Its Thursday, August 28 and the Rockies (38-95) are in Houston to take on the Astros (73-60).
Kyle Freeland is slated to take the mound for Colorado against Jason Alexander for Houston.
The Astros rebounded from a loss Tuesday night and evened the series at a game apiece with a 4-0 win over the Rockies last night. Framber Valdez bounced back from a rough start against the Tigers last week allowing just three hits over seven innings to earn his 12th win of the season. Yordan Alvarez homered for the first time in just his second game since returning from the disabled list (hand) earlier this week.
Lets dive into the matchup and find a sweat or two.
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Game details & how to watch Rockies at Astros
- Date: Thursday, August 28, 2025
- Time: 2:10PM EST
- Site: Minute Maid Park
- City: Houston, TX
- Network/Streaming: COLR, SCHN, MLBN
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Odds for the Rockies at the Astros
The latest odds as of Thursday:
- Moneyline: Rockies (+192), Astros (-235)
- Spread: Astros -1.5
- Total: 9.0 runs
Probable starting pitchers for Rockies at Astros
- Pitching matchup for August 28, 2025: Kyle Freeland vs. Jason Alexander
- Rockies: Kyle Freeland (3-13, 5.31 ERA)
Last outing: August 23 at Pittsburgh – 9.00 ERA, 5 Earned Runs Allowed, 7 Hits Allowed, 2 Walks, and 6 Strikeouts - Astros: Jason Alexander (4-1, 18.00 ERA)
Last outing: August 21 at Baltimore – 3.38 ERA, 2 Earned Runs Allowed, 8 Hits Allowed, 1 Walks, and 3 Strikeouts
- Rockies: Kyle Freeland (3-13, 5.31 ERA)
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Top betting trends & insights to know ahead of Rockies at Astros
- 7 of the Rockies’ last 8 games in Houston have stayed under the Total
- The Astros have covered in 4 of their last 5 games showing a profit of 2.36 units
- The Astros have won 11 straight home games against the Rockies
- The Astros have won Jason Alexander’s last 5 starts and 7 of his 8 starts this season
- Christian Walker is 7-25 (.280) over his last 6 games
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Expert picks & predictions for today’s game between the Rockies and the Astros
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Here are the best bets our model is projecting for Thursday’s game between the Rockies and the Astros:
- Moneyline: NBC Sports Bet is staying away from a play on the Moneyline.
- Spread: NBC Sports Bet is leaning towards a play ATS on the Colorado Rockies at +1.5.
- Total: NBC Sports Bet is staying away from a play on the Game Total of 9.0.
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