Arizona Diamondbacks vs Colorado Rockies Prediction, 8/14/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arizona Diamondbacks vs Colorado Rockies

Date: Thursday, August 14, 2025

Location: Coors Field in Denver, CO

TV: Rockies.TV

Odds/Point Spread: Arizona (-132) Colorado (+110)

Coors Field is the location where the Colorado Rockies (31-88) will take on the Arizona Diamondbacks (57-62) on Thursday. The moneyline on this contest has Arizona at -132 while Colorado is at +110. The total is set at 8.5. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Eduardo Rodriguez and Bradley Blalock.

As a team, the Arizona Diamondbacks are recording 4.9 runs per game, which puts them at 6th in the league. They have racked up 586 runs and hold an OBP of .326. The Diamondbacks have accumulated 210 doubles as a team and have smacked 166 baseballs out of the stadium. They have accrued 573 runs batted in in addition to 1,008 base knocks this season, and their team batting average is .251. Arizona has a slugging % of .440 and have been called out on strikes 937 times, while being walked on 413 occasions.

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They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.59 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.35. Diamondbacks pitchers have conceded 148 home runs and also 585 total runs (25th in the league). Arizona has conceded 1,049 base hits (8.9 per 9 innings) and 537 earned runs. The Diamondbacks have compiled a team earned run average of 4.56 so far this season (25th in MLB), and their staff has rung up 972 batters. They have walked 376 opposing hitters and their FIP comes in at 4.29 as a team this season.

The Diamondbacks have dispatched 362 relievers to the hill for the season. The relief pitchers have inherited 127 base runners so far this season with 31.5% of them crossed the plate. They have recorded 31 saves so far this season and have blown 22 out of their 53 chances to get a save. The Diamondbacks relief pitchers have a save percentage of 58.5% and have entered the game in 118 save situations. The bullpen have a total of 61 holds on the campaign (21st in the league). Diamondbacks bullpen pitchers have entered the contest with players on base 99 times in addition to having 111 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Arizona Diamondbacks have a tally of 3,177 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 1,051 assists and 60 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .986 which is 18th in the majors, and they have turned 92 double plays. The Diamondbacks have turned 68.9% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 9,531 innings, ranking them 23rd in professional baseball.

Rodriguez has taken the hill for 1,253 innings and has tallied 1,259 punch outs during his career. Rodriguez (89-64 career record) has a FIP of 4.15 and he has faced 5,365 hitters in the majors. His earned run average is 4.21 (586 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.333. He has surrendered 1,233 base knocks (8.9 hits per nine innings) and has 437 free passes.

The Rockies hold a team slugging percentage of .392 and they earn 3.71 runs per outing (28th in baseball). They have notched 194 doubles, while walking 307 times and recording 438 runs. Colorado has compiled 120 HRs this season to go along with 427 RBIs. They have struck out on 1,115 occasions (2nd in MLB) and have accounted for 940 base hits. The Colorado Rockies have accumulated an on-base percentage of .296 and a team batting average of .237 so far this year.

The Rockies hold a team WHIP of 1.624 and have a FIP of 5.12 as a team on the season. They come in at 30th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 1,257. The Colorado pitching staff have surrendered 768 runs on the season and come in with a team ERA of 6.07 (693 earned runs relinquished). They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 6.80 (774 strikeouts against 413 walks). They have yielded 173 HR's and they relinquish 6.72 runs per 9 innings (30th in MLB).

Colorado relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 34.8% of 221 inherited base runners. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 113 times in high leverage situations and also on 128 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 87 save situations, the Rockies have 47 holds in addition to 20 blown saves. They sit at 29th in baseball holding a save percentage of 50.0%, and they have sent 394 relievers onto the field on the campaign. Colorado has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the game in 40 save chances and they have earned 20 saves.

The Colorado Rockies have gotten 119 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .979 (30th in pro baseball). The Rockies have accrued 1,119 assists, 91 errors and have accounted for 3,085 putouts this season. In 9,255 innings on the diamond, the Rockies hold a defensive efficiency of 65.2% (30th in the majors).

During his pro baseball career, Blalock has allowed 95 hits while he has accumulated 42 K's in 73 frames. He has given up a total of 58 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.760 and a FIP of 7.0. His strikeout to walk ratio is 1.24 and he has faced 344 batters so far in his MLB career. Blalock (2-6 mark in his career) holds a 7.12 earned run average while surrendering 11.7 hits per nine innings.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Colorado (+110)

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