Baseball bettors look for value at Minute Maid Park on Friday as host Houston battles the Colorado Rockies in baseball odds action.

Houston sends Wandy Rodriguez out against Jeremy Guthrie for the Rockies in this game. Rodriguez is 0-0 with a 0.00 ERA on the season, while Guthrie is 0-0 on the year and has a 0.00 ERA.



View Colorado vs Houston Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
If you're going with the Astros in this one, they're listed as moneyline underdogs of +110 on most baseball betting menus for Monday's contest.

Power Rankings:
This game puts the Astros, most recently No. 14 in the National League Odds Shark MLB Power Rankings, up against the Rockies, who rate a National League No. 10 in the latest survey.



How They Match Up:
Scoring stats point to some edges in this matchup. The game features Houston's National League No. 10-ranked scoring average of 0 runs per game, against a Rockies offense rated No. 10 and scoring 0 runs per game in the league. The Astros have averaged 0 hits per game to date this season, almost the same as the Rockies hitters have managed (0 per nine innings).

Pitching and defensive stats are important baseball handicapping factors and Houston has the National League's No. 1-ranked defense. In the other dugout, the Rockies own the National League's No. 1 mark in runs allowed.

Colorado won its last outing, a 6-3 result against the Giants on September 28. Bettors who backed the Rockies at +125 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (9) sent OVER bettors to the payout window. The Rockies grabbed a win last time out, defeating Eric Surkamp and the Giants 6-3 on Wednesday at AT&T Park.

Last time out for Houston, they were an 8-0 loser as they battled the Cardinals at home. Moneyline bettors who got the Cardinals at -180 were rewarded, while the 8 combined runs moved the game OVER for totals bettors. Chris Carpenter shut down the Astros in their last game, striking out 11 in an 8-0 shutout over Houston in baseball action at Minute Maid Park.


Colorado Rockies Trends:
When playing on Friday are 8-2
Before playing Houston are 5-5
After playing San Francisco are 3-7
After a win are 3-7

Houston Astros Trends:
When playing on Friday are 5-5
Before playing Colorado are 4-6
After playing St. Louis are 4-6
After a loss are 5-5

A few Rockies at Astros trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Colorado's last 8 games when playing Houston
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Colorado's last 8 games when playing on the road against Houston
Colorado is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing Houston
Colorado is 8-15 SU in its last 23 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Houston's last 8 games when playing Colorado
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Houston's last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Houston's last 7 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Houston's last 8 games when playing at home against Colorado


Next up:
Colorado at Houston, Saturday, April 7