie pitchers with very little experience and very steep odds on the home team. Let’s take what the books are giving us and grab all that juice on the Rockies who should have a fighting chance this afternoon.
Predicted Score: Rockies 6 – Yankees 5
MLB Pick: Rockies ML (+230) at Bovada (visit our Bovada Review)
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