The Colorado Rockies are making a road trip to Houston to face the Astros at Minute Maid Park. The game will start at 8:10 p.m. ET and this interleague showdown will be shown on either ATRM or ATSW.
Colorado Rockies vs. Houston Astros Odds
Houston (receiving -195 odds) is a solid favorite against Colorado and Vegas has put the Over/Under for this night game at 8.5 runs (-110 for the under and -110 for the over). Bettors can also wager on the game’s runline with the current odds sitting at -120 for the Rockies +1.5 runs and +100 for the Astros -1.5.
The Rockies are 52-60 SU and have gone 53-59 against the spread (ATS). They’ve lost 4.8 units for moneyline bettors and 11.2 units ATS. Colorado is 3-4 ATS over its last seven games and the under has hit in six of those seven. The Astros, on the other hand, are 73-40 SU and 61-52 ATS. The team’s gained 9.8 units for bettors taking the moneyline and 5.6 units ATS. Houston has covered the spread six times in its last seven games and the total has gone under in five of those seven.
Astros games have an over/under record of 49-61-3 in 2019. Rockies games have gone over 54 times, gone under 51 times and pushed on seven instances.
German Marquez will get the nod for the visiting Rockies. The right-handed Marquez (10-5, 4.68 ERA) has racked up 150 strikeouts in 150 innings so far. He’s 0-0 with seven strikeouts and a 6.00 ERA against Houston this year.
The Astros will be sending righty Zack Greinke (10-4, 2.90 ERA) to the hill. Greinke has 135 strikeouts and 21 walks to his name, along with a 0.95 WHIP. Greinke is 1-1 with 21 strikeouts and a 3.12 ERA across four starts against Colorado this year.
As a unit, Houston’s pitchers have given up 4.0 runs per game overall in 2019. The club’s starters have a 3.66 ERA, 1.08 WHIP and 10.4 strikeouts per nine innings. The bullpen has a 3.76 ERA, 1.20 WHIP and 9.7 K/9.
The Houston hitters are putting up 5.3 runs per contest, including 5.6 per game over its last 10 games and 6.6 per game over their last five. The team has hit .288/.376/.571 over its last five games and is 4-1 SU during that span.
Left fielder Michael Brantley and first baseman Yuli Gurriel have paced the Astros’ offense this year. Brantley is hitting .320/.379/.516 with 16 home runs, 67 RBIs and 61 runs scored, and Gurriel’s line sits at .293/.328/.514 with 20 homers, 69 RBIs and 58 runs scored.
In the visiting dugout, Colorado’s pitchers have allowed 5.7 runs per game and its starters own a 5.68 ERA, 1.48 WHIP and 7.94 K/9. The bullpen has managed an ERA of 4.98, along with a WHIP of 1.48 and a K/9 of 8.30.
The Rockies offense has slashed .267/.329/.457 on its way to 5.3 runs scored per game this season, including 5.3 runs per game over the team’s last 10 games and 4.2 per game over the team’s last five contests (2-3 SU).
Outfielder Charlie Blackmon and third baseman Nolan Arenado have paced Colorado’s offense. Blackmon is slashing .325/.371/.597 with 22 home runs, 63 RBIs and 82 runs scored, while Arenado (.305/.368/.539) has produced 24 homers, 83 RBIs and 71 runs scored.
The Rockies have lost 1.9 units and are 29-38 ATS when facing a righty starter this season. The over has hit in 35 of those games, compared to 29 that’ve gone under against right-handed starting pitchers. On the other hand, the Astros have lost 4.7 units and are 43-38 ATS when facing a right-handed starting pitcher. The over has hit in 37 of those games, as opposed to 42 that’ve gone under.
Rockies at Astros MLB Prediction
Predictions: SU Winner – Astros, ATS Winner – Rockies, O/U – OVER
Betting Notes
- The over has cashed in zero of Colorado’s last seven games.
- The Rockies have an OPS of .785 this season and an OPS of .775 against right-handed pitchers. The Astros’ OPS sits at .831 overall and .801 against righties.
- The Astros have won seven of their last eight games SU.
- Colorado has recorded 26.1 Runs + Hits + Errors per game over its last 10 games and 25.4 over its last five.
- The Rockies have hit 15 home runs in their last 10 games. The Astros have hit 18 over their last 10.
