Colorado pays a visit to Houston on Saturday, hoping to shut down the Astros bats in baseball action at Minute Maid Park.

JA Happ will take the mound for Houston, and he'll carry a 6-15 record into the contest. Jason Hammel gets the ball for Colorado; he's 7-12 so far this season.



View Colorado vs Houston Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Houston opened as -120 moneyline favorites in this baseball match, based on the starting pitcher matchup. That pairing made odds makers settle on an Sportsbook over under number of 9.

Power Rankings:
This game matches up the No. 13 (Astros) and the No. 9 (Rockies) teams in their respective leagues, according to our current MLB Power Rankings.



How They Match Up:
At the plate, Houston owns the No. 3 ranking for hits in the National League at 9 per game. By contrast, the Rockies are rated No. 6 in the same category at 8.8 per game.

Houston owns the National League's No. 15 defense, allowing 4.8 men per game to cross the plate. That contrasts with Colorado's National League No. 16-rated defense.

In their last action, Colorado was a 11-2 loser on the road against the Astros. Bettors on Houston at -137 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (13) sent OVER bettors home happy as well. The Rockies endured a 11-2 loss at the hands of the Astros on Friday, with Drew Pomeranz throwing 2 innings of 7-hit ball at Minute Maid Park.




Colorado Rockies Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 4-6
Before playing Houston are 5-5
After playing Houston are 4-6
After a loss are 2-8

Houston Astros Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 4-6
Before playing Colorado are 5-5
After playing Colorado are 6-4
After a win are 5-5

A few Rockies at Astros trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Colorado's last 5 games when playing Houston
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Colorado's last 6 games when playing on the road against Houston
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Colorado's last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Colorado's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Houston's last 5 games when playing Colorado
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Houston's last 6 games when playing at home against Colorado
Houston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
Houston is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Colorado


Next up:
Colorado at Houston, Sunday, September 25