Colorado Rockies vs Houston Astros Prediction, 6/26/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado Rockies vs Houston Astros

Date: Wednesday, June 26, 2024

Location: Minute Maid Park in Houston, TX

TV: Rockies.TV

Odds/Point Spread: Colorado (+200) Houston (-245)

The Houston Astros (38-40) welcome the Colorado Rockies (27-51) at Minute Maid Park on Wednesday. The moneyline on this contest has the Rockies at +200 while the Astros are at -245. The over/under comes in at 8.5. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Ryan Feltner and Spencer Arrighetti.

As a squad, the Colorado Rockies are putting up 4.3 runs per game, which is 16th in baseball. They have earned 336 runs scored and hold an OBP of .310. The Rockies have tallied 141 doubles as a unit and have knocked 74 baseballs out of the park. They have 319 runs batted in in addition to 665 base knocks this season, and their team batting average is .250. Colorado has a slugging % of .397 and have been called out on strikes 734 times, while being walked on 215 occasions.

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The Rockies have a team ERA of 5.63 this season (30th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 510 batters. Rockies pitchers have allowed 93 home runs and also 460 total runs (30th in MLB). They have walked 283 opposing players and their FIP is 4.77 as a unit on the year. Colorado has allowed 784 hits (10.2 per 9 innings) in addition to 431 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.80 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.55.

Rockies relief pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 77 times and also have had 76 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen are sitting with 30 holds so far this year (28th in baseball). The Rockies relief pitchers have recorded a save percentage of 55.6% and has come into the game in 57 save situations. They have recorded 15 saves on the campaign and have blown 12 of their 27 save opportunities. The relievers have inherited 121 runners so far this season with 38.0% of those runners crossed the plate. The Rockies have sent 232 relievers to the mound so far this season.

The Colorado Rockies have amassed 2,067 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 778 assists and 37 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .987 which has them sitting 6th in baseball, and have earned 78 double plays. The Rockies have converted 66.9% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 6,201 innings on the diamond, ranking them 30th in the majors.

Feltner has taken the ball for 227 innings and has earned 201 punch outs so far in his career. His earned run average is 6.08 (153 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.514. He has allowed 253 hits (10.1 hits per nine innings) and has had 90 walks. Feltner (7-20 win-loss record in his career) holds a FIP of 5.99 and he has gone up against 1,019 batters in the majors.

Houston has 94 HRs over the course of the season as well as 340 RBIs. They have 127 doubles, while walking 216 times and putting up 355 runs. The Houston Astros have earned a team on-base percentage of .321 and a batting average of .262 for the year. The Astros have a slugging percentage of .423 and they earn 4.55 runs per contest (12th in the league). They have struck out on 532 occasions (30th in MLB) and have earned a total of 701 hits.

The Houston pitching staff have surrendered 334 runs over the course of the season while holding an ERA of 4.13 (317 earned runs conceded). They have given up 89 homers and they relinquish 4.35 runs per 9 innings (14th in MLB). The Astros are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.312 and have a FIP of 4.31 as a squad over the course of the season. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 8.60 (660 strikeouts vs 285 free passes). They rank 11th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 622.

Houston has called on bullpen pitchers to take the mound in 28 save chances and they have converted 16 saves. They are ranked 24th in MLB with a save percentage of 57.1%, and they have sent 244 bullpen pitchers to the hill for the season. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 70 times in high leverage situations and also on 41 occasions with runners on. Houston relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 28.3% out of their 60 inherited runners. Sitting with 70 save situations, the Astros have recorded 42 holds in addition to 12 blown saves.

In 6,222 innings played, the Astros have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 70.5% (9th in the majors). The Houston Astros have gotten 63 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .988 (3rd in pro baseball). The Astros have accrued 674 assists, 34 errors and have 2,074 putouts on the campaign.

Arrighetti (3-6 mark in his career) holds a 6.36 earned run average and has given up 10.2 hits per nine innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 1.86 and he has faced 273 opposing hitters in his pro baseball career. He has allowed a total of 41 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.741 and being the owner of a FIP of 6.3. During his MLB career, Arrighetti has conceded 66 hits while totaling 65 K's in 58 innings.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Houston (-245) and under 8.5 runs

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