The Colorado Rockies are 15-4 over their last 19 games including a current run of 7-1 over their last eight games. The competition level ramps up this week with the Houston Astros in town for a two-game series starting on Tuesday night.
Astros vs. Rockies 2018 odds: Houston clear road betting favorite for Tuesday matchup
The Colorado Rockies face a tough test Tuesday and Wednesday with the Houston Astros in town, and they’re set as underdogs at the sportsbooks for the opener.
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Colorado is a +140 home underdog at sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark.com. Tyler Anderson gets the start for the home team facing Gerrit Cole and the Astros who are going off at -160 on the road.
Houston Astros at Colorado Rockies
When: Tuesday, July 24, 8:40 p.m. ET
Where: Coors Field, Denver, Colorado
Betting Line / Total: Houston -160 / 10 Runs
Colorado Rockies
The NL West has developed into quite a race. Coming out of the first weekend following the all-star break, the Los Angeles Dodgers held a precarious lead atop the hotly contested division just 1.5 games ahead of Arizona, two games ahead of Colorado and five games ahead of San Francisco.
Before losing to Arizona 6-1 on Sunday, the Rockies had racked up 6.6 runs per game over a 12-2 run in their last 14 games and 8.4 runs per game over a 7-0 run in their last seven games. When this Rockies offense is hitting, this team can compete with anyone.
The Rockies are 5-0 over their last five home games with 8.4 runs per game over that stretch per the OddsShark MLB Database.
Houston Astros
Houston failed to complete its sweep of the Los Angeles Angels over the weekend, losing its final game of the series 14-5 after winning the first two. But despite the setback, the Astros are still the best road team in baseball with a 34-15 straight up and a 30-18 against the spread record away from home this season.
The Astros are 16-4 in Gerrit Cole’s 20 starts this season as the righthander has been brilliant in 2018 with a 2.52 ERA, a 0.98 WHIP and 177 strikeouts.
Tuesday night’s total is set at 10 runs. Each of the last five games in this head-to-head series have seen the total go OVER with an average of 11.6 total runs scored per game.
The Astros also enter this series with a perfect 6-0 SU and ATS record in their last six games against Colorado. The short series wraps up on Wednesday with a matchup between Charlie Morton and Jon Gray.
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