{"id":647198,"date":"2026-03-27T19:51:19","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T19:51:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/647198\/"},"modified":"2026-03-27T19:51:19","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T19:51:19","slug":"rockies-vs-marlins-prediction-mlb-picks-odds-best-bet-friday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/647198\/","title":{"rendered":"Rockies vs. Marlins prediction: MLB picks, odds, best bet Friday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\tGambling content 21+. The New York Post may receive an affiliate commission if you sign up through our links. Read our <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/betting-editorial-standards\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">editorial standards<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n<p>Curb your enthusiasm, <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/betting\/best-mlb-betting-sites-and-sportsbooks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">baseball<\/a> fans. It\u2019s the season opener for the Marlins. <\/p>\n<p>Sandy Alcantara, rumored to be traded to serious playoff contenders for two years running, is still in Miami. Colorado visits and forever Rockie Kyle Freeland has had one winning season since 2017. <\/p>\n<p>Even Stitches has had three. <\/p>\n<p>The Over\/Under for the Rockies\u2019 season win total is a modest 54.5. We are betting one of those isn\u2019t today. <\/p>\n<p>Play $50 on Alcantara and the Fish (-196, <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/betting\/fanduel-sign-up-offer\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">FanDuel<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>The Mets were down 2-0 faster than fans\u00a0could\u00a0put mustard on their $8 hot dog. <\/p>\n<p>Brandon Lowe homered off Freddy Peralta, but the Pirates collapsed quicker than Lindsey Vonn at the Olympics. <\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.49926794;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"38913768\" width=\"885\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/starting-pitcher-kyle-freeland-21-19729339.jpg\" alt=\"Starting pitcher Kyle Freeland #21 of the Colorado Rockies in a white uniform with black pinstripes throws during the first inning.\" class=\"wp-image-38913768\"  \/>Kyle Freeland will start for the Colorado Rockies on Friday. Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>Betting on Baseball?<\/p>\n<p>Paul Skenes\u2019 fastball, not as impressive as his girlfriend Livvy Dunne\u2019s curves, surrendered five runs and was <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/03\/26\/sports\/paul-skenes-explains-why-his-opening-day-start-turned-ugly\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">chased after recording just two outs<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Skenes\u2019 ERA is 67.50. Carson Benge hit his first MLB homer, Francisco Alvarez added another and the Mets punished the Pirates, 11-7.<\/p>\n<p>Our first \u201cL\u201d of the season has us +50 ralphkiners.<\/p>\n<p>The Play: Marlins -196 (<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/betting\/fanduel-sign-up-offer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">FanDuel<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Why Trust New York Post Betting<\/p>\n<p>The one and only Stitches has been handicapping baseball, daily, for the Post since 2019. Miraculously, he has finished in the black twice. But wait there\u2019s more. He showed his versatility by winning the Post\u2019s NFL Best Bet crown last year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Gambling content 21+. The New York Post may receive an affiliate commission if you sign up through our&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":647199,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2395],"tags":[5,684,52,1816,778,58,4171,4,722,185,1272,723,724],"class_list":["post-647198","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-miami-marlins","tag-baseball","tag-betting","tag-colorado-rockies","tag-marlins","tag-miami","tag-miami-marlins","tag-miamimarlins","tag-mlb","tag-mlb-betting","tag-sports","tag-sports-betting","tag-sports-picks","tag-stitches"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@mlb\/116302885919665082","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/647198","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=647198"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/647198\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/647199"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=647198"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=647198"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=647198"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}