Colorado Rockies vs Tampa Bay Rays Prediction, 3/29/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado Rockies vs Tampa Bay Rays

Date: Saturday, March 29, 2025

Location: George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, FL

TV: FanDuel Sports Network Sun

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

The Tampa Bay Rays (80-82 last season) will try to beat the Colorado Rockies (61-101 last year) at George M. Steinbrenner Field on Saturday. The moneyline on this matchup has Colorado at +150 and Tampa Bay is opening at -182. The over/under has been set at 9. The expected starting pitchers are German Marquez and Zack Littell.

As a squad, the Colorado Rockies put up 4.2 runs per outing, which put them at 19th in the league. They earned 682 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .304. The Rockies accumulated 277 two-baggers as a unit and hit 179 baseballs out of the park. They compiled 655 RBI's and 1,319 base knocks for the previous season, and their average at the plate came in at .242. Colorado had a slugging rate of .400 and were rung up 1,617 times, while being walked on 453 occasions.

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The Rockies had a team ERA of 5.47 over the course of last year (30th in MLB), and the staff rung up 1,118 hitters. Rockies pitchers conceded 221 home runs and also 929 runs in total (30th in MLB). Their pitching staff walked 563 opposing hitters and their FIP came in at 4.94 as a team for the prior year. Colorado conceded 1,604 hits (10.1 per 9 innings) and also 867 earned runs. They had a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.99 and the pitching staff held a WHIP of 1.52.

The Rockies relievers accumulated a save percentage of 56.9% and stepped onto the mound in 127 save situations. The relievers inherited 249 runners last season and 33.7% of those players crossed the plate. Rockies pitchers entered the contest with runners on base 160 times as well as having 163 outings in high leverage situations. The Rockies had dispatched 495 relievers to the hill in the previous season. The relievers racked up 60 holds in the prior season (30th in baseball). They recorded 37 saves in the previous season and missed out on 28 of 65 chances to get a save.

The Rockies turned 67.1% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 12,840 innings, which had them sitting at 30th in baseball. The Colorado Rockies had a tally of 4,280 putouts over the course of last year, in addition to 1,564 assists and 82 errors. Their fielding rate finished at .986 which had them sitting 9th in pro baseball, and accumulated 164 double plays.

Marquez has taken the ball for 1,020 innings and has earned 986 strikeouts during his pro baseball career. Marquez (65-56 career mark) holds a FIP of 4.35 while he has gone up against 4,316 hitters during his time in the majors. His earned run average is 4.42 (501 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.287. He has surrendered 1,007 hits (8.9 hits per 9 innings) with 306 free passes.

The Rays had a slugging percentage of .366 and they tallied 3.73 runs per contest (29th in baseball). They hit 245 doubles, while taking a walk 493 times and recording 604 runs. Tampa Bay compiled 147 home runs in the prior season and 564 RBIs. They struck out on 1,485 instances (6th in the league) and recorded 1,241 base hits. The Tampa Bay Rays had an on-base percentage of .302 in addition to a batting average of .230 last season.

The Rays held a team WHIP of 1.202 and were the owners of a FIP of 4.05 as a squad over the course of last year. They ranked 9th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 1,286. The Tampa Bay pitching staff given up 663 runs during the previous year while having a team ERA of 3.77 (604 earned runs conceded). Their K/BB ratio came in at 8.80 (1,406 strikeouts against 445 free passes). They gave up 196 dingers and they surrendered 4.14 runs per 9 innings (9th in baseball).

Wrapping up the year with 187 save situations, the Rays accrued 112 holds and 22 blown saves. Tampa Bay called on relievers to take the mound in 73 save opportunities and they earned 51 saves. Their bullpen pitchers came in 205 times in high leverage situations and on 125 occasions with runners on base. Tampa Bay bullpen pitchers had an inherited score rate of 23.5% out of their 183 inherited base runners. They were ranked 4th in MLB with a save rate of 69.9%, and they dispatched 542 relief pitchers to the hill last season.

In 12,966 innings played, the Rays accumulated a efficiency on defense of 70.6% (6th in professional baseball). The Tampa Bay Rays had 108 double plays and notched a fielding percentage of .984 (21st in the majors). The Rays accrued 1,265 assists, 90 errors and had 4,322 putouts over the course of last season.

Littell (24-21 career record) has earned a 3.92 earned run average and has allowed 9.2 hits per nine innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.55 and he has faced 1,755 batters in his pro baseball career. He has allowed 181 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.264 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.9. During his career, Littell has allowed 423 base hits while he has tallied 366 punch outs in 416 innings pitched.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Colorado (+150)

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