The Colorado Rockies continue their road trip as they visit the Pittsburgh Pirates. It is time to continue our MLB odds series with a Pirates-Rockies prediction, pick, and how-to-watch.

The Rockies will be finishing their series on the road with the Miami Marlins before heading into this game. The Marlins have taken the first two games of the series, leaving the Rockies with the worst record in the national league at 7-23 before their game on Thursday. Meanwhile, the Pirates head home after six games on the West Coast. They went 1-5 in the six games, dropping two of three to the Giants before being swept by the Athletics. That places them at 14-18 on the year, which is last in the NL Central.

Here are the MLB Odds, courtesy of FanDuel. 

MLB Odds: Rockies-Pirates Odds

Colorado Rockies: +1.5 (-152)

Moneyline: +145

Pittsburgh Pirates: -1.5 (+126)

Moneyline: -184

Over: 8 (-115)

Under: 8 (-105)

How to Watch Rockies vs. Pirates

Time: 6:40 PM ET/ 3:40 PM PT

TV: COLR/SNP

Stream: fuboTV (Click for free trial)

Why The Rockies Will Cover The Spread/Win

The Rockies are 25th in the majors in runs scored while sitting 14th in batting average, 21st in on-base percentage, and 20th in slugging this year. Ryan McMahon leads the team in RBIs this year. He is hitting .324 on the year with eight doubles and four home runs. This has led to 18 RBIs this year. McMahon also has 12 runs scored this year. Joining him in driving in runs is Elias Diaz. Diaz is hitting .292 opening the year with four doubles and two home runs. This has led to 15 RBIs on the year, while he has scored 11 times.

Brenton Doyle has been scoring a lot for the Rockies. He is hitting .311 on the year and getting on base at a .360 rate. He has seven doubles, a triple, and three home runs. This has led to just eight RBIs though. Still, Doyle has stolen four bases and scored 19 times. Joining him in scoring runs and swiping bags is Ezequiel Tovar. Tovar is hitting .292 on the year with a .346 on-base percentage. He has two stolen bases and has scored 13 times. Further, he has seven doubles and three home runs, leading to 12 RBIs.

The Rockies pitching staff is 30th in the majors in ERA while sitting 30th in WHIP and opponent batting average. It will be Cal Quantrill on the mound in this one. He is 0-3 on the year with a 5.34 ERA and a 1.50 WHIP. Last time out, he gave up six runs with two home runs in five innings in a loss to the Astros. Current members of the Pirates have 26 at-bats against Quantrill, hitting .385 with a home run and an RBI.

Why The Pirates Will Cover The Spread/Win

The Pirates sit 22nd in the majors in runs scored while sitting 23rd in batting average, 15th in on-base percentage, and 28th in slugging. Ke'Bryan Hayes has been great this year. He is hitting .264 on the year with a .349 on-base percentage. He has six doubles and a home run, with ten RBIs this year. He has also scored 13 runs scored. The leader in RBIs is Bryan Reynolds. He is hitting .248 on the year with a .352 on-base percentage. He has six doubles and four home runs, leading to 17 RBIs. He has 11 runs scored as well.

Meanwhile, Connor Joe is hitting .283 on the year with a .365 on-base percentage. He has eight doubles and three home runs, with 14 RBIs. Further, he has scored 17 times this year. Rounding out the top bats is Jared Triolo. He is hitting .217 on the year with a .288 on-base percentage. Still, he has 11 RBIs with the help of two doubles and a home run. He has also scored six times.

The Pirate's pitching staff is 13th in team ERA while sitting 12th in WHIP and ninth in opponent batting average. Martin Perez is 1-1 on the year with a 2.86 ERA with a 1.36 WHIP. Last time out, he was solid with just one run allowed, unearned, in six innings of work. In 40 at-bats current members of the Rockies have hit .400 against Perez. They also have two RBIs and a walk.

Final Rockies-Pirates Prediction & Pick

For as rough as the Rockies offense is, the Pirates are not much better. There is one big difference between the two teams. That is the pitching staff. The Pirate's pitching staff is much better than the Rockies. The Rockies are one of the worst in the majors this year. Cal Quantril has been bad this year as well. Expect the Pirates to get the win in this one.

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Final Rockies-Pirates Prediction & Pick: Pirates ML (-184)