Colorado Rockies vs Boston Red Sox Prediction, 7/8/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado Rockies vs Boston Red Sox

Date: Tuesday, July 8, 2025

Location: Fenway Park in Boston, MA

TV: NESN

Odds/Point Spread: Colorado (+150) Boston (-182)

The Colorado Rockies (21-69) are traveling to Fenway Park on Tuesday where they will try to defeat the Boston Red Sox (46-45). The moneyline on this contest has the Rockies at +150 and the Red Sox are opening at -182. The over/under comes in at 9. The men taking the mound are Kyle Freeland and Brayan Bello.

Colorado is slugging .383 and have struck out 871 times, while drawing a walk on 238 occasions. They have tallied 313 RBI's as well as 697 base knocks on the year, and their average at the plate is .231. The Rockies have accrued 147 two-baggers as a unit and have knocked 86 balls out of the park. They have earned 321 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .292. As a team, the Colorado Rockies are putting up 3.6 runs/g, which is 26th in the league.

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The Rockies hold a team ERA of 5.51 on the season (30th in the league), and their staff has struck out 589 hitters. Rockies pitchers have relinquished 117 home runs in addition to 550 total runs (30th in baseball). They have walked 314 opposing batters and their FIP comes in at 4.81 as a team over the course of the season. Colorado has given up 919 hits (10.5 per 9 innings) as well as 483 earned runs. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 1.88 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.56.

The Rockies have sent 302 relievers to the mound over the course of the season. The relievers have inherited 173 runners so far this season and 34.1% of those runners crossed home plate. They have tallied 16 saves on the season and have missed out on 15 of 31 save chances. The Rockies bullpen have earned a save percentage of 51.6% and have stepped onto the mound in 67 save situations. The relievers have accumulated 36 holds for the season (29th in the league). Rockies pitchers have stepped onto the hill with players on base 101 times as well as having 94 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Rockies have converted 66.0% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 7,101 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 30th in baseball. The Cleveland Guardians have amassed 2,367 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 860 assists and 75 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .977 which ranks 30th in MLB, and have earned 88 double plays.

Freeland has thrown 1,180 frames and has accumulated 881 strikeouts during his pro baseball career. His earned run average is 4.55 (597 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.429. He has given up 1,313 hits (10.0 hits per nine innings) and has 374 free passes. Freeland (61-82 career win-loss record) sits with a FIP of 4.48 and he has faced 5,132 opposing batters in the major leagues.

The Boston Red Sox hold a team OBP of .325 as well as a batting average of .254 for the season. They have been called out on strikes on 833 occasions (3rd in MLB) and have earned a total of 799 base hits. Boston has 111 HRs so far this year to go along with 428 RBIs. The Red Sox hold a slugging percentage of .426 and they average 4.92 runs per game (6th in the league). They have hit 183 two-baggers, while taking a walk 299 times and recording 448 runs.

The Boston pitching staff have given up 415 runs for the year while holding an ERA of 3.96 (359 earned runs conceded). They have given up 87 dingers and they concede 4.58 runs per 9 innings (22nd in the league). The Red Sox have a WHIP of 1.329 with a FIP of 3.90 as a unit this season. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 8.40 (761 strikeouts against 313 walks). They are currently ranked 22nd in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 770.

Sitting with 91 save situations, the Red Sox have accumulated 47 holds and 18 blown saves. Boston has had bullpen pitchers take the mound in 42 save opportunities and they have walked away with 24 saves. Their relievers have come in 115 times in high leverage situations and on 93 occasions with runners on. Boston bullpen pitchers have an inherited score rate of 32.8% out of 125 inherited runners. They rank 23rd in MLB with a save rate of 57.1%, and they have sent 300 relievers to the mound so far this season.

The Boston Red Sox have gotten 78 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .978 (29th in the majors). The Red Sox have racked up 835 assists, 74 errors and have notched a total of 2,447 putouts on the season. In their 7,341 innings on the diamond, the Red Sox hold a defensive efficiency of 68.2% (26th in the majors).

So far in his pro baseball career, Bello has conceded 469 base hits and he has 395 punch outs in 452 innings pitched. Bello (32-30 career win-loss record) has earned a 4.26 ERA and has surrendered 9.3 hits per nine innings. He has surrendered 214 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.411 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.2. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.34 and he has gone up against 1,967 hitters so far in his MLB career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Colorado (+150)

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