The Houston Astros and Colorado Rockies meet Monday in MLB action at Dodger Stadium. Here’s a Rockies vs. Astros Prediction. This article will include a Rockies vs. Astros Pick.
Houston Astros Betting Preview
The Houston Astros are 6-4 on the year and play the Rockies and Mariners next. The Houston Astros are batting .282 on the season and have a .396 OBP, and a .484 slugging percentage. The Houston Astros pitching staff has a 5.46 ERA and a 1.54 WHIP. Yordan Alvarez leads the Houston Astros with 12 hits and 10 RBI, while Christian Walker and Jose Altuve have combined for 23 hits and 16 RBI.
Cody Bolton gets the ball for the Houston Astros, and he is 0-0 with a 3.00 ERA and 5 strikeouts this season. This will be Bolton’s second career game against the Colorado Rockies.
Colorado Rockies Betting Preview
The Colorado Rockies are 3-6 on the year and play the Astros and Padres next. The Colorado Rockies are batting .219 on the season and have a .265 OBP, and a .343 slugging percentage. The Colorado Rockies pitching staff has a 3.89 ERA and a 1.33 WHIP. TJ Rumfield leads the Colorado Rockies with 10 hits and 5 RBI while Ezequiel Tovar and Hunter Goodman have combined for 19 hits and 7 RBI.
Ryan Feltner gets the ball for the Colorado Rockies, and he is 0-0 with a 0.00 ERA and 4 strikeouts this season. This will be Feltner’s second career game against the Houston Astros.
Why the Colorado Rockies will win
- The Astros have lost nine of their last 10 games as favorites after going to extra innings.
- The underdogs have won each of the Astros’ last four games.
- The Astros have failed to cover the run line in each of their last 10 games as favorites after going to extra innings.
- The underdogs have covered the run line in each of the Astros’ last four games.
- The Rockies have won the first inning in three of their last four games as home underdogs against American League opponents.
- The Astros have trailed after 5 innings in each of their last three road games against NL West opponents that held a losing record.
Why the Houston Astros will win
- The Rockies have lost each of their last 10 games following a win.
- The Astros have won each of their last six road games against NL West opponents.
- The Astros have covered the run line in each of their last six road games against NL West opponents.
- The Rockies have failed to cover the run line in each of their last six home games following a win.
- The Rockies have lost the first inning in three of their last four home games.
- The Astros have led after 5 innings in seven of their last eight night games against National League opponents.
- The Astros have led after 3 innings in four of their last five games against National League opponents.
Total Runs Facts
- Each of the Astros’ last eight games has gone OVER the total runs line.
- Eight of the Rockies’ last nine games after playing the previous day have gone UNDER the total runs line.
- The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Rockies’ last four home games.
- The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in five of the Astros’ last six games at Coors Field.
Colorado Rockies Player Prop Facts
- Kris Bryant has hit a home run in four of his last six appearances against the Astros.
- Tyler Freeman has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 15 appearances against AL opponents that held a winning record.
- Jake McCarthy ranks T2nd in the league in Steals (4) this season.
Houston Astros Player Prop Facts
- Christian Walker has hit at least one home run in each of his last five road appearances after playing the previous day.
- Jose Altuve has recorded two hits in each of his last seven appearances against the Rockies after playing the previous day.
- Yordan Alvarez ranks 1st amongst qualified players for Slugging Percentage (.900) this season.
Matchup/League Facts
- The Rockies rank 30th in the league for on-base percentage this season (.265).
- The Rockies rank 30th in the league for walks this season (18).
- The Astros rank 1st in the league for runs scored this season (70).
- The Astros rank 1st in the league for hits this season (98).
Rockies vs Astros Prediction
The Rockies aren’t a good team and they’re going to lose even more than expected if the offense doesn’t pick up, especially at home. However, the Astros’ pitching staff has gotten rocked in two of their last three games and I’m not sure Bolton has done enough to be this big of a favorite on the road. We’re getting 1.5 times our money with the Rockies at Coors, where anything can happen on a nightly basis. I’ll take it. Give me the Rockies on Monday night.