Miami Marlins vs Colorado Rockies Prediction, 9/18/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Miami Marlins vs Colorado Rockies

Date: Thursday, September 18, 2025

Location: Coors Field in Denver, CO

TV: Rockies.TV

Odds/Point Spread: Miami (-145) Colorado (+125)

The Miami Marlins (71-80) are en route to Coors Field on Thursday where they will compete against the Colorado Rockies (41-110). The line on this contest has Miami at -145 while Colorado is at +125. The total is set at 8. The starting pitchers are Sandy Alcantara and Tanner Gordon.

The Marlins have recorded 253 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 144 balls out of the park. Miami is slugging .393 and have struck out 1,169 times, while being walked on 453 occasions. As a unit, the Miami Marlins are scoring 4.4 runs per contest, which ranks them 16th in the league. They have 630 runs batted in as well as 1,289 base knocks over the course of the season, and their team batting average comes in at .250. They have accumulated 661 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .314.

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Their K/BB ratio is 2.54 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.31. Marlins pitchers have conceded 179 home runs in addition to 754 runs (26th in baseball). Miami has yielded 1,290 hits (8.7 per 9 innings) and also 697 earned runs. The Marlins have an ERA of 4.68 on the season (26th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 1,193 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 470 opposing players and their FIP is 4.31 as a squad so far this year.

The Marlins have dispatched 472 relievers to the hill this season. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 173 base runners so far this season and 31.2% of those runners crossed the plate. They have accumulated 36 saves for the year and have missed out on 20 out of their 56 chances to save the game. The Marlins relief pitchers have a save percentage of 64.3% and have stepped onto the mound in 137 save situations. The relief pitchers have tallied 79 holds on the campaign (18th in baseball). Marlins relief pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 118 times as well as having 157 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Marlins have turned 69.8% of balls in play into outs out of 12,072 innings, ranking them 17th in MLB. The Los Angeles Dodgers have accumulated 4,024 putouts thus far, as well as 1,280 assists and 80 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .985 which puts them in 18th in pro baseball, and have a total of 98 double plays.

Alcantara has taken the mound for 1,061 innings and has totaled 920 K's thus far in his career. His earned run average is 3.66 (431 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.177. He has surrendered 923 hits (7.8 hits per 9 innings) and has 326 walks. Alcantara (50-67 career record) is the owner of a FIP of 3.60 while facing 4,370 hitters in the major leagues.

The Colorado Rockies have tallied an OBP of .295 as well as a batting average of .238 so far this year. They have been called out on strikes on 1,425 instances (2nd in the league) and are sitting with 1,205 base hits. Colorado has accounted for 149 HRs for the year to go along with 548 RBIs. The Rockies hold a slugging % of .388 and they tally 3.73 runs per game (29th in the league). They have recorded 239 two-baggers, while getting a free base 371 times and putting up 563 runs.

The Rockies hold a team WHIP of 1.595 and are the owners of a FIP of 5.21 as a staff over the course of the season. They have a ranking of 30th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 1,580. The Colorado pitching staff have conceded 961 runs on the season while having an ERA of 6.01 (878 earned runs conceded). They have earned a K/BB ratio of 6.90 (1,007 strikeouts against 516 free passes). They have yielded 230 dingers and they relinquish 6.58 runs per 9 innings (30th in baseball).

Colorado has had bullpen pitchers take the mound in 51 save opportunities and they have earned 27 saves. They sit at 27th in MLB with a save rate of 52.9%, and they have sent 496 relief pitchers onto the field on the campaign. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 131 times in high leverage situations and on 156 occasions with runners on. Colorado relievers hold an inherited score rate of 34.8% out of their 267 inherited base runners. With 104 save situations, the Rockies have accumulated 53 holds and also 24 blown saves.

The Colorado Rockies have turned 144 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .980 (29th in professional baseball). The Rockies have recorded 1,379 assists, 106 errors and have a tally of 3,943 putouts for the season. In 11,829 innings played, the Rockies have a defensive efficiency of 65.8% (30th in pro baseball).

During his MLB career, Gordon has conceded 136 base hits and he has 81 punch outs in 100 innings pitched. Gordon (6-12 career record) has a 7.01 ERA while allowing 12.2 hits per nine innings. He has given up a total of 78 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.578 and having a FIP of 6.9. His K/BB ratio is 3.68 and he has faced 453 opposing hitters in his MLB career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Colorado (+125)

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