The Houston Astros (73-60) and the Colorado Rockies (38-95) play on Thursday at 2:10 p.m. ET to break a 1-1 series tie. The Astros are favored (-240) to take the matchup against the Rockies (+195). Houston has Jason Alexander starting, and Colorado will counter with Kyle Freeland.

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Astros vs. Rockies betting lines

• Favorite: Astros (-240)
• Underdog: Rockies (+195)
• Over/under: 9

Astros betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Astros betting info

• The Astros have compiled a 47-42 record in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 52.8% of those games).
• Houston has gone 3-2 (winning 60% of its games) when it has played as moneyline favorites of -240 or shorter.
• The Astros have an implied moneyline win probability of 70.6% in this game.
• Houston has had an over/under set by bookmakers 133 times, and have combined with opponents to go over the total in 61 of those games (61-66-6).
• The Astros have a 67-66-0 record against the spread this season (covering 50.4% of the time).

Astros hitting info

• Jose Altuve has hit a team-high 22 homers.
• Altuve’s home runs rank 41st in MLB and he ranks 64th in RBI in MLB.
• Jeremy Pena’s .307 batting average is a team-high mark.
• Pena ranks 120th in home runs and 128th in RBI this year.
• Pena enters this game on a three-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is hitting .318 with two doubles, a home run, two walks and five RBIs.
• Yainer Diaz has 16 doubles, a triple, 18 home runs and 19 walks while hitting .257.
• Diaz takes a five-game hitting streak into this game. In his last five games he is hitting .368 with a home run, three walks and two RBIs.
• Carlos Correa has 22 doubles, 10 home runs and 36 walks while batting .281.

Astros pitching rankings

• The 9.5 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Astros pitching staff ranks first in the majors.
• Houston has the 12th-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (3.87).
• The Astros have the sixth-lowest WHIP in MLB (1.222).
• The Astros allow the 19th-fewest home runs in baseball (159 total, 1.2 per game).
• Houston struck out nine Rockies batters while giving up four hits in a 4-0 win in its last game.

Rockies betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Rockies betting info

• The Rockies have won 37, or 28.7%, of the 129 games they’ve played as underdogs this season.
• This season, Colorado has won 13 of its 61 games, or 21.3%, when it’s the underdog by at least +195 on the moneyline.
• Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Rockies have a 33.9% chance to win.
• Colorado and its opponents have hit the over in 57 of its 133 games with a total this season.
• In 133 games with a spread this season, the Rockies are 56-77-0 ATS.

Rockies hitting info

• Hunter Goodman is batting .272 with 26 home runs and 75 RBI. All three of those stats are tops among Colorado hitters this season.
• Goodman is 21st in home runs and 28th in RBI among all hitters in the big leagues.
• Mickey Moniak has 89 hits and an OBP of .297 to go with a slugging percentage of .494 this season.
• Moniak ranks 70th in homers and 117th in RBI among all major league hitters this year.
• Jordan Beck is slashing .269/.333/.441 this season for the Rockies.
• Brenton Doyle is batting .244 with an OBP of .288 and a slugging percentage of .399 this season.

Rockies pitching rankings

• The Rockies have a 6.9 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, worst in baseball.
• Colorado has pitched to a 5.96 ERA this season, which ranks 30th in baseball.
• The Rockies have a combined 1.607 WHIP as a pitching staff, highest in MLB.
• The Rockies have given up the most long balls so far this season with 194 home runs allowed.
• Last time out, Colorado fell to the Astros 4-0. Its pitchers compiled 10 strikeouts and seven hits allowed.