Colorado Rockies vs Tampa Bay Rays Prediction, 3/30/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado Rockies vs Tampa Bay Rays

Date: Sunday, March 30, 2025

Location: George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, FL

TV: FanDuel Sports Network Sun

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

The Tampa Bay Rays (80-82 last season) are hosting the Colorado Rockies (61-101 last year) at George M. Steinbrenner Field on Sunday. The odds on this game have Colorado at +125 and Tampa Bay is at -150. The total is set at 9. The expected starting pitchers are Ryan Feltner and Taj Bradley.

As a squad, the Colorado Rockies compiled 4.2 runs per outing, which put them at 19th in the league. They earned a total of 682 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .304. The Rockies hit 277 doubles as a squad and knocked 179 balls out of the park. They earned 655 RBI's and 1,319 base knocks for the previous season, and their team batting average was .242. Colorado had a slugging percentage of .400 and struck out 1,617 times, while being walked on 453 occasions.

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The Rockies had an earned run average of 5.47 over the course of last year (30th in the league), and their staff struck out 1,118 hitters. Rockies pitchers gave up 221 home runs and 929 total runs (30th in the league). Their pitching staff walked 563 players from the other team and their FIP came in at 4.94 as a squad over the course of last year. Colorado gave up 1,604 hits (10.1 per 9 innings) and 867 earned runs. They had a K/BB ratio of 1.99 and their pitching staff had a team WHIP of 1.52.

Rockies relief pitchers came into the game with runners on base 160 times as well as having 163 games in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers tallied 60 holds last season (30th in the league). The Rockies relievers accumulated a save percentage of 56.9% and stepped onto the hill in 127 save situations. They accumulated 37 saves during the previous year and blew 28 of their 65 save opportunities. The relievers inherited 249 runners last season and 33.7% of those players earned a run for their team. The Rockies had dispatched 495 relief pitchers to the mound in the previous season.

The Colorado Rockies earned 4,280 putouts last season, as well as 1,564 assists and 82 errors. Their fielding percentage was at .986 which had them sitting 9th in MLB, and had 164 double plays. The Rockies converted 67.1% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 12,840 innings on the field, which had them ranked 30th in MLB.

Feltner has pitched in 309 innings and has earned 266 K's during his pro baseball career. Feltner (9-24 record in his career) has a FIP of 5.16 and he has gone up against 1,354 opposing batters during his time in the major leagues. His earned run average is 5.24 (180 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.427. He has given up 321 base hits (9.3 hits per 9 innings) and has 120 walks.

The Rays held a team slugging % of .366 and they were recording 3.73 runs per game (29th in the league). They recorded 245 two-baggers, while taking a walk 493 times as well as putting up 604 runs. Tampa Bay had 147 home runs last year and 564 runs batted in. They struck out on 1,485 occasions (6th in MLB) and notched a total of 1,241 base hits. The Tampa Bay Rays earned an on-base percentage of .302 and a team batting average of .230 over the course of the prior season.

The Rays had a team WHIP of 1.202 and were the owners of a FIP of 4.05 as a unit over the course of last year. They finished at 9th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 1,286. The Tampa Bay pitching staff given up 663 runs last year while having an ERA of 3.77 (604 earned runs yielded). Their K/BB ratio was 8.80 (1,406 strikeouts against 445 free passes). They allowed 196 home runs and they surrender 4.14 runs per 9 innings (9th in the league).

Tampa Bay had bullpen pitchers enter the contest in 73 save chances and they recorded 51 saves. They were ranked 4th in baseball with a save rate of 69.9%, and they sent 542 relievers onto the field last season. Their relief pitchers took the field 205 times in high leverage situations and on 125 occasions with runners on base. Tampa Bay relievers held an inherited score percentage of 23.5% out of their 183 inherited base runners. Wrapping up the year with 187 save situations, the Rays accumulated 112 holds and also 22 blown saves.

The Tampa Bay Rays turned 108 double plays and held a fielding percentage of .984 (21st in baseball). The Rays had 1,265 assists, 90 errors and accounted for 4,322 putouts last year. In their 12,966 innings played, the Rays had a defensive efficiency of 70.6% (6th in MLB).

During his pro baseball career, Bradley has surrendered 228 base hits and he has 283 K's in 242 innings. Bradley (13-19 career win-loss mark) has a 4.76 earned run average while allowing 8.5 hits per nine innings. He has allowed 128 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.296 and a FIP of 4.7. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.29 and he has gone up against 1,038 batters in his MLB career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Colorado (+125)

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