Cincinnati Reds vs Colorado Rockies Prediction, 7/18/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cincinnati Reds vs Colorado Rockies

Date: Saturday, July 18, 2026

Location: Coors Field in Denver, CO

TV: Rockies.TV

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

Coors Field is where the Colorado Rockies (39-59) will go up against the Cincinnati Reds (43-52) on Saturday. The moneyline on this game has the Reds at -182 and the Rockies are at +150. The total is 8.5. The pitchers taking the mound are Rhett Lowder and Tomoyuki Sugano.

Cincinnati is slugging .393 and have been called out on strikes 898 times, while taking a walk on 349 occasions. They have compiled 376 runs batted in in addition to 731 base knocks on the year, and their team batting average is .230. The Reds have accounted for 146 two-baggers as a team and have hit 119 baseballs out of the park. They are sitting with 395 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .310. As a team, the Cincinnati Reds are scoring 4.2 runs per outing, which puts them at 22nd in baseball.

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They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 1.81 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.44. Reds pitchers have given up 127 home runs and 455 runs in total (19th in MLB). Cincinnati has surrendered 794 base knocks (8.4 per 9 innings) and also 425 earned runs. The Reds have an earned run average of 4.52 so far this season (23rd in MLB), and the staff has rung up 768 hitters. They have walked 424 opposing players and their FIP is 4.90 as a unit this season.

Reds bullpen pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 108 times and also have had 114 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen are sitting with 51 holds on the season (16th in baseball). The Reds relief pitchers have recorded a save rate of 55.3% and have come into the game in 90 save situations. They have compiled 21 saves over the course of the season and have missed out on 17 out of their 38 chances to save the game. The relief pitchers have inherited 150 runners so far this year with 26.0% of those runners crossing home plate. The Reds have sent 339 relief pitchers to the hill for the season.

The Cincinnati Reds have accounted for 2,538 putouts this season, as well as 781 assists and 50 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .985 which ranks 18th in baseball, and have accumulated 70 double plays. The Reds have turned 70.5% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 7,614 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 11th in MLB.

Lowder has pitched in 99 innings and has racked up 81 K's during his career. Lowder (5-8 career win-loss record) is the owner of a FIP of 3.75 and he has faced 445 batters in the majors. His ERA is 3.80 (42 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.469. He has given up 97 base hits (8.8 hits per 9 innings) and has 49 free passes.

The Rockies have a team slugging % of .419 and they tally 4.76 runs per game (10th in the league). They have hit 179 doubles, while taking a walk 314 times as well as earning 466 runs. Colorado has 110 home runs over the course of the season as well as 445 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 852 occasions (8th in the league) and have earned 847 hits. The Colorado Rockies hold an OBP of .326 and a team batting average of .255 over the course of the season.

The Rockies hold a team WHIP of 1.518 with a FIP of 4.77 as a unit on the season. They are currently ranked 30th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 982. The Colorado pitching staff have given up 555 runs on the year while having a team ERA of 5.44 (520 earned runs allowed). Their strikeout to walk ratio is 7.20 (689 strikeouts vs 324 walks). They have conceded 132 homers and they yield 5.81 runs per 9 innings (30th in the league).

Colorado relievers have an inherited score rate 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. With 75 save situations, the Rockies have 36 holds in addition to 15 blown saves. They rank 18th in the league holding a save rate of 60.5%, and they have dispatched 293 relief pitchers to the mound over the course of the season.

Out of their 7,743 innings on the diamond, the Rockies are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 66.6% (30th in pro baseball). The Colorado Rockies have gotten 80 double plays and have a fielding rate of .982 (26th in the majors). The Rockies have racked up 819 assists, 61 errors and are sitting with 2,581 putouts so far this year.

So far in his career, Sugano has allowed 261 hits while he has tallied 154 K's in 241 innings. He has allowed 126 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.327 and a FIP of 4.6. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.61 and he has gone up against 1,033 hitters so far in his career. Sugano (18-14 win-loss record in his career) has a 4.70 earned run average while allowing 9.7 hits per 9 innings.

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

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

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