Colorado Rockies vs Miami Marlins Prediction, 3/27/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado Rockies vs Miami Marlins

Date: Friday, March 27, 2026

Location: LoanDepot Park in Miami, FL

TV: MLB.TV

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

The Miami Marlins (79-83 last year) will go up against the Colorado Rockies (43-119 last season) at LoanDepot Park on Friday. The moneyline on this game has the Rockies at +110 while the Marlins are sitting at -132. The over/under is 8.5. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Kyle Freeland and Sandy Alcantara.

Colorado had a slugging percentage of .386 and were called out on strikes 1,531 times, while taking a walk on 395 occasions. They had 581 runs batted in and 1,282 hits over the course of the prior season, and their average at the plate was .237. The Rockies accumulated 253 two-baggers as a unit and smacked 160 balls out of the stadium. They accounted for 597 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .293. As a unit, the Colorado Rockies compiled 3.7 runs per outing, which put them at 29th in baseball.

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The Rockies had a team ERA of 5.97 for the previous season (30th in baseball), and they struck out 1,093 batters. Rockies pitchers conceded 251 long balls in addition to 1,021 runs in total (30th in the league). Their pitching staff walked 554 batters and their FIP finished at 5.24 as a team over the course of last year. Colorado allowed 1,673 hits (10.7 per 9 innings) in addition to 933 earned runs. They accumulated a K/BB ratio of 1.97 and the pitching staff finished with a WHIP of 1.58.

Rockies relief pitchers stepped onto the hill with players on base 161 times as well as having 139 outings in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers had 61 holds over the course of last year (30th in MLB). The Rockies bullpen had a save percentage of 53.7% and stepped onto the hill in 115 save situations. They tallied 29 saves in the previous season and missed out on 25 of 54 chances to save the game. The bullpen inherited 278 base runners over the course of last season with 35.3% of those runners earned a run for their team. The Rockies had dispatched 531 relievers to the hill last season.

The Cleveland Guardians accounted for 4,222 putouts over the course of last season, in addition to 1,465 assists and 110 errors. Their fielding rate held steady at .983 which was 27th in the majors, and they turned 156 double plays. The Rockies converted 66.1% of balls in play into outs out of their 12,666 innings on the field, which had them sitting at 30th in baseball.

Freeland has taken the hill for 1,259 frames and has racked up 944 K's in his pro baseball career. Freeland (65-90 career mark) sits with a FIP of 4.48 and he has faced 5,466 opposing batters in the major leagues. His earned run average is 4.55 (636 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.418. He has surrendered 1,394 base hits (10.0 hits per nine innings) and has 392 free passes.

Miami recorded 154 home runs for the previous season in addition to 677 RBIs. They hit 272 doubles, while walking 482 times and earning 709 runs. The Miami Marlins accumulated a team OBP of .314 as well as a batting average of .250 in the prior season. The Marlins had a team slugging % of .393 and they tallied 4.38 runs per contest (16th in MLB). They were rung up on 1,247 occasions (27th in baseball) and earned a total of 1,388 hits.

The Miami pitching staff conceded 798 runs over the course of last year while having an ERA of 4.60 (737 earned runs relinquished). They conceded 199 home runs and they allowed 4.98 runs per 9 innings (26th in MLB). The Marlins had a team WHIP of 1.305 and were the owners of a FIP of 4.34 as a pitching staff last year. Their strikeout to walk ratio was 8.10 (1,294 strikeouts vs 507 free passes). They finished at 22nd in MLB as a staff in total hits relinquished with 1,376.

Miami called on relievers to enter the contest in 62 save opportunities and they earned 40 saves. They ranked 15th in MLB holding a save rate of 64.5%, and they sent 515 bullpen pitchers onto the field last season. Their relief pitchers stepped onto the mound 169 times in high leverage situations and on 133 occasions with base runners. Miami relief pitchers had an inherited score percentage of 30.5% of 190 inherited runners. With 149 save situations, the Marlins had 85 holds in addition to 22 blown saves.

In 12,990 innings on the diamond, the Marlins earned a defensive efficiency of 70.0% (15th in pro baseball). The Miami Marlins turned 107 double plays and held a fielding percentage of .985 (17th in pro baseball). The Marlins accrued 1,383 assists, 85 errors and notched a total of 4,330 putouts in the prior season.

So far in his MLB career, Alcantara has surrendered 934 hits while he has accumulated 931 K's in 1,074 innings. He has conceded a total of 436 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.176 and having a FIP of 3.6. His K/BB ratio is 2.82 and he has gone up against 4,425 batters in his career. Alcantara (52-67 win-loss record in his career) has earned a 3.65 ERA and has allowed 7.8 hits per nine innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Colorado (+110)

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