Houston Astros at Colorado Rockies Free Pick and Betting Lines. The 28-36 Colorado Rockies play host to the 38-28 Houston Astros in MLB action on the grass of Coors Field, June 17, 2015. First pitch is scheduled for 8:40PM EST.

Betting Odds
Moneyline: Astros -120/Rockies +110
O/U Total: 10.5

Pitching Matchup
Brett Oberholtzer (L) W/L 1-1 WHIP 1.50 ERA 2.25
Kyle Kendrick (R) W/L 2-8 WHIP 1.41 ERA 5.87

Houston defeated Colorado 8-5 at home yesterday to grab a 2-0 advantage in the series. The Astros are coming off a 4-1 homestand. The Rockies are coming off a 1-5 road trip and are 1-6 in their last 7 games.

Houston now has a 5-1 advantage in this series dating back to 2013.

Oberholtzer was a 10-0 victor over Seattle in his last start. He went 8 innings and struck out 5 for his first Q start of the season. Today will be his 5th start of the year.

Kendrick was a 5-1 loser at Miami in his last outing. He allowed 2 runs in 6.2 innings for his 5th Q start of 2015. The team is 3-10 when he takes the mound.

No one on Houston has faced Kendrick more than 7 times. C Jason Castro is 3-7 (.429) against him but the success ends there. The 6 other players to have faced the right-hander before are 2-19 (.105) with no HRs, 1 RBI and 0 stolen bases.

This will be the Rockies first exposure to Oberholtzer.

Houston in Colorado Betting Trends

Houston is 4-8 straight up in their last 12 games.
The Astros are 0-5 straight up in their last 5 road games.
The game total has gone over in 16 of Astros last 21 games against the Rockies.
Colorado is 1-6 straight up in their last 7 games.
The Rockies are 1-5 straight up in their last 6 games against the Astros.

Injury Report

HOUSTON ASTROS
Samuel Deduno P 15-Day Disabled List
Scott Feldman P 15-Day Disabled List
Jed Lowrie SS 60-Day Disabled List
Brad Peacock P 15-Day Disabled List
Colby Rasmus OF Bereavement List

COLORADO ROCKIES
Rafael Betancourt P 15-Day Disabled List
Tyler Chatwood P 60-Day Disabled List
Jordan Lyles P 15-Day Disabled List
Justin Morneau 1B 15-Day Disabled List
Adam Ottavino P 60-Day Disabled List
Ken Roberts P 15-Day Disabled List

Consensus Picks (Public Money line Bets)
Houston: 63%
Colorado: 37%

Free MLB Pick

Lefty Astros starter Brett Oberholtzer was decent in his first three outings of 2015 although he wasn’t logging the innings with his longest start being 5 1/3 innings. That changed in his latest against the Mariners when he pitched a sharp 8 scoreless innings allowing three hits and two walks. The Rockies haven’t feasted on left-handing pitchers scoring 3.71 runs per 9 innings so another good outing is expected tonight. Colorado starter Kyle Kendrick is having a rough season with an ERA just under six which rises to 6.75 at home where he has recorded one quality start in five outings. He doesn’t have great numbers against Houston, but he catches a break with the absence of Colby Rasmus. We’ll have to go with the hot team here with the wind blowing out and the power advantages.

Take the Houston Astros -118‏ @ Bovada Sportsbook