The Houston Astros battle the visiting Colorado Rockies on Sunday in MLB betting action at Minute Maid Park.

Kevin Millwood gets the ball in front of a hostile crowd for the Rockies on this day; he's 3-3 on the season. The Astros, meanwhile, will counter with Lucas Harrell, who will be looking to improve on his 0-0 mark.



View Colorado vs Houston Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
The Rockies were listed as +-120 underdogs on the baseball moneyline at many online sportsbooks. The total was set at 9 before betting started earlier on Monday.

Power Rankings:
According to new MLB Power Rankings here, it's the National League No. 13-ranked Astros and the National League No. 9-rated Rockies in this matchup.



How They Match Up:
At the plate, Houston owns the No. 3 ranking for hits in the National League at 8.9 per game. By contrast, the Rockies are rated No. 6 in the same category at 8.7 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 4-2 Sportsbook on the road against the Astros. Bettors on Colorado at +103 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (6) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well. Colorado won a close affair on Saturday in their last outing, defeating Houston 4-2 in extra innings at Minute Maid Park.




Colorado Rockies Trends:
When playing on Sunday are 6-4
Before playing San Francisco are 4-6
After playing Houston are 4-6
After a win are 4-6

Houston Astros Trends:
When playing on Sunday are 6-4
Before playing St. Louis are 2-8
After playing Colorado are 6-4
After a loss are 5-5

A few Rockies at Astros trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Colorado's last 7 games when playing Houston
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Colorado's last 7 games when playing on the road against Houston
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Colorado's last 10 games
Colorado is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Houston
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Houston's last 7 games when playing Colorado
Houston is 18-7 SU in its last 25 games when playing at home against Colorado
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Houston's last 7 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Houston's last 7 games when playing at home against Colorado


Next up:
Colorado at San Francisco, Monday, September 26
Houston home to St. Louis, Monday, September 26