San Diego Padres vs Colorado Rockies Prediction, 9/17/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Diego Padres vs Colorado Rockies

Date: Thursday, September 17, 2026

Location: Coors Field in Denver, CO

TV: Rockies.TV

Odds/Point Spread: San Diego (-128) Colorado (+106)

The San Diego Padres (82-69) are en route to Coors Field on Thursday where they will go up against the Colorado Rockies (56-95). The odds on this game have San Diego at -128 while Colorado is priced at +106. The total comes in at 9. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Michael King and Tanner Gordon.

As a unit, the San Diego Padres are putting up 4.3 runs per game, which has them sitting at 22nd in the league. They have earned a total of 650 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .316. The Padres have compiled 218 two-baggers as a team and have hit 169 balls out of the park. They have 626 runs batted in as well as 1,200 base knocks on the campaign, and their batting average is .240. San Diego owns a slugging percentage of .393 and have been called out on strikes 1,214 times, while taking a walk on 520 occasions.

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They have a K/BB ratio of 2.41 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.29. Padres pitchers have allowed 169 home runs and 633 runs (8th in the league). San Diego has yielded 1,215 hits (8.2 per 9 innings) and also 589 earned runs. The Padres have an ERA of 3.96 for the season (10th in the league), and their staff has struck out 1,222 batters. They have walked 508 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 4.19 as a team on the season.

The Padres have sent 512 relievers to the hill over the course of the season. The relief pitchers have inherited 238 runners for the season with 31.9% of those runners ended up scoring. The relief pitchers have 98 holds on the campaign (4th in baseball). Padres bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with players on base 146 times as well as having 181 appearances in high leverage situations. They have 47 saves so far this year and have missed out on 18 of 65 chances to get a save. The Padres bullpen have compiled a save rate of 72.3% and have come into the game in 167 save situations.

The Padres have converted 70.6% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 12,036 innings on the field, ranking them 10th in professional baseball. The San Diego Padres have 4,012 putouts this year, as well as 1,343 assists and 63 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .988 which puts them in 4th in baseball, and they have turned 119 double plays.

King has thrown 669 frames and has earned 707 K's during his career. King (42-38 career record) sits with a FIP of 3.14 while he has gone up against 2,780 batters during his time in the majors. His earned run average is 3.19 (237 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.182. He has allowed 553 hits (7.4 hits per nine innings) and has had 238 walks.

The Colorado Rockies have accumulated an OBP of .324 and a team batting average of .255 for the year. They have struck out on 1,312 occasions (8th in the league) and have notched a total of 1,309 base hits. Colorado has recorded 168 home runs so far this season as well as 682 RBIs. The Rockies hold a team SLG% of .419 and they have an average of 4.72 runs per game (6th in baseball). They have notched 271 two-baggers, while taking a walk 475 times and putting up 712 runs.

The Colorado pitching staff have surrendered 876 runs on the season while holding an ERA of 5.57 (820 earned runs yielded). They have conceded 208 long balls and they yield 5.95 runs per 9 innings (30th in baseball). The Rockies hold a team WHIP of 1.531 and have a FIP of 4.85 as a team for the year. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 7.00 (1,033 strikeouts against 506 bases on balls). They are sitting at 30th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 1,521.

Colorado relievers have an inherited score percentage of 31.5% out of 235 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 144 times in high leverage situations in addition to 153 occasions with runners on. With 120 save situations, the Rockies have 60 holds and also 24 blown saves. They rank 23rd in the league with a save rate of 57.1%, and they have sent 467 relievers onto the field on the season.

In their 11,922 innings on the field, the Rockies are sitting with a efficiency on defense of 66.8% (30th in pro baseball). The Colorado Rockies have gotten 121 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .982 (27th in pro baseball). The Rockies have accrued 1,261 assists, 94 errors and have earned a total of 3,974 putouts on the campaign.

Gordon (7-18 mark in his career) has earned a 6.37 earned run average while surrendering 12.0 hits per nine innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 4.12 and he has gone up against 925 hitters during his career. He has allowed 146 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.532 and having a FIP of 6.3. So far in his pro baseball career, Gordon has surrendered 275 hits while he has earned 169 strikeouts in 206 innings pitched.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Colorado (+106) and under 9 runs

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