Braves at Rockies prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for April 30

Its Wednesday, April 30 and the Braves (14-15) are in Denver looking to sweep the three-game series against the Rockies (4-25).

Chris Sale is slated to take the mound for Atlanta against Chase Dollander for Colorado.

The Braves ripped the Rockies last night, 8-2. Atlanta collected 14 hits for the second straight game. Matt Olson went 3-5 to lead the offense.

Lets dive into the matchup and find a sweat or two.

We’ve got all the info and analysis you need to know ahead of the game, including the latest info on the how to catch tipoff, odds, recent team performance, player stats, and of course, our predictions, picks & best bets for the game from our modeling tools and staff of experts.

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Game details & how to watch Braves at Rockies

• Date: Wednesday, April 30, 2025
• Time: 3:10PM EST
• Site: Coors Field
• City: Denver, CO
• Network/Streaming: FDSNSO, COLR

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Odds for the Braves at the Rockies

The latest odds as of Wednesday:

• Moneyline: Braves (-250), Rockies (+204)
• Spread: Braves -1.5
• Total: 10.0 runs

Probable starting pitchers for Braves at Rockies

• Pitching matchup for April 30, 2025: Chris Sale vs. Chase Dollander
  • Braves: Chris Sale (1-2, 5.40 ERA)
    Last outing: 4/25 at Arizona – 5IP, 1ER, 5H, 2BB, 4Ks
  • Rockies: Chase Dollander (1-3, 7.91 ERA)
    Last outing: 4/24 at Kansas City – 4.2IP, 5ER, 7H, 2BB, 3Ks

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Top betting trends & insights to know ahead of Braves at Rockies

• The Braves are 6-12 on the road but have won 4 of their last 5 away from home
• The Rockies have lost 8 in a row and covered the Run Line just twice during the streak
• The Braves have covered in 4 of their last 5 road games and are profiting 2.42 units
• The Rockies last 4 games have stayed under the Total

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Expert picks & predictions for tonight’s game between the Braves and the Rockies

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Our model calculates projections around each moneyline, spread and over/under bet for every game on the MLB calendar based on data points like past performance, player matchups, ballpark information and weather forecasts.

Once the model is finished running, we put its projection next to the latest betting lines for the game to arrive at a relative confidence level for each wager.

Here are the best bets our model is projecting for Wednesday’s game between the Braves and the Rockies:

• Moneyline: NBC Sports Bet is recommending a play on the Atlanta Braves on the Moneyline.
• Spread: NBC Sports Bet is leaning towards a play ATS on the Colorado Rockies at +1.5.
• Total: NBC Sports Bet is leaning towards a play on the over on the Game Total of 10.0.

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