On Tuesday, a series opener is on the schedule, with the Colorado Rockies (37-94) visiting the Houston Astros (72-59) at 8:10 p.m. ET.
The Rockies are a big underdog away from home (+260) versus the Astros (-328). The Houston Astros will give the start to Hunter Brown (10-5, 2.36 ERA), who is looking for win No. 11 on the season, and the Rockies will counter with Tanner Gordon (4-5, 7.11 ERA).
The Astros lost their last game against the Orioles by a 3-2 score Sunday. Carlos Correa went 2 for 3 to lead them offensively. Spencer Arrighetti picked up the loss after throwing 5 2/3 innings, giving up two earned runs on six hits while striking out two.
The Rockies were defeated by the Pirates 4-0 Sunday. Brenton Doyle led the way offensively after going 1 for 4 with a double, and McCade Brown was handed the loss, throwing 3 2/3 innings, giving up four earned runs on five hits while striking out two.
Here’s everything you need to prepare for Tuesday’s Astros vs. Rockies matchup, including viewing options.
Houston Astros vs. Colorado Rockies odds, line and spread
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Favorite: Astros (-328, bet $328 to win $100)Underdog: Rockies (+260, bet $100 to win $260)Over/under: 8Astros vs. Rockies: Game time and live stream infoGame day: Tuesday, August 26, 2025Game time: 8:10 p.m. ETLocation: Houston, TexasStadium: Daikin ParkTV channel: SCHN and COLRLive stream: Watch LIVE with Fubo! (Regional restrictions may apply)
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Astros stats and trendsAstros betting recordsThe Astros have been favorites in 87 games this season and won 46 (52.9%) of those contests.Houston has not been bigger favorites this season than the -328 moneyline set for this game.The Astros have a 76.6% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.Games involving Houston have gone over the total set by oddsmakers in 61 of 131 chances this season.In 131 games with a spread this season, the Astros are 66-65-0 ATS.Hunter Brown (Astros probable starter)Hunter Brown gets the start for the Astros, his 26th of the season. He is 10-5 with a 2.36 ERA and 170 strikeouts through 149 2/3 innings pitched.In his last appearance on Tuesday against the Detroit Tigers, the right-hander went six scoreless innings while surrendering five hits.The 26-year-old has an ERA of 2.36, with 10.3 strikeouts per nine innings, in 25 games this season. Opponents are hitting .199 against him.Hunter Brown is trying to notch his third quality start in a row in this outing.Hunter Brown is looking for his sixth straight outing lasting five or more innings. He averages six frames per appearance on the mound.He has made seven appearances this season in which he did not give up an earned run.He will match up with a Rockies offense that ranks 23rd in MLB with 1048 total hits (on a .239 batting average). The team also slugs a collective .393 (20th in MLB) with 133 total home runs (20th in MLB).Hunter Brown has a 3.00 ERA and a 1.167 WHIP against the Rockies this season in six innings pitched, allowing a .250 batting average over one appearance.Among pitchers who qualify in MLB action this season, the 26-year-old ranks third in ERA (2.36), eighth in WHIP (1.013), and eighth in K/9 (10.3).Astros batting statsThe Astros have hit 145 homers this season, which ranks 15th in the league.The offense for Houston has a slugging percentage of .401 this season, 15th in MLB.The Astros rank fourth in MLB with a .254 team batting average.Houston has scored the 20th-most runs in the majors this season with 560 (4.3 per game).The Astros have an on-base percentage of .318 this season, which ranks 14th in the league.Houston ranks ninth in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 7.9 whiffs per contest.Rockies stats and trendsRockies betting recordsThe Rockies have been underdogs in 127 games this season and have come away with the win 36 times (28.3%) in those contests.This season, Colorado has come away with a win two times in 15 chances when named as an underdog of at least +260 or longer on the moneyline.The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Rockies have a 27.8% chance of walking away with the win.Colorado and its opponents have gone over in 57 of its 131 games with a total set by sportsbooks this season.The Rockies have an against the spread record of 55-76-0 in 131 games with a line this season.Tanner Gordon (Rockies probable starter)Gordon (4-5 with a 7.11 ERA and 27 strikeouts in 44 1/3 innings pitched) gets the start for the Rockies, his 10th of the season.The right-hander last pitched on Thursday against the Los Angeles Dodgers, when he tossed six innings, allowing one earned run while giving up four hits.The 26-year-old has amassed an ERA of 7.11, with 5.5 strikeouts per nine innings in nine games this season. Opposing hitters have a .333 batting average against him.Gordon has registered three quality starts this season.Gordon will look to last five or more innings for his third straight appearance. He’s averaging 4.9 innings per outing.He has had one outing this season that he held his opponents to zero earned runs.The opposing Astros offense has the 15th-ranked slugging percentage (.401) and ranks 15th in home runs hit (145) in all of MLB. They have a collective .254 batting average, and are sixth in the league with 1127 total hits and 20th in MLB action scoring 560 runs.Rockies batting statsThe Rockies rank 20th in MLB action with 133 home runs. They average one per game.So far this season, Colorado ranks 20th in baseball with a .393 slugging percentage.The Rockies have the 23rd-ranked batting average in the majors (.239).Colorado scores the second-fewest runs in baseball (491 total, 3.7 per game).The Rockies are last in MLB with a .296 on-base percentage.