Cal Quantrill leads the Colorado Rockies into an interleague game with the Minnesota Twins. It's time to continue our MLB odds series with a Rockies-Twins prediction and pick.
Rockies-Twins Projected Starters
Cal Quantrill vs. Louie Varland
Can Quatrill (5-4) with a 3.58 ERA and a 1.30 WHIP
Last Start: Quantrill went five innings last time out, giving up three hits and four walks. He did not give up a run and took the win over the Cardinals.
2024 Road Splits: Quantrill has been solid on the road this year. In eight starts he is 3-2 with a 3.48 ERA. Opponents have hit just .256 against him when on the road this year.
Undecided (0-4) with a 9.18 ERA and 2.16 WHIP
Last Start: Last time out, Varland went 2.2 innings, giving up four runs and a home run in a loss to the Tigers.
2024 Home Splits: Varland has struggled at home. He is 0-2 with an 11.74 ERA and a .333 opponent batting average.
Here are the MLB Odds, courtesy of FanDuel.
MLB Odds: Rockies-Twins Odds
Colorado Rockies: +1.5 (-126)
Moneyline: +168
Minnesota Twins: -1.5 (+105)
Moneyline: -200
Over: 8.5 (-105)
Under: 8.5 (-115)
How to Watch the Rockies vs. Twins
Time: 7:40 PM ET/ 4:40 PM PT
TV: COLOR/BSNO
Stream: fuboTV (Click for free trial)
Why The Rockies Will Cover The Spread/Win
The Rockies are 21st in the majors in runs scored this year, while sitting 11gth in batting average, 19th in on-base percentage, and 17th slugging. Ryan McMahon has been great this year. He is hitting .263 on the year with ten home runs and a team-leading 34 RBIs. Further, he has 11 doubles and 31 runs scored. Extra base hits have been a specialty of Ezequiel Tovar. While hitting .294 on the year, and getting on base at a .325 rate, he has 20 doubles, a triple, and 10 home runs. This has led him to 28 RBIs and 35 runs scored. Rounding out the top bats on the year is Elias Diaz. Diaz is hitting .305 so far this year. He has 12 doubles and five home runs, good for 28 RBIs and 20 runs scored.
Brendan Rodgers has been on a hot streak. He is hitting .389 in the last week with a home run and five RBIs. He has also scored the times. Scoring is something Ezequiel Tovar has done a lot of in the last week. He is hitting .267 in the last week, with two home runs, and four RBIs. He has also scored five times. Meanwhile, Charlie Blackmon continues to hit well. He is hitting .375 in the last week with a .44 on-base percentage. He has an RBI and four runs scored.
Why The Twins Will Cover The Spread/Win
The Twins are 16th in runs scored this year while sitting 24th in batting average, 23rd in on-base percentage, and 12th in slugging. Ryan Jeffers has led the way this year. He is hitting .237 on the year with 12 home runs and 15 doubles. This has led to 36 RBIs and 27 runs scored this year. Carlos Santana has been great at driving in runs this year. He is hitting just .217 on the year with eight doubles and nine home runs. This has led to 27 RBIS and 20 runs scored. The best hitting this year has been Willi Castro. Castro is hitting .250 on the year. He has 12 doubles, four triples, and four home runs. Castro has driven in just 17 runs, but he has scored 32 times.
Carlos Correa comes in as the hottest bat in the lineup. He is hitting .304 in the last week, with a home run and six RBIs. Further, he has scored three times in the last week. Royce Lewis has been solid since coming back to the lineup as well. He is hitting .267 in the last week with a .333 on-base percentage. He has two home runs and a double, with three RBIs and two runs scored in the last week. Rounding out the top bats in the last week is Carlos Santana. Santana is hitting .235 in the last week, with two doubles, a home run, and four RBIs. He has also scored twice.
Members of the Twins have 93 career at-bats against Cal Quantril. They have hit .237 against him with a .304 on-base percentage. Alex Kirilloff has been great. He has five hits and a walk in seven at-bats. Further, Kiriloff has a double and two home runs, leading to four RBIs against Quantril. Carlos Correa has also hit well, hitting .308 against Quantril with a walk as well.
Final Rockies-Twins Prediction & Pick
The Rockies are not a great offense, but neither are the Twins. The Rockies also have Cal Quantril going in this one, and he has been a solid pitcher as of late. While there are members of the Twins who have hit well against Quantril, there are not many hot bats on the team. The bats for the Rockies are hot. Take them to cover in this one.
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Final Rockies-Twins Prediction & Pick: Rockies +1.5 (-126)
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