Minnesota Twins vs Colorado Rockies Prediction, 7/18/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Minnesota Twins vs Colorado Rockies

Date: Friday, July 18, 2025

Location: Coors Field in Denver, CO

TV: Rockies.TV

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

The Colorado Rockies (22-74) will go up against the Minnesota Twins (47-49) at Coors Field on Friday. The moneyline on this contest has the Twins at -182 while the Rockies are sitting at +150. The total comes in at 8.5. The expected starting pitchers are Chris Paddack and Kyle Freeland.

As a unit, the Minnesota Twins are compiling 4.2 runs per contest, which ranks them 20th in MLB. They have notched a total of 402 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .309. The Twins have hit 150 doubles as a squad and have hit 112 balls out of the park. They have 387 RBI's in addition to 771 hits so far this season, while their team batting average is at .240. Minnesota is slugging .397 and have been called out on strikes 792 times, while being walked on 273 occasions.

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The Twins hold a team ERA of 4.07 on the season (19th in the league), and they have struck out 811 hitters. Twins pitchers have given up 98 long balls and also 410 runs in total (17th in baseball). They have walked 249 opposing players and their FIP sits at 3.70 as a squad for the season. Minnesota has yielded 803 hits (8.6 per 9 innings) as well as 381 earned runs. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.26 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.25.

Twins relief pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 69 times as well as having 118 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have 69 holds so far this year (4th in the league). The Twins relief pitchers have recorded a save rate of 57.6% and have entered the game in 104 save situations. They have earned 19 saves so far this season and have missed out on 14 of 33 save opportunities. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 98 runners this season with 34.7% of them ended up crossing the plate. The Twins have dispatched 329 relief pitchers to the hill for the season.

The Milwaukee Brewers are sitting with 2,529 putouts so far this season, as well as 709 assists and 46 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .986 which has them sitting 17th in professional baseball, and have 47 double plays. The Twins have turned 69.1% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 7,587 innings on the diamond, ranking them 21st in the majors.

Paddack (30-32 win-loss record in his career) holds a FIP of 4.42 while he has faced 2,198 opposing hitters during his time in the majors. He has surrendered 518 base hits (8.9 hits per nine innings) and has 114 free passes. His ERA is 4.49 (261 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.208. Paddack has taken the mound for 523 innings and has earned 487 K's thus far in his career.

The Colorado Rockies have accumulated an on-base percentage of .291 as well as a team batting average of .230 on the campaign. They have struck out on 933 occasions (1st in MLB) and have notched a total of 738 hits. Colorado has accounted for 90 long balls so far this season to go along with 327 runs batted in. The Rockies hold a team SLG% of .378 and they are earning 3.50 runs per contest (27th in MLB). They have recorded 151 doubles, while taking a walk 251 times and earning 336 runs.

The Rockies have a team WHIP of 1.574 with a FIP of 4.86 as a pitching staff so far this year. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 6.80 (633 strikeouts against 330 free passes). They come in at 30th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 989. They have conceded 129 long balls and they give up 6.33 runs per 9 innings (30th in MLB). The Colorado pitching staff have conceded 589 runs on the year while having a team ERA of 5.56 (518 earned runs yielded).

Colorado has called on relievers to take the mound in 34 save chances and they have tallied 17 saves. They are currently ranked 28th in MLB holding a save percentage of 50.0%, and they have sent 322 relievers onto the diamond on the season. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 102 times in high leverage situations and also on 107 occasions with runners on base. Colorado relievers have an inherited score rate of 34.1% out of their 182 inherited runners. With 74 save situations, the Rockies have amassed 40 holds and also 17 blown saves.

The Colorado Rockies have turned 97 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .977 (30th in pro baseball). The Rockies have recorded 910 assists, 80 errors and have a total of 2,514 putouts so far this year. Out of their 7,542 innings on the field, the Rockies have a defensive efficiency of 65.6% (30th in pro baseball).

In his career, Freeland has allowed 1,317 hits while totaling 887 strikeouts in 1,186 innings. He has surrendered a total of 600 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.427 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.5. His K/BB ratio is 2.36 and he has gone up against 5,155 opposing hitters during his MLB career. Freeland (61-83 win-loss mark in his career) is the owner of a 4.55 ERA and has given up 10.0 hits per nine innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Minnesota (-182)

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