Houston Astros vs Colorado Rockies Prediction, 7/18/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Houston Astros vs Colorado Rockies

Date: Tuesday, July 18, 2023

Location: Coors Field in Denver, CO

TV: AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain

Odds/Point Spread: Houston (-210) Colorado (+180)

The Houston Astros (52-42) are on their way to Coors Field on Tuesday where they will take on the Colorado Rockies (36-58). The odds on this game have Houston at -210 while Colorado is priced at +180. The over/under has been set at 9. The men taking the mound will be Hunter Brown and Noah Davis.

The Astros have tallied 158 doubles as a team and have smacked 115 baseballs out of the stadium. Houston is slugging .413 and have been rung up 737 times, while drawing a walk on 301 occasions. As a team, the Houston Astros are recording 4.7 runs per game, which ranks them 10th in MLB. They have tallied 428 RBI's in addition to 800 base knocks for the season, while their team batting average comes in at .251. They have earned a total of 445 runs and hold an OBP of .320.

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The Astros hold a team earned run average of 3.77 so far this season (5th in baseball), and they have rung up 879 hitters. Astros pitchers have yielded 108 home runs in addition to 394 runs in total (9th in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 295 hitters and their FIP is 4.07 as a team for the season. Houston has given up 770 hits (8.2 per 9 innings) and also 353 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.98 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.27.

The Astros relief pitchers have compiled a save rate of 65.1% and has entered the game in 96 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 81 runners so far this season with 35.8% of those runners earned a run for their team. Astros bullpen pitchers have entered the contest with players on base 52 times and also have had 93 appearances in high leverage situations. The Astros have sent 296 relievers to the hill on the season. The relievers have tallied 52 holds so far this season (13th in the league). They have accumulated 28 saves over the course of the season and have blown 15 out of their 43 save opportunities.

The Astros have transformed 68.8% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 7,575 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 17th in professional baseball. The Houston Astros are sitting with 2,525 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 801 assists and 46 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .986 which is 12th in pro baseball, and have a total of 84 double plays.

Brown has taken the mound for 114 innings and is sitting with 133 strikeouts so far in his career. His ERA is 3.54 (45 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.286. He has conceded 107 hits (8.4 hits per nine innings) and has 40 walks. Brown (8-6 career win-loss mark) sits with a FIP of 3.10 and he has gone up against 475 hitters during his time in the major leagues.

The Rockies hold a team slugging % of .403 and they are earning 4.37 runs per contest (20th in the league). They have recorded 184 doubles, while taking a walk 259 times and scoring 411 runs. Colorado has 89 long balls on the year and 393 runs batted in. They have struck out on 854 occasions (6th in baseball) and have totaled 805 base hits. The Colorado Rockies have tallied an OBP of .313 as well as a batting average of .253 this year.

The Rockies hold a team WHIP of 1.541 and are the owners of a FIP of 5.26 as a squad over the course of the season. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 7.30 (668 strikeouts against 354 free passes). They have a ranking of 30th in baseball as a staff in total hits relinquished with 907. They have yielded 137 homers and they allow 6.10 runs per 9 innings (29th in the league). The Colorado pitching staff have conceded 555 runs over the course of the season while holding an ERA of 5.66 (515 earned runs yielded).

Colorado has had relievers enter the contest in 34 save chances and they have earned 20 saves. They are ranked 21st in the league with a save rate of 58.8%, and they have dispatched 307 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond so far this year. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 70 times in high leverage situations and also on 88 occasions with runners on base. Colorado relievers have an inherited score rate of 33.6% out of their 146 inherited runners. With 62 save situations, the Rockies have tallied 26 holds in addition to 14 blown saves.

Out of their 7,368 innings on the diamond, the Rockies have a efficiency on defense of 67.3% (29th in the majors). The Colorado Rockies have turned 100 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .985 (20th in baseball). The Rockies have accrued 887 assists, 52 errors and have accounted for 2,456 putouts over the course of the season.

So far in his pro baseball career, Davis has allowed 35 base knocks while he has tallied 18 K's in 19 innings pitched. Davis (0-2 career mark) holds a 10.98 ERA while allowing 16.0 hits per nine innings. He has surrendered 24 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 2.339 and being the owner of a FIP of 6.6. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.64 and he has faced 103 opposing hitters during his MLB career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Colorado (+180)

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