Colorado Rockies vs Houston Astros Prediction, 4/15/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado Rockies vs Houston Astros

Date: Wednesday, April 15, 2026

Location: Daikin Park in Houston, TX

TV: Space City Home Network

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

The Houston Astros (6-10) will try to beat the Colorado Rockies (6-10) at Daikin Park on Wednesday. The line on this contest has the Rockies at +110 while the Astros are sitting at -132. The over/under has been set at 9. The expected starting pitchers will be Jose Quintana and Spencer Arrighetti.

The Rockies have hit 24 doubles as a unit and have knocked 16 balls out of the stadium. Colorado has a slugging percentage of .375 and have been rung up 162 times, while being walked on 42 occasions. As a squad, the Colorado Rockies are scoring 4.1 runs/g, which has them at 18th in baseball. They have 63 RBI's and 128 hits for the season, and their team batting average is .237. They have accounted for 65 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .299.

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The Rockies have a team ERA of 4.27 on the campaign (22nd in MLB), and they have rung up 113 hitters. Rockies pitchers have relinquished 21 home runs and also 71 runs in total (21st in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 53 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 4.81 as a team this year. Colorado has allowed 139 base hits (8.9 per 9 innings) and also 67 earned runs. Their K/BB ratio is 2.13 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.36.

The Rockies have sent 51 relief pitchers to the hill this year. The relief pitchers have inherited 30 base runners so far this year with 16.7% of them earned a run for their team. The relief pitchers have 4 holds this season (26th in MLB). Rockies relief pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 19 times as well as having 20 appearances in high leverage situations. They have earned 5 saves so far this year and have missed out on 2 out of their 7 chances to save the game. The Rockies relievers have a save rate of 71.4% and stepped onto the hill in 11 save situations.

The Cleveland Guardians have amassed 424 putouts on the year, in addition to 144 assists and 6 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .990 which puts them in 7th in pro baseball, and they have turned 13 double plays. The Rockies have converted 70.7% of balls in play into outs out of their 1,272 innings on the diamond, which ranks them 11th in pro baseball.

Quintana (113-110 mark in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 3.70 while going up against 8,831 opposing batters in the major leagues. He has allowed 2,047 base hits (8.8 hits per 9 innings) and has 645 walks. His ERA is 3.76 (879 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.279. Quintana has taken the mound for 2,105 innings and has accumulated 1,818 K's so far in his career.

The Astros have a slugging percentage of .454 and they average 5.81 runs per game (3rd in baseball). They have 42 two-baggers, while taking a walk 76 times and putting up 93 runs. Houston has accounted for 19 long balls on the season and 87 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 124 instances (21st in baseball) and have notched a total of 152 hits. The Houston Astros are sitting with an on-base percentage of .369 as well as a batting average of .275 this year.

The Houston pitching staff have surrendered 101 runs on the campaign while having a team ERA of 6.50 (99 earned runs yielded). They have relinquished 23 HR's and they surrender 6.63 runs per 9 innings (30th in the league). The Astros have a team WHIP of 1.707 and have a FIP of 5.40 as a unit for the season. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 10.10 (154 strikeouts vs 96 bases on balls). They are sitting at 27th in the league as a staff in total hits surrendered with 138.

Sitting with 6 save situations, the Astros have 3 holds in addition to 0 blown saves. Houston has called on relief pitchers to step onto the mound in 3 save opportunities and they have walked away with 3 saves. Houston relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 35.9% out of 39 inherited base runners. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 11 times in high leverage situations and on 23 occasions with runners on. They rank 2nd in baseball holding a save rate of 100.0%, and they have dispatched 53 relievers to the hill on the campaign.

In 1,236 innings on the field, the Astros have earned a efficiency on defense of 66.4% (29th in the majors). The Houston Astros have gotten 19 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .991 (4th in the majors). The Astros have recorded 113 assists, 5 errors and have earned a total of 412 putouts this year.

During his MLB career, Arrighetti has allowed 169 base hits and he has 202 punch outs in 180 innings pitched. He has surrendered 94 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.410 and having a FIP of 4.6. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.38 and he has faced 788 opposing hitters so far in his pro baseball career. Arrighetti (8-18 career win-loss record) is the owner of a 4.70 ERA and has conceded 8.4 hits per nine innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Houston (-132)

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