The Houston Astros (14-10) take on the Colorado Rockies (13-11) in the final game of their series at Coors Field Thursday. First pitch is at 3:10 p.m. ET. We analyze the Astros-Rockies betting odds and lines, with MLB picks and best bets.
Astros at Rockies: Projected starting pitchers
RHP Cristian Javier vs. RHP German Marquez
Javier: 2-1, 2.91 ERA, 21 K, 21 2/3 IP, 4 starts (one relief appearance)
- Javier has a ridiculously low WHIP at 0.831.
- He has allowed four home runs in 21 2/3 innings.
Marquez: 2-3, 2.25 ERA, 30 K, 32 IP, 5 starts
- Opponents are only batting .227 against him this season.
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Astros at Rockies: Key injuries
Get the latest injury news here.
Astros
- OF Yordan Alvarez (knee) out
- OF Michael Brantley (quadriceps) out
- 3B Alex Bregman (hamstring) questionable
- RP Roberto Osuna (elbow) out
Rockies
- LF David Dahl (back) out
- RP Carlos Esteves (hand) questionable
- RP Wade Davis (shoulder) out
Astros at Rockies: Odds, lines, picks and betting tips
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports for a full list. Odds last updated at 11:35 a.m. ET.
Prediction
Rockies 7, Astros 5
Moneyline (ML)
The Rockies, underdogs Wednesday, are favored in the series finale at -129. They have lost three in a row and eight out of 10, while the Astros (+115) have rattled off seven straight victories and eight out of 10.
With Bregman likely to be out of the lineup for Houston, expect the Rockies to take advantage. Take the ROCKIES (-129) to win.
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Run line/Against the spread (ATS)
The Rockies are favored at -1.5 (+145). Only one team in baseball has covered more games than the Rockies and they have the second-best cover percentage in the league, while Houston is still 11-13 ATS, even with their seven-game winning streak.
While Houston won and covered Wednesday, stay with the trends. Take the ROCKIES -1.5 (+145).
Over/Under (O/U)
The total is set at 11.5 runs for Thursday’s game. They already hit the Over in their first game of the series at Coors Field, which always gets high run totals.
Colorado’s games go Under 56.5% of the time. That said, after exploding for a combined 19 runs Wednesday, that total will come down but still go for more than the 11 run total. Take the OVER 11.5 RUNS (-106).
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