Rockies pitcher Kyle Freeland has a 2.15 ERA over his last 54 2/3 innings and has been better at Coors Field than on the road. Braves starter Sean Newcomb has the potential to be a Top 10 MLB pitcher. Newcomb is coming off a poor performance against a good Milwaukee lineup and should bounce back nicely Friday against the Rockies. Take the Under in this one.

Sean Newcomb had been on an amazing run of allowing just one run in three straight starts, all Braves wins, and then he imploded in his last start allowing five runs off 12 hits in four innings against the Brewers. The Braves still won. Kyle Freeland has been bringing it all summer and the Rockies are 15-9 behind him including 7-1 in his last eight starts. They stayed Under in 10 of his last 12 and 18 of 24 starts this season. Under is the play.

The Braves' bullpen could not hold off the Rockies on Thursday, resulting in a 5-3 loss. Friday, Sean Newcomb will take the mound after a disastrous start against the Milwaukee Brewers. In that outing, Newcomb lasted just four innings while yielding twelve hits. As a sizable favorite off such a loss, look for Newcomb and the Braves to deliver against the Rockies. Grab Atlanta.

Pitchers with solid ERA’s take the mound Friday in Sean Newcomb (3.40) and Kyle Freeland (3.02). Yet oddsmakers have pushed up the total. I anticipate early runs from both teams and late action off the bullpens to push this Over.