Arizona Diamondbacks vs Colorado Rockies Prediction, 8/17/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arizona Diamondbacks vs Colorado Rockies

Date: Sunday, August 17, 2025

Location: Coors Field in Denver, CO

TV: Rockies.TV

Odds/Point Spread: Arizona (-160) Colorado (+132)

The Arizona Diamondbacks (60-62) are traveling to Coors Field on Sunday where they will go up against the Colorado Rockies (32-89). The moneyline on this contest has Arizona at -160 and Colorado is opening at +132. The betting total comes in at 9. The men taking the mound are Ryne Nelson and Kyle Freeland.

The Diamondbacks have accounted for 215 doubles as a team and have hit 173 balls out of the park. Arizona is slugging .442 and have been called out on strikes 962 times, while drawing a walk on 423 occasions. As a team, the Arizona Diamondbacks are notching 4.9 runs per game, which puts them at 6th in MLB. They have 590 runs batted in and 1,034 hits this year, while their team batting average is at .251. They have racked up 603 runs scored and have an OBP of .326.

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The Diamondbacks have compiled a team ERA of 4.52 on the year (24th in the league), and they have struck out 988 batters. Diamondbacks pitchers have conceded 151 home runs and also 593 total runs (25th in baseball). They have walked 385 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 4.30 as a unit over the course of the season. Arizona has allowed 1,069 base hits (8.9 per 9 innings) and 545 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.57 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.34.

The Diamondbacks relievers have recorded a save rate of 60.0% and have stepped onto the mound in 120 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 128 base runners so far this year with 31.3% of those players ended up scoring. Diamondbacks relief pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 100 times in addition to having 114 appearances in high leverage situations. The Diamondbacks have sent 371 relievers to the hill so far this season. The relief pitchers have accumulated 61 holds on the year (22nd in the league). They have earned 33 saves for the year and have blown 22 of 55 chances to get a save.

The Diamondbacks have turned 69.1% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 9,774 innings on the diamond, which ranks them 23rd in pro baseball. The Arizona Diamondbacks have accumulated 3,258 putouts this year, as well as 1,074 assists and 62 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .986 which is 18th in professional baseball, and they have turned 94 double plays.

Nelson has taken the hill for 419 innings and has racked up 333 punch outs during his pro baseball career. Nelson (25-18 career win-loss record) sits with a FIP of 4.23 while he has gone up against 1,749 batters during his time in the major leagues. His ERA is 4.29 (200 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.245. He has surrendered 406 hits (8.7 hits per nine innings) and has had 116 walks.

The Colorado Rockies have an OBP of .296 and a team batting average of .238 on the season. They have struck out on 1,139 occasions (2nd in MLB) and have recorded 966 base hits. Colorado has accumulated 125 home runs on the campaign as well as 438 RBIs. The Rockies have a slugging percentage of .392 and they average 3.71 runs per game (29th in MLB). They have put up 195 two-baggers, while taking a walk 310 times and putting up 449 runs.

The Rockies have a WHIP of 1.613 and have a FIP of 5.12 as a pitching staff over the course of the season. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 6.70 (790 strikeouts vs 421 walks). They rank 30th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 1,281. They have allowed 177 dingers and they surrender 6.66 runs per 9 innings (30th in the league). The Colorado pitching staff have allowed 781 runs this year while having a team ERA of 6.02 (706 earned runs allowed).

Colorado has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the mound in 42 save opportunities and they have come away with 22 saves. They rank 28th in baseball with a save rate of 52.4%, and they have sent 402 relief pitchers to the mound for the season. Their relief pitchers have come in 115 times in high leverage situations and on 131 occasions with runners on. Colorado relievers hold an inherited score rate of 34.1% out of 226 inherited base runners. Sitting with 89 save situations, the Rockies have amassed 47 holds in addition to 20 blown saves.

The Colorado Rockies have turned 122 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .979 (29th in the majors). The Rockies have recorded 1,149 assists, 93 errors and have a tally of 3,166 putouts for the season. Out of their 9,498 innings on the field, the Rockies have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 65.4% (30th in pro baseball).

Freeland (63-85 win-loss mark in his career) holds a 4.55 earned run average while giving up 10.0 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.34 and he has faced 5,270 batters during his pro baseball career. He has conceded 613 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.424 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.5. So far in his pro baseball career, Freeland has surrendered 1,344 base knocks while accumulating 900 strikeouts in 1,213 innings pitched.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Arizona (-160)

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