The Houston Astros are visiting the Colorado Rockies on Tuesday, July 1^st at the Coors Field in the opening game of this series. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Houston Astros vs Colorado Rockies Prediction. We will examine:
The Colorado Rockies recent form and player performance
The Houston Astros recent form and player performance
Recent betting trends and streaks involving the Colorado Rockies
Recent betting trends and streaks involving the Houston Astros
Recent betting trends in games played between the Houston Astros vs Colorado Rockies
A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for the Houston Astros vs Colorado Rockies game

Colorado Rockies Preview

The Colorado Rockies have a 19-65 record this season and are sitting on the last place of the NL West. The Rockies have an 8-32 home record and are 34-47 in over/under. They are coming off a 4-3 road victory over the Brewers, which snapped their previous five-game losing streak. Under is 6-2 in their last 8 games, and are playing the White Sox and the Red Sox next.

The Rockies have a .227 batting average this season, .289 OBP and .377 Slugging percentage. Colorado’s pitching staff has a 5.50 ERA and 1.55 WHIP. Hunter Goodman leads the Rockies with 83 hits, adding a team-high 48 RBI, and he is the team’s best hitter with a .287 batting average. He also adds a team-high 14 home runs.

Chase Dollander (R) is the projected starting pitcher for the Rockies, and he has a 2-8 record, 6.06 ERA and 1.43 WHIP.

Houston Astros Preview

The Houston Astros have a 50-34 record this season and are sitting on the first place of the AL West. The Astros have a 18-20 road record and 35-46 in over/under. They are coming off a 2-0 home victory over the Astros, and are 6-1 in their last 7 games. Under is 4-2 in their last 6 games, and they are playing the Dodgers and the Guardians next.

The Astros have a .255 batting average this season, .320 OBP and .399 slugging percentage. Houston’s pitching staff has a 3.47 ERA and 1.15 WHIP. Jeremy Pena leads the Astros with 102 hits and he is the team’s best hitter, with a .322 batting average. Isaac Paredes leads the team in RBI with 46, adding a team-high 17 home runs.

Colton Gordon (R) is the projected starter for the Astros, and he has a 3-1 record, 3.98 ERA and 1.30 WHIP.

Why the Colorado Rockies will win

The Astros have lost nine of their last 10 games as road favorites following a home win.
The underdogs have won four of the Astros’ last five games at Coors Field.
The Rockies have covered the run line in each of their last nine games as underdogs against AL West opponents following a road win.
The Astros have failed to cover the run line in 10 of their last 11 games as road favorites following a home win.
The Astros have trailed after 3 innings in five of their last six games against NL West opponents.
The Astros have trailed after 5 innings in three of their last four road games.

Why the Houston Astros will win

The Rockies have lost each of their last 11 night games against teams that held a winning record.
The Astros have won each of their last 13 games against the Rockies following a home win.
The Rockies have failed to cover the run line in each of their last six home games following a win.
The Astros have covered the run line in nine of their last 10 games against the Rockies.
The Rockies have lost the first inning in four of their last five games against American League opponents.
The Rockies have trailed after 3 innings in five of their last six games against American League opponents that held a winning record.
The Astros have led after 5 innings in nine of their last 10 games against the Rockies.

Total Runs Facts

Each of the Rockies’ last four games following an extra innings win have gone UNDER the total runs line.
Six of the Astros’ last seven games as favorites against NL West opponents have gone OVER the total runs line.
The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in seven of the Astros’ last eight games as favorites against National League opponents.
The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in seven of the Rockies’ last eight games as home underdogs against American League opponents.

Matchup/League Facts

The Rockies rank 1st in the league for triples this season (25).
The Rockies rank 30th in the league for on-base percentage this season (.289).
The Astros rank 1st in the league for strikeouts this season (823).
The Astros rank 2nd in the league for opponent batting average this season (.220).

Houston Astros vs Colorado Rockies Prediction

The Astros are 9-1 in their last 10 overall meetings against the Rockies, and have won their last three visits in Colorado. Under is 8-1-1 in their last 10 meetings.   
In this Houston Astros vs Colorado Rockies Prediction, the Astros are coming as -170 road favorites. The Astros are rightfully favored, as they have been the superior team this season, with the Rockies being by far the weakest team in the league. The Astros have the pitching advantage, as Dollander has been terrible this season and even weaker at home, with a 8.54 home ERA. The Astros have the third-best bullpen, and the Rockies have the third-worst offense in the league, and are even weaker against lefties, so this game has Houston Astros written all over it. Lay the chalk and take the Houston Astros in the moneyline in this one.  

Nikos Lagouretos's Pick: Houston Astros -170