Houston Astros vs Colorado Rockies 7/2/19 MLB Betting Odds, Preview and Prediction

The Houston Astros and Colorado Rockies open a two-game set on Tuesday at Coors Field in Colorado.

The American League West leaders Houston Astros enter this road game as the baseball betting underdogs and they will turn to their best pitcher in Triple-A to start and make his Major League debut on Tuesday against the Rockies.

24-year old right-handed Mexican Jose Urquidy fills a spot vacated by the injured Brad Peacock. In 76.2 innings pitched in the minors this season, Urquidy struck out 104 and walked 15 batters. In the hitter-friendly Pacific Coast League, he posted a 0.962 WHIP and allowed just 6.6 hits per nine innings. In 43.2 innings, he allowed just a total of six home runs.

Left fielder Michael Brantley leads the Astros with his .313 batting average while Alex Bregman has a total of 52 RBIs to lead Houston. Bergman’s 22 home runs drilled this year is also a team-best for Houston. As a team, the Astros are hitting at a .267 clip while scoring a total of 426 runs on the season.

For Colorado, it will be German Marquez who gets the start against the Astros. The 24-year-old right-hander has started in a total of 18 games this season and has posted a record of 8-3 with an ERA of 4.29, a WHIP of 1.21 and a BAA of .258. The Rockies are 7-3 SU in German’s last 10 starts of the season.

In a total of 115.1 innings pitched this year, Marquez has allowed 57 runs ( 55 earned ) on 114 hits with 15 home runs while striking out 113 and walking 26 batters. In his last outing, Marquez allowed seven hits and two earned runs in 5.0 innings pitched. He earned the win as the Rockies beat the Giants 6-3 last June 26th.

Center fielder Charlie Blackmon leads Colorado with his .337 batting average. Blackmon also leads the Rockies with a total of 20 home runs on the season. Meanwhile, Nolan Arenado has 65 RBIs to lead Colorado this season. The Astros are hitting at a .269 batting average as a team and they have scored a total of 475 runs this season.

Who Wins?

Houston is 5-5 SU in their last 10 games played. The Astros are 1-3 SU in their last four games played on the road. Colorado is 6-4 SU in their last 10 games played. The Rockies are 2-2 SU in their last four games played at home. Head to head, the Astros are 8-2 SU in their last 10 games against the Rockies. Houston is also 5-1 SU in their last six road games against Colorado.

Houston is 22-6 SU in their last 28 games following an off day and 43-18 in their last 61 games against the National League West. Colorado is 4-0 SU in their last four interleague games, 18-6 SU in their last 24 home interleague games and 14-3 SU in Marquez’s last 17 home starts.

Usually, I don’t back a team whose starting pitcher is making his Major League debut. That is the case with the Astros as Jose Urquidy takes the mound. But we’re getting Houston as baseball betting underdogs at plus money here and they have a very talented offensive lineup playing in a home run friendly ballpark like Coors. Add the fact that Marquez has an ERA of 5.70 with a batting average allowed of .314 in 53.2 innings pitched at home this season. I think that Houston tags Marquez plenty of times here and get the job done on offense. I’m picking the Houston Astros to beat the Colorado Rockies on 7/2/19

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The Astros are 3-7 ATS in their last 10 games played. Houston is 1-3 ATS in their last four games played. The Rockies are 5-5 ATS in their last 10 games played. Colorado is 2-2 ATS in their last four games played at home.

Houston has outscored Colorado by an average of 3.1 runs per game in their last 10 games played and 2.0 runs per game in their last three meetings. Three out of the Astros’ last five wins have been by four runs or more and the last 8 games played by the Rockies have been decided by two or more runs. I’ll take the plus runs and the Astros. Prediction: Houston Astros +1.5

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The total has gone over in six out of the last 10 games played by the Astros. Houston has seen the total go over in three out of their last four games played on the road. The over is 5-4-1 in the Rockies last 10 games played. The total has gone over in three out of the last four home games played by the Rockies. Head to head, the over is 6-3-1 in the last 10 games between these two teams.

The over is 6-0-1 in the Astros’ last seven games after allowing two or fewer runs in their previous game and 5-2-1 in their last 8 games after a win. The over is 6-2 in the Rockies’ last 8 inter-league games and 7-1 in their last 8 home games. Houston’s pitcher is making his MLB debut while Colorado’s starter has the tendency to get hammered at home. Both teams average over five runs per game on the season and yes, Coors Field is a hitter’s park. The total is quite high but given all those, I don’t see why this doesn’t go over. Prediction: Over 13

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