Houston Astros vs Colorado Rockies Prediction, 4/27/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Houston Astros vs Colorado Rockies

Date: Saturday, April 27, 2024

Location: Estadio Alfredo Harp Helu in Mexico City, MX

TV: Space City Home Network

Odds/Point Spread: Houston (-215) Colorado (+180)

The Colorado Rockies (7-19) host the Houston Astros (7-19) at Estadio Alfredo Harp Helu on Saturday. The moneyline on this contest has the Astros at -215 while the Rockies are opening at +180. The betting total is set at 16.5. The starting pitchers are Ronel Blanco and Cal Quantrill.

As a squad, the Houston Astros are recording 3.9 runs per game, which ranks them 21st in MLB. They have accounted for 102 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .325. The Astros have compiled 46 doubles as a squad and have hit 26 baseballs out of the park. They have 98 runs batted in and 235 base knocks over the course of the season, and their team batting average comes in at .260. Houston has a slugging rate of .397 and have struck out 172 times, while drawing a walk on 82 occasions.

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They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.90 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.50. Astros pitchers have allowed 25 long balls and 138 total runs (28th in MLB). Houston has yielded 230 hits (9.1 per 9 innings) and 128 earned runs. The Astros have a team earned run average of 5.07 on the season (28th in MLB), and they have rung up 209 hitters. They have walked 110 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 4.33 as a squad on the season.

Astros relief pitchers have come into the game with runners on 21 times as well as having 25 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have 10 holds on the year (27th in MLB). The Astros relief pitchers have a save percentage of 25.0% and has stepped onto the mound in 18 save situations. They have compiled 2 saves so far this season and have blown 6 of 8 chances to save the game. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 36 base runners for the season and 25.0% of those players ended up crossing the plate. The Astros have sent 90 relief pitchers to the mound on the campaign.

The Astros have converted 67.3% of balls hit into play into outs in their 2,043 innings on the field, which has them sitting 26th in baseball. The Houston Astros have notched a total of 681 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 217 assists and 14 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .985 which has them sitting 15th in MLB, and have accumulated 23 double plays.

Blanco (4-1 career record) has earned a FIP of 5.10 while he has gone up against 360 opposing hitters during his time in the majors. He has given up 68 base knocks (7.2 hits per 9 innings) with 44 free passes. His ERA is 3.69 (35 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.313. Blanco has thrown 85 innings and has totaled 81 punch outs in his pro baseball career.

Colorado has accumulated 21 home runs on the campaign to go along with 96 runs batted in. They have hit 44 two-baggers, while taking a walk 71 times and scoring 100 runs. The Colorado Rockies hold an on-base percentage of .309 in addition to a team batting average of .246 over the course of the season. The Rockies hold a team SLG% of .382 and they are recording 3.85 runs per game (22nd in baseball). They have struck out on 252 occasions (4th in baseball) and have earned 215 hits.

The Colorado pitching staff have allowed 156 runs over the course of the season and come in with a team ERA of 5.75 (144 earned runs relinquished). They have yielded 28 homers and they relinquish 6.23 runs per 9 innings (30th in MLB). The Rockies are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.643 with a FIP of 4.64 as a unit on the campaign. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 7.00 (175 strikeouts against 104 bases on balls). They rank 30th in MLB as a staff in total hits allowed with 266.

Colorado has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the hill in 5 save opportunities and they have come away with 3 saves. They are currently ranked 17th in MLB holding a save rate of 60.0%, and they have sent 78 relievers to the hill so far this year. Their relief pitchers have come in 21 times in high leverage situations and on 19 occasions with runners on base. Colorado relievers have an inherited score percentage of 42.9% out of their 28 inherited base runners. Sitting with 13 save situations, the Rockies have accumulated 8 holds and 2 blown saves.

The Colorado Rockies have gotten 24 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .982 (19th in professional baseball). The Rockies have accrued 273 assists, 17 errors and are sitting with 677 putouts during this campaign. Out of their 2,031 innings on the field, the Rockies have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 65.1% (29th in MLB).

So far in his career, Quantrill has surrendered 583 hits while totaling 442 strikeouts in 597 innings. He has allowed a total of 256 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.272 and having a FIP of 4.3. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.50 and he has gone up against 2,526 opposing batters in his pro baseball career. Quantrill (35-25 career mark) is the owner of a 3.85 earned run average and has conceded 8.8 hits per 9 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Houston (-215)

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