Colorado Rockies vs Philadelphia Phillies Prediction, 4/2/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado Rockies vs Philadelphia Phillies

Date: Wednesday, April 2, 2025

Location: Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, PA

TV: NBC Sports Philadelphia

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

The Philadelphia Phillies (3-1) will take on the Colorado Rockies (1-3) at Citizens Bank Park on Wednesday. The odds on this game have Colorado at +125 while Philadelphia is priced at -150. The over/under has been set at 8. The starting pitchers are Kyle Freeland and Zack Wheeler.

Colorado is slugging .293 and have been called out on strikes 44 times, while taking a walk on 7 occasions. They have 9 RBI's and 28 hits on the campaign, and their team batting average comes in at .211. The Rockies have recorded 5 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 2 balls out of the park. They have tallied 9 runs while having a team OBP of .259. As a team, the Colorado Rockies are earning 2.3 runs/g, which has them at 27th in MLB.

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The Rockies have a team earned run average of 4.36 on the campaign (18th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 24 batters. Rockies pitchers have conceded 5 long balls and also 16 runs in total (11th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 10 opposing batters and their FIP comes in at 4.38 as a team this year. Colorado has conceded 39 hits (10.6 per 9 innings) and 16 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 2.40 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.48.

Rockies bullpen pitchers have entered the game with opponents on base 6 times and also have had 11 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have a total of 4 holds for the season (9th in the league). The Rockies bullpen have recorded a save percentage of 33.3% and has come into the game in 7 save situations. They have recorded 1 save so far this season and have not converted 2 of their 3 save chances. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 13 runners this season and 30.8% of those players crossed home plate. The Rockies have dispatched 14 relievers to the hill this year.

The Cleveland Guardians have a total of 99 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 37 assists and 2 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .986 which has them ranked 19th in the majors, and they have turned 4 double plays. The Rockies have transformed 65.7% of balls hit into play into outs out of 297 innings on the field, ranking them 27th in baseball.

Freeland has pitched in 1,097 innings and has accumulated 820 K's during his MLB career. His ERA is 4.48 (546 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.417. He has conceded 1,201 hits (9.9 hits per 9 innings) with 354 free passes. Freeland (60-73 record in his career) holds a FIP of 4.41 and he has gone up against 4,757 batters in the majors.

The Philadelphia Phillies have compiled an on-base percentage of .377 and a team batting average of .289 for the year. They have been rung up on 35 occasions (14th in baseball) and have tallied 41 hits. Philadelphia has compiled 8 home runs on the season to go along with 23 runs batted in. The Phillies hold a slugging % of .528 and they earn 6.25 runs per outing (4th in baseball). They have recorded 8 doubles, while taking a walk 19 times and scoring 25 runs.

The Philadelphia pitching staff have given up 15 runs this year while having a team ERA of 3.75 (15 earned runs relinquished). They have relinquished 7 home runs and they yield 3.75 runs per 9 innings (10th in baseball). The Phillies are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.194 and have a FIP of 3.59 as a pitching staff so far this season. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 13.00 (52 strikeouts against 11 free passes). They come in at 14th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 32.

Philadelphia relievers have an inherited score percentage of 0.0%. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 3 times in high leverage situations and also on 1 occasion with runners on. Sitting with 3 save situations, the Phillies have earned 2 holds and also 1 blown save. They rank 30th in baseball with a save percentage of 0.0%, and they have dispatched 15 relievers to the hill so far this year. Philadelphia has had bullpen pitchers enter the contest in 1 save chance and they have converted 0 saves.

The Philadelphia Phillies have gotten 2 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .993 (11th in the majors). The Phillies have racked up 32 assists, 1 error and have a total of 108 putouts over the course of the season. Out of their 324 innings on the diamond, the Phillies have a defensive efficiency of 67.4% (23rd in MLB).

In his MLB career, Wheeler has allowed 1,368 hits while he has tallied 1,625 strikeouts in 1,578 innings pitched. He has conceded a total of 585 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.156 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.3. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.56 and he has faced 6,501 opposing batters in his career. Wheeler (103-70 career mark) is the owner of a 3.34 earned run average and has conceded 7.8 hits per 9 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Colorado (+125)

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