Colorado Rockies vs Miami Marlins Prediction, 3/29/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado Rockies vs Miami Marlins

Date: Sunday, March 29, 2026

Location: LoanDepot Park in Miami, FL

TV: MLB.TV

Odds/Point Spread: Colorado (+125) Miami (-150)

The Miami Marlins (79-83 last year) will take on the Colorado Rockies (43-119 last season) at LoanDepot Park on Sunday. The line on this contest has Colorado at +125 while Miami is at -150. The total comes in at 9. The expected starting pitchers will be Jose Quintana and Max Meyer.

As a team, the Colorado Rockies scored 3.7 runs per contest, which had them sitting at 29th in MLB. They tallied 597 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .293. The Rockies earned 253 two-baggers as a squad and smacked 160 baseballs out of the stadium. They accumulated 581 RBI's as well as 1,282 base knocks over the course of last year, and their team batting average came in at .237. Colorado had a slugging % of .386 and struck out 1,531 times, while taking a walk on 395 occasions.

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The Rockies compiled a team earned run average of 5.97 during the previous year (30th in baseball), and they struck out 1,093 hitters. Rockies pitchers surrendered 251 home runs and 1,021 total runs (30th in baseball). Their pitching staff walked 554 opposing players and their FIP came in at 5.24 as a unit in the previous season. Colorado yielded 1,673 hits (10.7 per 9 innings) in addition to 933 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio was at 1.97 and the pitching staff held a collective WHIP of 1.58.

The Rockies bullpen earned a save rate of 53.7% and entered the game in 115 save situations. The bullpen inherited 278 base runners over the course of last year and 35.3% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. Rockies relief pitchers entered the contest with players on base 161 times and also had 139 outings in high leverage situations. The Rockies sent 531 relief pitchers to the mound in the previous season. The relievers notched 61 holds last year (30th in MLB). They compiled 29 saves in the previous season and did not convert 25 of their 54 chances to save the game.

The Cleveland Guardians earned a total of 4,222 putouts during the previous year, in addition to 1,465 assists and 110 errors. Their fielding percentage held steady at .983 which ranked 27th in professional baseball, and they turned 156 double plays. The Rockies converted 66.1% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 12,666 innings, which ranked them 30th in professional baseball.

Quintana has pitched in 2,100 frames and has earned 1,816 punch outs in his pro baseball career. His ERA is 3.76 (877 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.278. He has conceded 2,043 hits (8.8 hits per 9 innings) and has 641 free passes. Quintana (113-110 mark in his career) holds a FIP of 3.70 while he has gone up against 8,812 opposing batters during his time in the major leagues.

Miami tallied 154 long balls over the course of the prior season in addition to 677 runs batted in. They recorded 272 two-baggers, while getting a free base 482 times and earning 709 runs. The Miami Marlins accumulated an on-base percentage of .314 in addition to a batting average of .250 during the previous year. The Marlins had a team slugging percentage of .393 and they averaged 4.38 runs per outing (16th in the league). They struck out on 1,247 occasions (27th in the league) and totaled 1,388 base hits.

The Marlins held a team WHIP of 1.305 in addition to having a FIP of 4.34 as a pitching staff over the course of the prior season. They were sitting at 22nd in baseball as a staff in total hits given up with 1,376. The Miami pitching staff allowed 798 runs for the previous season while having an ERA of 4.60 (737 earned runs yielded). Their K/BB ratio came in at 8.10 (1,294 strikeouts vs 507 bases on balls). They gave up 199 homers and they yielded 4.98 runs per 9 innings (26th in the league).

Miami bullpen pitchers had an inherited score rate of 30.5% out of their 190 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers stepped onto the mound 169 times in high leverage situations in addition to 133 occasions with runners on. With 149 save situations, the Marlins tallied 85 holds in addition to 22 blown saves. They were sitting at 15th in MLB with a save rate of 64.5%, and they dispatched 515 relievers to the hill last season. Miami called on relief pitchers to enter the contest in 62 save chances and they walked away with 40 saves.

In their 12,990 innings on the diamond, the Marlins held a defensive efficiency of 70.0% (15th in baseball). The Miami Marlins had 107 double plays and accounted for a fielding rate of .985 (17th in professional baseball). The Marlins had 1,383 assists, 85 errors and accounted for 4,330 putouts in the previous season.

Meyer (6-11 career mark) holds a 5.31 earned run average and has surrendered 10.0 hits per nine innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.93 and he has gone up against 559 hitters in his MLB career. He has allowed 75 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.431 and having a FIP of 5.2. During his MLB career, Meyer has allowed 141 base knocks while he has earned 120 strikeouts in 127 innings pitched.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Colorado (+125)

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