Colorado Rockies vs Arizona Diamondbacks Prediction, 5/16/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado Rockies vs Arizona Diamondbacks

Date: Friday, May 16, 2025

Location: Chase Field in Phoenix, AZ

TV: DBACKS.TV

Odds/Point Spread: Colorado (+106) Arizona (-128)

The Arizona Diamondbacks (23-21) welcome the Colorado Rockies (7-36) at Chase Field on Friday. The line on this contest has Colorado at +106 while Arizona is coming in at -128. The over/under is 8.5. The starting pitchers are Tanner Gordon and Corbin Burnes.

The Rockies have accounted for 64 doubles as a unit and have hit 36 balls out of the park. Colorado has a slugging rate of .354 and have been rung up 418 times, while being walked on 121 occasions. As a squad, the Colorado Rockies are scoring 3.2 runs per game, which puts them at 29th in the league. They have recorded 137 RBI's and 307 hits for the season, while their average at the plate sits at .217. They have 138 runs and have an on-base percentage of .284.

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The Rockies have compiled a team ERA of 5.73 on the year (30th in the league), and their staff has rung up 283 batters. Rockies pitchers have surrendered 53 home runs and 275 runs in total (30th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 151 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 4.76 as a unit this season. Colorado has yielded 442 base hits (10.7 per 9 innings) as well as 237 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.87 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.59.

The Rockies bullpen have accumulated a save percentage of 45.5% and have come into the game in 22 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 101 runners on the season with 35.6% of those runners crossed the plate. Rockies pitchers have entered the game with runners on 55 times in addition to having 37 appearances in high leverage situations. The Rockies have dispatched 141 relievers to the mound for the year. The relief pitchers have recorded 11 holds for the year (30th in MLB). They have accumulated 5 saves on the campaign and have blown 6 of their 11 save chances.

The Cleveland Guardians have amassed 1,116 putouts this year, in addition to 423 assists and 36 errors. Their fielding rate is at .977 which is 29th in MLB, and have accumulated 37 double plays. The Rockies have transformed 65.2% of baseballs in play into outs in their 3,348 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 30th in the majors.

Gordon has taken the ball for 40 innings and has racked up 30 strikeouts in his career. His earned run average is 8.28 (37 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.716. He has conceded 62 base knocks (13.9 hits per nine innings) and has 7 free passes. Gordon (0-7 career record) has a FIP of 8.16 while he has faced 188 opposing batters during his time in the major leagues.

The Arizona Diamondbacks are sitting with a team OBP of .335 and a batting average of .252 on the season. They have been called out on strikes on 335 occasions (24th in the league) and are sitting with 374 hits. Arizona has recorded 61 home runs so far this year as well as 217 RBIs. The Diamondbacks hold a team slugging % of .444 and they score 5.05 runs per outing (5th in MLB). They have 88 two-baggers, while taking a walk 173 times and putting up 222 runs.

The Diamondbacks have a team WHIP of 1.350 with a FIP of 4.38 as a staff on the season. Their K/BB ratio is 8.70 (381 strikeouts against 148 free passes). They are currently ranked 24th in the league as a staff in total hits conceded with 384. They have allowed 59 long balls and they surrender 5.16 runs per 9 innings (24th in the league). The Arizona pitching staff have relinquished 226 runs on the year while holding a team ERA of 4.71 (206 earned runs given up).

Arizona has called on relief pitchers to step onto the hill in 23 save chances and they have come away with 15 saves. They sit at 11th in the league holding a save rate of 65.2%, and they have dispatched 131 relief pitchers onto the diamond for the year. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 44 times in high leverage situations and on 35 occasions with base runners. Arizona relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 33.3% out of 42 inherited runners. With 51 save situations, the Diamondbacks have 27 holds and also 8 blown saves.

In 3,546 innings on the diamond, the Diamondbacks have earned a defensive efficiency of 68.8% (21st in MLB). The Arizona Diamondbacks have turned 33 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .984 (21st in MLB). The Diamondbacks have accrued 393 assists, 25 errors and have earned 1,182 putouts this season.

During his career, Burnes has surrendered 740 base knocks while earning 1,084 strikeouts in 942 innings. He has given up a total of 333 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.075 and a FIP of 3.1. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.97 and he has gone up against 3,816 batters so far in his career. Burnes (62-37 career record) has a 3.18 earned run average and has conceded 7.1 hits per 9 innings.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Arizona (-128) and under 8.5 runs

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