Arizona Diamondbacks vs Colorado Rockies Prediction, 8/16/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arizona Diamondbacks vs Colorado Rockies

Date: Saturday, August 16, 2025

Location: Coors Field in Denver, CO

TV: Rockies.TV

Odds/Point Spread: Arizona (-152) Colorado (+126)

The Arizona Diamondbacks (59-62) are on their way to Coors Field on Saturday where they will try to defeat the Colorado Rockies (32-88). The moneyline on this game has the Diamondbacks at -152 while the Rockies are sitting at +126. The over/under is set at 8.5. The men taking the mound will be Ryne Nelson and Chase Dollander.

Arizona has a slugging % of .441 and have struck out 957 times, while taking a walk on 418 occasions. They have 582 RBI's and 1,025 base knocks for the year, and their average at the plate is .251. The Diamondbacks have accounted for 212 doubles as a team and have hit 171 baseballs out of the stadium. They have earned a total of 595 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .326. As a team, the Arizona Diamondbacks are notching 4.9 runs per outing, which has them sitting at 6th in the league.

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The Diamondbacks have a team ERA of 4.54 so far this season (25th in the league), and their staff has rung up 980 batters. Diamondbacks pitchers have surrendered 149 home runs and 591 runs (25th in the league). They have walked 384 opposing batters and their FIP comes in at 4.30 as a unit so far this season. Arizona has surrendered 1,060 base hits (8.9 per 9 innings) and also 543 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.55 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.34.

The Diamondbacks have sent 369 relief pitchers to the hill on the year. The relief pitchers have inherited 128 base runners this year with 31.3% of them ended up scoring. They have accumulated 33 saves on the campaign and have missed out on 22 of their 55 chances to get a save. The Diamondbacks relievers have a save rate of 60.0% and have come into the game in 120 save situations. The relievers have racked up 61 holds this year (22nd in the league). Diamondbacks pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 100 times and also have had 114 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Diamondbacks have turned 69.1% of balls hit into play into outs in their 9,693 innings, which has them sitting 23rd in pro baseball. The Arizona Diamondbacks have earned 3,231 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 1,066 assists and 62 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .986 which has them sitting 18th in professional baseball, and have earned 93 double plays.

Nelson has taken the hill for 419 frames and has totaled 333 strikeouts during his MLB career. Nelson (25-18 career record) is the owner of a FIP of 4.23 while facing 1,749 opposing hitters in the majors. His ERA is 4.29 (200 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.245. He has conceded 406 hits (8.7 hits per 9 innings) with 116 free passes.

The Colorado Rockies have compiled an on-base percentage of .296 as well as a batting average of .237 on the season. They have been rung up on 1,131 occasions (2nd in baseball) and have earned a total of 957 hits. Colorado is sitting with 123 home runs so far this season as well as 436 runs batted in. The Rockies have a team SLG% of .392 and they average 3.73 runs per outing (29th in baseball). They have hit 195 two-baggers, while taking a walk 309 times as well as racking up 447 runs.

The Rockies have a team WHIP of 1.614 and have a FIP of 5.11 as a staff this season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 6.80 (785 strikeouts vs 416 walks). They rank 30th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 1,272. They have yielded 175 homers and they relinquish 6.65 runs per 9 innings (30th in the league). The Colorado pitching staff have conceded 773 runs on the campaign while holding an ERA of 6.01 (698 earned runs surrendered).

With 89 save situations, the Rockies have accumulated 47 holds and 20 blown saves. Colorado has had relief pitchers step onto the mound in 42 save chances and they have walked away with 22 saves. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 115 times in high leverage situations and on 129 occasions with runners on base. Colorado relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 34.5% of 223 inherited runners. They rank 28th in MLB with a save percentage of 52.4%, and they have dispatched 399 relievers onto the field this year.

In 9,417 innings played, the Rockies have a efficiency on defense of 65.4% (30th in baseball). The Colorado Rockies have gotten 122 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .979 (29th in pro baseball). The Rockies have racked up 1,136 assists, 91 errors and are sitting with 3,139 putouts so far this season.

During his MLB career, Dollander has conceded 79 base hits and he has 57 punch outs in 73 frames. He has allowed a total of 52 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.571 and having a FIP of 6.3. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.58 and he has gone up against 332 opposing hitters in his career. Dollander (2-9 career mark) holds a 6.39 earned run average and has surrendered 9.7 hits per nine innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Arizona (-152)

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