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The Cleveland Guardians (31-27) and Colorado Rockies (27-36) put a lid on a 3-game series in Denver with a Thursday matinee. The interleague battle at Coors Field is slated for a 3:10 p.m. ET first pitch. Let’s analyze Tipico Sportsbook‘s lines around the Guardians vs. Rockies odds with MLB picks and predictions.

Season series: Cleveland leads 2-0.

The Guardians have won 3 in a row and 6 of their last 7. Cleveland has banged out a .790 OPS in those 7 games.

The Rockies lost by 1 run Tuesday (4-3) and 2 runs Wednesday (7-5). Five of the team’s last 6 losses have been by 1 or 2 runs. Colorado’s offense has faltered in key situations of late. The Rockies are hitting just .190 with runners in scoring position since June 2.

Guardians at Rockies projected starters

RHP Triston McKenzie vs. RHP Chad Kuhl

McKenzie (3-5, 3.09 ERA) has appeared in 11 games (10 as a starter). He has a 0.89 WHIP, 2.5 BB/9 and 7.7 K/9 in 64 IP.

Has benefited from a.176 batting average on balls in play.
Is a fly-ball pitcher who has struggled keeping balls in the yard on the road (1.7 HR/9).

Kuhl (4-3, 3.70 ERA) is making his 12th start of the season. He has a 1.39 WHIP, 3.9 BB/9 and 6.548 K/9 in 58 1/3 IP.

Owns a 3.22 ERA at home.
Walked 5 and allowed 5 runs in 4 1/3 IP in Friday start at San Diego. Owns a 5.65 ERA, 1.95 WHIP over his last 5 starts.

Guardians at Rockies odds and lines

Odds provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated 9:14 a.m. ET.

Money line: Guardians -130 (bet $130 to win $100) | Rockies +105 (bet $100 to win $105)
Run line (RL): Guardians -1.5 (+115) | Rockies +1.5 (-140)
Over/Under (O/U): 11.5 (O: -108 | U: -112)

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Guardians at Rockies picks and predictions

Prediction

Guardians 7, Rockies 6

Money line

The righty-righty matchup favors the visitors who have been playing solid ball of late. Kuhl’s recent form leaves much to be desired.

BACK CLEVELAND (-130).

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Run line/Against the spread

Bullpen fatigue could work against Cleveland here. Play the straight-up win and AVOID trying to get the Guardians through by 2.

Over/Under

Both starting pitchers are sporting expected-ERA figures markedly higher than their surface ERAs. The Colorado offense is due an uptick with some normalized clutch numbers. On a warm day in Denver, BACK THE OVER 11.5 (-108).

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The Cleveland Guardians (29-27) begin a 9-game road trip Tuesday with the 1st of a 3-game series against the Colorado Rockies (27-34). First pitch at Coors Field is 8:40 p.m. ET. Let’s analyze Tipico Sportsbook‘s lines around the Guardians vs. Rockies odds with MLB picks and predictions.

This is the first matchup between the 2 teams since the 2017 season. Colorado leads the all-time series 13-12, including a 9-2 mark at home.

The Guardians are coming off a 6-3 win Sunday over the Oakland A’s and took 3 of 4 games in the series. They have won 10 of their last 13 games.

The Rockies took the final 2 games of their road series against the San Diego Padres to split the 4-game series. They finished 4-3 on their road trip.

Guardians at Rockies projected starters

RHP Shane Bieber vs. RHP Antonio Senzatela

Bieber (3-3, 2.91 ERA) makes his 12th start. He has a 1.12 WHIP, 2.2 BB/9 and 9.4 K/9 in 65 IP.

Has allowed 2 or fewer ER in 8 of his 11 starts this season.
Cleveland is 7-4 when he starts and has won his last 3 outings.

Senzatela (2-3, 4.83 ERA) makes his 10th start. He has a 1.85 WHIP, 2.0 BB/9 and 4.4 K/9 in 41 IP.

Had no-decision in 2-1 loss Wednesday to the San Francisco Giants, allowing 1 R, 1 H, 1 BB with 6 K in 6 IP.
Has 6 starts in which he’s allowed 2 or fewer ER and 3 where he’s allowed 5 or more.

Guardians at Rockies odds and lines

Odds provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 10:23 a.m. ET.

Money line (ML): Guardians -170 (bet $170 to win $100) | Rockies +135 (bet $100 to win $135)
Run line (RL)/Against the spread (ATS): Guardians -1.5 (-108) | Rockies +1.5 (-112)
Over/Under (O/U): 10.5 (O: -112 | U: -108)

Guardians at Rockies picks and predictions

Prediction

Guardians 6, Rockies 3

Money line

The Guardians are only 13-17 on the road this season, but are playing good ball right now and have won 10 of the last 13 games. They took 2 out of 3 in their last road trip against another last-place team like the Rockies, the Baltimore Orioles.

The Rockies are 16-16 at home this season and went 2-5 in their last homestand. They are 10-20 against teams with winning records.

Senzatela has alternated very good and bad outings in his last 5 starts and is coming off one of his best.

Take the GUARDIANS (-170).

Run line/Against the spread

Cleveland is 30-26 ATS overall this season and 15-15 ATS on the road, while Colorado is 30-31 ATS overall and 15-17 ATS at home.

Four of the Rockies’ 5 losses in their last homestand were by at least 2 runs.

Eight of the Guardians’ last 10 wins have been by more than 1 run and 6 of their 7 wins with Bieber on the mound are by multiple runs.

Take the GUARDIANS -1.5 (-108).

Over/Under

Only 3 of the Guardians’ last 25 games have had 11 or more runs.

Eight of Bieber’s 11 starts have had 10 or fewer runs.

The Rockies’ last 7 games have had fewer than 11 runs, although 4 of their 7 games in the last homestand had at least 11 runs.

Take UNDER 10.5 (-108).

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