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

Game: Colorado Rockies vs Arizona Diamondbacks

Date: Friday, August 8, 2025

Location: Chase Field in Phoenix, AZ

TV: DBACKS.TV

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

The Colorado Rockies (30-84) are hitting the road to Chase Field on Friday where they will go up against the Arizona Diamondbacks (54-61). The moneyline on this game has the Rockies at +106 and the Diamondbacks are priced at -128. The total comes in at 8.5. The men taking the mound are Austin Gomber and Zac Gallen.

As a team, the Colorado Rockies are earning 3.7 runs per game, which puts them at 28th in baseball. They have accumulated 424 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .295. The Rockies have compiled 186 doubles as a squad and have knocked 118 balls out of the park. They have accrued 413 runs batted in and 904 base knocks over the course of the season, and their batting average is at .236. Colorado is slugging .392 and have struck out 1,091 times, while taking a walk on 295 occasions.

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The Rockies have a team earned run average of 6.01 this year (30th in the league), and their staff has struck out 745 hitters. Rockies pitchers have yielded 169 home runs and 740 total runs (30th in baseball). They have walked 400 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 5.15 as a team over the course of the season. Colorado has allowed 1,214 base hits (11.0 per 9 innings) and 665 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.86 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.62.

The Rockies have dispatched 384 relief pitchers to the hill this season. The relief pitchers have inherited 216 base runners over the course of the season and 34.7% of those players ended up scoring. They have tallied 20 saves this year and have blown 19 out of their 39 save chances. The Rockies relievers have a save percentage of 51.3% and have entered the game in 85 save situations. The relievers have accumulated 46 holds this season (28th in the league). Rockies bullpen pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 125 times in addition to having 109 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Rockies have converted 65.3% of balls in play into outs out of 8,964 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 30th in the majors. The Cleveland Guardians have earned a total of 2,988 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 1,091 assists and 90 errors. Their fielding rate is at .978 which ranks 29th in professional baseball, and have a total of 118 double plays.

Gomber has taken the ball for 691 innings and has racked up 532 punch outs in his MLB career. Gomber (35-45 mark in his career) holds a FIP of 4.87 while he has gone up against 2,970 opposing batters in the major leagues. His ERA is 4.95 (380 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.380. He has allowed 740 hits (9.6 hits per nine innings) and has had 214 free passes.

Arizona has tallied 158 HRs so far this year as well as 542 runs batted in. They have tallied 198 doubles, while taking a walk 403 times and putting up 555 runs. The Arizona Diamondbacks hold an on-base percentage of .324 in addition to a batting average of .248 over the course of the season. The Diamondbacks have a slugging percentage of .436 and they average 4.83 runs per game (7th in baseball). They have struck out on 907 occasions (21st in the league) and have earned 963 base knocks.

The Diamondbacks have a WHIP of 1.341 with a FIP of 4.30 as a squad over the course of the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 8.30 (945 strikeouts against 364 walks). They come in at 24th in baseball as a staff in total hits allowed with 1,007. They have allowed 144 long balls and they surrender 4.98 runs per 9 innings (25th in the league). The Arizona pitching staff have yielded 566 runs so far this season while having a team ERA of 4.57 (519 earned runs yielded).

Arizona relievers have an inherited score percentage of 31.5% of 124 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 104 times in high leverage situations and on 96 occasions with runners on. With 114 save situations, the Diamondbacks have tallied 59 holds and also 20 blown saves. They are currently ranked 18th in MLB holding a save percentage of 60.8%, and they have sent 348 relief pitchers onto the field so far this season. Arizona has had relief pitchers take the mound in 51 save opportunities and they have converted 31 saves.

The Arizona Diamondbacks have turned 87 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .986 (17th in MLB). The Diamondbacks have accrued 1,017 assists, 58 errors and have a tally of 3,068 putouts during this campaign. In 9,204 innings played, the Diamondbacks hold a efficiency on defense of 69.0% (23rd in the majors).

During his pro baseball career, Gallen has surrendered 801 base knocks while he has earned 1,009 K's in 948 frames. He has conceded a total of 379 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.167 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.5. His K/BB ratio is 3.31 and he has faced 3,903 hitters in his career. Gallen (61-49 win-loss record in his career) holds a 3.60 ERA while giving up 7.6 hits per nine 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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