Colorado Rockies vs Houston Astros Prediction, 8/26/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado Rockies vs Houston Astros

Date: Tuesday, August 26, 2025

Location: Daikin Park in Houston, TX

TV: Space City Home Network

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

The Colorado Rockies (37-94) are en route to Daikin Park on Tuesday where they will go up against the Houston Astros (72-59). The moneyline on this matchup has the Rockies at +150 while the Astros are at -182. The betting total comes in at 9. The starting pitchers are Tanner Gordon and Hunter Brown.

Colorado has a slugging percentage of .393 and have struck out 1,217 times, while drawing a walk on 327 occasions. They have recorded 478 RBI's and 1,048 base knocks for the year, and their batting average is sitting at .239. The Rockies have accumulated 213 doubles as a unit and have knocked 133 baseballs out of the stadium. They are sitting with 491 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .296. As a unit, the Colorado Rockies are notching 3.8 runs per game, which puts them at 29th in baseball.

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The Rockies have a team earned run average of 6.00 over the course of the season (30th in MLB), and the staff has struck out 869 batters. Rockies pitchers have surrendered 191 long balls and 840 runs in total (30th in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 454 opposing hitters and their FIP is 5.09 as a squad on the campaign. Colorado has surrendered 1,384 base hits (10.9 per 9 innings) and 762 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.91 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.61.

The Rockies have dispatched 437 relievers to the hill this year. The relievers have inherited 237 runners on the season with 34.6% of them crossed the plate. They have compiled 25 saves on the year and have blown 21 of their 46 save opportunities. The Rockies relievers have a save percentage of 54.3% and have come into the game in 96 save situations. The relievers have a total of 50 holds for the year (30th in baseball). Rockies relief pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 139 times in addition to having 123 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Rockies have converted 65.4% of balls in play into outs in their 10,281 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 30th in MLB. The Cleveland Guardians have accounted for 3,427 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 1,228 assists and 99 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .979 which has them ranked 30th in the majors, and they have turned 130 double plays.

Gordon has taken the ball for 78 innings and is sitting with 53 strikeouts during his pro baseball career. Gordon (4-11 career mark) sits with a FIP of 7.71 while he has faced 364 opposing hitters in the majors. His earned run average is 7.83 (68 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.701. He has surrendered 117 base knocks (13.5 hits per nine innings) and has 16 free passes.

Houston has accumulated 145 long balls so far this season as well as 535 runs batted in. They have recorded 200 doubles, while walking 381 times as well as notching 560 runs. The Houston Astros have an on-base percentage of .318 as well as a batting average of .254 on the campaign. The Astros hold a team slugging percentage of .401 and they average 4.27 runs per game (21st in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 1,038 instances (22nd in baseball) and have 1,127 base hits.

The Astros hold a team WHIP of 1.228 in addition to having a FIP of 3.95 as a team over the course of the season. They are sitting at 6th in the league as a staff in total hits surrendered with 1,026. The Houston pitching staff have given up 541 runs on the year while holding a team ERA of 3.91 (507 earned runs conceded). They have earned a K/BB ratio of 9.50 (1,229 strikeouts against 406 walks). They have surrendered 158 HR's and they concede 4.18 runs per 9 innings (8th in MLB).

Houston has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the mound in 52 save chances and they have recorded 38 saves. They sit at 2nd in baseball holding a save percentage of 73.1%, and they have dispatched 415 relievers to the hill on the year. Their relief pitchers have come in 133 times in high leverage situations and also on 99 occasions with base runners. Houston bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 26.3% out of 133 inherited base runners. With 130 save situations, the Astros have accrued 75 holds and also 14 blown saves.

Out of their 10,500 innings on the diamond, the Astros hold a efficiency on defense of 70.4% (11th in baseball). The Houston Astros have turned 89 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .988 (6th in professional baseball). The Astros have accrued 1,047 assists, 53 errors and have accounted for 3,500 putouts for the season.

During his MLB career, Brown has conceded 433 base knocks while he has earned 549 strikeouts in 495 innings pitched. He has conceded 195 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.214 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.5. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.27 and he has faced 2,038 batters thus far in his career. Brown (34-27 career record) is the owner of a 3.55 ERA while allowing 7.9 hits per nine innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Colorado (+150)

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