Colorado Rockies (1-7) vs Oakland Athletics (4-5)
Game Info: Sunday, April 6, 2025 at 3:10 pm (Coors Field)
The Line: Betting Odds: Colorado Rockies -105 / Oakland Athletics -115 — Over/Under: 10.5
The Oakland Athletics are visiting the Colorado Rockies on Sunday, April 6th at the Coors Field. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s an Oakland Athletics vs Colorado Rockies Prediction. We will examine:
The Colorado Rockies recent form and player performance
The Oakland Athletics recent form and player performance
Recent betting trends and streaks involving the Colorado Rockies
Recent betting trends and streaks involving the Oakland Athletics
Recent betting trends in games played between the Oakland Athletics vs Colorado Rockies
A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for Oakland Athletics vs Colorado Rockies game
Colorado Rockies Preview
The Colorado Rockies have a 1-7 record this season and are sitting on the last place of the NL West. They are coming off a 4-7 home defeat by the Athletics, and have now lost six consecutive games. They are 5-2-1 to the under this season, and are playing the Padres and the Brewers next. The Rockies have a .221 batting average this season, .282 OBP and .331 Slugging percentage. Colorado’s pitching staff has a 4.17 ERA and 1.59 WHIP. Ryan McMahon leads the Rockies with 8 hits, .267 batting average and 3 RBI, while Hunter Goodman leads the team in total runs, with 4.
Chase Dollander (R) will take the mound for the Rockies, and this will be his major league debut. Dollander boasts a 2.58 ERA and 174:49 K:BB over 122 innings in 24 starts at the minor-league level.
Oakland Athletics Preview
The Oakland Athletics have a 4-5 record this season and are sitting on the 3rd place of the AL West. They are coming off a 7-4 road victory over the Rockies, and now have back-to-back wins, following a four-game losing streak. They are 4-0-1 to the over in their last 5 games, and are playing the Padres and the Mets next. The Athletics have a .236 batting average this season, .306 OBP and .408 Slugging percentage. Oakland’s pitching staff has a 4.89 ERA and 1.56 WHIP. Jacob Wilson leads the A’s with 12 hits and a .364 batting average, while Brent Rooker leads the team with 8 RBI and 4 home runs.
Joey Estes (R) will take the mound for the Athletics, and he struggled mightily in this previous start of the season, giving up six runs in just 4 innings of work, as the Athletics got destroyed by the Chicago Cubs by 18-3. Last season he had a 7-9 record, 5.01 ERA and 1.23 WHIP. In his only previous meeting against the Rockies last season, he had 4 earned runs in 7 innings of work, as the A’s won by 10-9.
Why the Colorado Rockies will win
- The Athletics have lost each of their last four games as favorites following a win.
- The Rockies have won four of their last five games as home underdogs against American League opponents following a home loss.
- The Athletics have failed to cover the run line in each of their last 11 Sunday games as favorites.
- The Rockies have covered the run line in each of their last five day games following a home loss.
- The Athletics have lost the first inning in three of their last four games as favorites against NL West opponents.
- The Rockies have led after 3 innings in six of their last seven games against American League opponents that held a losing record.
- The Athletics have trailed after 5 innings in six of their last seven games as favorites against NL West opponents.
Why the Athletics will win
- The Rockies have lost each of their last seven day games against teams that held a losing record.
- The road team has won seven of the Athletics’ last eight games.
- The road team has covered the run line in each of the Athletics’ last eight games.
- The Rockies have failed to cover the run line in each of their last six games.
- The Rockies have trailed after 3 innings in nine of their last 12 games as home underdogs.
- The Rockies have trailed after 5 innings in six of their last seven day games against opponents that held a losing record.
Total Runs Facts
- Each of the Athletics’ last four games after playing the previous day have gone OVER the total runs line.
- Six of the Rockies’ last eight games as underdogs have gone UNDER the total runs line.
- The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in nine of the Athletics’ last 10 road games.
- The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in five of the Rockies’ last six day games against AL West opponents.
Oakland Athletics vs Colorado Rockies Prediction
The A’s won both games of this series with a combined 13-7 score, and are 6-2 in their last 8 overall meetings against the Rockies and 4-1 in their last 5 meetings in Colorado. Over is 5-2-1 in their last 8 meetings.
In this Oakland Athletics vs Colorado Rockies Prediction, Oakland is coming as -115 road favorites. The Athletics are rightfully favored, as they have a better record this season, and have been dominating the Rockies in this series, who have not taken advantage of the high altitude of their home court. I don’t trust the A’s to get a third straight win in Coors, but with both struggling pitchers and a high altitude, I will gladly go over the 10 runs in this matchup.