The Houston Astros (52-34) have a 2-0 series lead and will go for a sweep of the Colorado Rockies (19-67) on Thursday at Coors Field. The Astros are favored (-186) against the underdog Rockies (+154) in the matchup, which starts at 3:10 p.m. ET. Brandon Walter starts for Houston, and Kyle Freeland is Colorado’s pick to start.

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Astros vs. Rockies betting lines

• Favorite: Astros (-186)
• Underdog: Rockies (+154)
• Over/under: 11

Astros betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Astros betting info

• The Astros have been favored on the moneyline 61 total times this season. They’ve gone 38-23 in those games.
• When playing as moneyline favorites with odds of -186 or shorter, Houston has gone 5-1 (83.3%).
• The Astros have a 65% chance to win this game based on the moneyline’s implied probability.
• Houston has played in 86 games with set over/under, and have combined with opponents to go over the total 34 times (34-49-3).
• The Astros have covered 51.2% of their games this season, going 44-42-0 ATS.

Astros hitting info

• Isaac Paredes paces the Astros with 17 home runs and 46 runs batted in.
• Paredes ranks 22nd in homers and 45th in RBI among all hitters in MLB.
• Jose Altuve is hitting .259 with 10 doubles, 13 home runs and 28 walks.
• Altuve ranks 46th in home runs and 87th in RBI among MLB hitters this season.
• Jake Meyers is batting .302 with 14 doubles, a triple, three home runs and 26 walks.
• Yainer Diaz is batting .241 with nine doubles, a triple, 10 home runs and 10 walks.

Astros pitching rankings

• The 10 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Astros pitching staff ranks first in MLB.
• Houston has a 3.49 team ERA that ranks third among all MLB pitching staffs.
• Astros pitchers combine for the No. 2 WHIP in the majors (1.156).
• Astros pitchers combine to surrender the 17th-fewest home runs in baseball (92 total, 1.1 per game).
• In its 5-3 win last time out, Houston struck out 11 Rockies batters while allowing 10 hits.

Rockies betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Rockies betting info

• This season, the Rockies have won 18 out of the 83 games, or 21.7%, in which they’ve been the underdog.
• This season, Colorado has won 11 of its 63 games, or 17.5%, when it’s the underdog by at least +154 on the moneyline.
• Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Rockies have a 39.4% chance to win.
• Games involving Colorado have gone over the total set by sportsbooks in 34 of 86 chances this season.
• The Rockies are 33-53-0 ATS in their 86 games with a spread this season.

Rockies hitting info

• Hunter Goodman leads Colorado in batting average (.286), home runs (16) and runs batted in (50) this season.
• Among all hitters in the majors, Goodman is 30th in homers and 29th in RBI.
• Jordan Beck is batting .270 with an OBP of .327 and a slugging percentage of .468 this season.
• Among all MLB hitters, Beck ranks 95th in homers and 165th in RBI.
• Mickey Moniak has 49 hits this season and a slash line of .238/.288/.495.
• Moniak takes a two-game hitting streak into this game. In his last five games he is batting .143 with a double, a home run, a walk and two RBIs.
• Ryan McMahon has 63 hits and an OBP of .318 to go with a slugging percentage of .387 this season.

Rockies pitching rankings

• The Rockies have a 6.8 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, worst in baseball.
• Colorado has the 30th-ranked ERA (5.50) in the majors this season.
• Rockies pitchers have a 1.555 WHIP this season, worst in the majors.
• With 114 homers allowed, the Rockies rank 26th in the league at preventing long balls.
• Colorado pitchers struck out three Astros hitters while allowing 16 base hits in a 5-3 loss its last time out.