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The Houston Astros (38-40) will look to Alex Bregman, red hot after a four-hit game, to lead them in a matchup with the Colorado Rockies (27-51) on Tuesday at 8:10 PM ET on COLR. The Astros are -245 favorites for the contest, according to bookmakers. Houston’s Hunter Brown and Colorado’s Austin Gomber have been named the starters for this contest.
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Odds to Win
Bet $20, Payout $28.16
Astros to win vs Rockies -245
Astros vs. Rockies Betting Lines
- Favorite: Astros (-245)
- Underdog: Rockies (+200)
- Over/under: 8.5
Astros vs. Rockies Betting Insights
- The Astros have been victorious in 29, or 48.3%, of the 60 contests they have been chosen as favorites in this season.
- Houston has been listed as a favorite of -245 or more on two occasions this season and won both games.
- Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Astros have a 71% chance of pulling out a win.
- The Rockies have won 34.6% of the games this season they were the underdog on the moneyline (27-51).
- Colorado has a 3-8 record (winning just 27.3% of its games) when it has played as a moneyline underdog of +200 or longer.
- Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Rockies have an implied win probability of 33.3%.
Astros vs. Rockies Hitting Leaders
- Yordan Alvarez leads Houston in runs batted in with 41 and has a batting average of .288.
- Including all hitters in MLB, Alvarez is 15th in home runs and 37th in RBI.
- Jose Altuve is batting .299 to lead Houston, while adding 12 homers and 33 runs batted in this season.
- Ryan McMahon leads the Rockies with 14 home runs and 42 runs batted in.
- McMahon ranks 22nd in homers and 35th in RBI among all hitters in the big leagues.
- Ezequiel Tovar has a club-leading .285 batting average.
Astros vs. Rockies Pitching Rankings
- The Astros average the 12th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.6) in the league this season.
- Astros pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.13 this year, which ranks 20th in MLB.
- Astros pitchers have a 1.314 WHIP this season, 23rd in the majors.
- The pitching staff for the Rockies has a collective 6.7 K/9, the worst in MLB.
- Colorado has the bottom-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (5.65).
- The Rockies have the highest WHIP in the majors (1.553).