Houston Astros vs Colorado Rockies Prediction, 7/1/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Houston Astros vs Colorado Rockies

Date: Tuesday, July 1, 2025

Location: Coors Field in Denver, CO

TV: Rockies.TV

Odds/Point Spread: Houston (-210) Colorado (+172)

Coors Field is the site where the Colorado Rockies (19-65) will attempt to beat the Houston Astros (50-34) on Tuesday. The moneyline on this contest has the Astros at -210 while the Rockies open at +172. The total is set at 8.5. The pitchers taking the mound will be Colton Gordon and Chase Dollander.

As a unit, the Houston Astros are knocking in 4.2 runs/g, which ranks them 19th in the league. They have earned 350 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .320. The Astros have tallied 117 doubles as a unit and have hit 91 balls out of the stadium. They have 333 RBI's as well as 714 base knocks on the year, while their batting average sits at .255. Houston has a slugging rate of .399 and have been rung up 649 times, while being walked on 241 occasions.

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They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.31 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.15. Astros pitchers have given up 89 home runs and also 304 runs (2nd in baseball). Houston has yielded 605 base hits (7.3 per 9 innings) in addition to 287 earned runs. The Astros have an ERA of 3.47 over the course of the season (6th in the league), and the staff has rung up 823 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 249 players from the other team and their FIP is 3.56 as a team so far this season.

The Astros have dispatched 258 relievers to the hill so far this season. The relievers have inherited 91 runners this season and 27.5% of them ended up scoring. They have compiled 26 saves on the season and have not converted 9 of their 35 save opportunities. The Astros relief pitchers have compiled a save rate of 74.3% and have come into the game in 87 save situations. The bullpen have recorded 52 holds for the season (11th in baseball). Astros relief pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 63 times in addition to having 84 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Astros have turned 71.1% of balls in play into outs in their 6,693 innings on the field, which has them sitting 7th in pro baseball. The Detroit Tigers have amassed 2,231 putouts so far this season, as well as 636 assists and 38 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .987 which has them sitting 12th in MLB, and they have turned 51 double plays.

Gordon has taken the hill for 40 innings and has totaled 38 strikeouts in his MLB career. Gordon (3-1 win-loss mark in his career) has earned a FIP of 3.97 while he has faced 173 opposing batters in the major leagues. His earned run average is 4.03 (18 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.318. He has allowed 48 base hits (10.7 hits per 9 innings) and has 5 walks.

The Rockies hold a team slugging percentage of .377 and they are recording 3.51 runs per outing (27th in MLB). They have hit 135 two-baggers, while taking a walk 225 times as well as recording 295 runs. Colorado has a total of 79 home runs for the season as well as 289 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 832 occasions (1st in MLB) and have totaled 638 base hits. The Colorado Rockies hold an OBP of .289 as well as a batting average of .227 for the year.

The Rockies are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.551 with a FIP of 4.83 as a pitching staff over the course of the season. They are currently ranked 30th in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 851. The Colorado pitching staff have allowed 516 runs on the season while holding an ERA of 5.50 (449 earned runs relinquished). They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 6.80 (554 strikeouts vs 289 walks). They have allowed 112 homers and they concede 6.32 runs per 9 innings (30th in the league).

With 61 save situations, the Rockies have compiled 33 holds in addition to 14 blown saves. Colorado has called on bullpen pitchers to take the mound in 28 save opportunities and they have earned 14 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 87 times in high leverage situations in addition to 94 occasions with runners on. Colorado bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 35.4% of 161 inherited runners. They are ranked 29th in the league with a save rate of 50.0%, and they have sent 281 bullpen pitchers onto the field for the year.

Out of their 6,615 innings played, the Rockies hold a defensive efficiency of 66.1% (30th in MLB). The Colorado Rockies have turned 83 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .977 (30th in baseball). The Rockies have racked up 806 assists, 70 errors and have accumulated 2,205 putouts so far this season.

During his career, Dollander has conceded 62 hits while totaling 49 K's in 62 innings pitched. He has allowed 42 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.433 and being the owner of a FIP of 6.0. His K/BB ratio is 1.81 and he has gone up against 274 hitters in his pro baseball career. Dollander (2-8 win-loss record in his career) has a 6.09 ERA and has given up 9.0 hits per nine innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Houston (-210)

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