Cincinnati Reds vs Colorado Rockies Prediction, 7/17/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cincinnati Reds vs Colorado Rockies

Date: Friday, July 17, 2026

Location: Coors Field in Denver, CO

TV: Rockies.TV

Odds/Point Spread: Cincinnati (-132) Colorado (+110)

Coors Field is the site where the Colorado Rockies (39-59) will take on the Cincinnati Reds (43-52) on Friday. The odds on this game have Cincinnati at -132 and Colorado is priced at +110. The total comes in at 8. The starting pitchers are Brady Singer and Kyle Freeland.

Cincinnati is slugging .393 and have struck out 898 times, while taking a walk on 349 occasions. They have accounted for 376 RBI's as well as 731 hits for the year, and their batting average is sitting at .230. The Reds have compiled 146 doubles as a team and have hit 119 baseballs out of the park. They have a total of 395 runs and have an on-base percentage of .310. As a squad, the Cincinnati Reds are notching 4.2 runs per game, which puts them at 22nd in the league.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.81 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.44. Reds pitchers have yielded 127 home runs and also 455 runs in total (19th in the league). Cincinnati has given up 794 hits (8.4 per 9 innings) as well as 425 earned runs. The Reds hold a team earned run average of 4.52 this season (23rd in MLB), and the staff has rung up 768 batters. They have walked 424 hitters and their FIP sits at 4.90 as a team this season.

Reds relief pitchers have entered the game with opponents on base 108 times in addition to having 114 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen are sitting with 51 holds this year (16th in the league). The Reds bullpen have recorded a save rate of 55.3% and have entered the game in 90 save situations. They have compiled 21 saves this year and have missed out on 17 out of their 38 save opportunities. The relievers have inherited 150 runners on the season with 26.0% of them crossing home plate. The Reds have sent 339 relievers to the hill on the campaign.

The Cincinnati Reds have accumulated 2,538 putouts for the season, in addition to 781 assists and 50 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .985 which ranks 18th in MLB, and have 70 double plays. The Reds have converted 70.5% of balls hit into play into outs in their 7,614 innings on the diamond, ranking them 11th in baseball.

Singer has taken the mound for 944 innings and has earned 884 punch outs in his pro baseball career. Singer (53-65 career record) has earned a FIP of 4.22 and he has faced 4,052 batters during his time in the major leagues. His earned run average is 4.28 (449 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.325. He has surrendered 946 base hits (9.0 hits per 9 innings) and has 305 free passes.

The Rockies hold a slugging percentage of .419 and they average 4.76 runs per contest (10th in baseball). They have recorded 179 two-baggers, while getting a free base 314 times as well as scoring 466 runs. Colorado has hit 110 home runs so far this season as well as 445 runs batted in. They have struck out on 852 occasions (7th in the league) and have earned a total of 847 base hits. The Colorado Rockies have tallied a team on-base percentage of .326 in addition to a batting average of .255 this year.

The Colorado pitching staff have conceded 555 runs so far this season while holding a team ERA of 5.44 (520 earned runs conceded). They have allowed 132 long balls and they surrender 5.81 runs per 9 innings (30th in baseball). The Rockies have a team WHIP of 1.518 with a FIP of 4.77 as a squad so far this season. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 7.20 (689 strikeouts against 324 bases on balls). They rank 30th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 982.

Colorado relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 28.5% out of their 158 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 90 times in high leverage situations and on 97 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 75 save situations, the Rockies have accumulated 36 holds and also 15 blown saves. They rank 18th in baseball with a save percentage of 60.5%, and they have dispatched 293 relievers to the hill so far this season.

The Colorado Rockies have turned 80 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .982 (26th in baseball). The Rockies have accrued 819 assists, 61 errors and have amassed 2,581 putouts during this campaign. In their 7,743 innings played, the Rockies have a defensive efficiency of 66.6% (30th in the majors).

So far in his MLB career, Freeland has allowed 1,514 base knocks while tallying 1,023 strikeouts in 1,348 frames. He has surrendered a total of 708 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.427 and having a FIP of 4.7. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.50 and he has gone up against 5,868 batters so far in his MLB career. Freeland (67-98 win-loss mark in his career) has earned a 4.73 earned run average while giving up 10.1 hits per 9 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Colorado (+110)

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