Colorado Rockies vs Texas Rangers Prediction 05-19-2023 MLB Picks

The Colorado Rockies and the Texas Rangers meet in MLB action from Globe Life Field on Friday night. Let’s dive into the odds, starting pitching matchup, history and make a prediction for this game.

Odds

Texas is listed as a -210 home favorite while Colorado is a +180 road underdog. The total for this game is set at 9.5 runs.

Starting Pitching Matchup

The Colorado Rockies don’t have a starting pitcher announced at the time that this article was posted. Texas will send Martin Perez to the mound here and he is 4-1 with a 4.25 ERA and 31 strikeouts this season.

Matchup History

Texas’ 16-4 win over Colorado on August 24, 2022, snapped the Rockies’ four-game head-to-head win streak over the Rangers.

Trends

Colorado is 11-5 in their last 16 games overall and 32-66 in their last 98 road games while the under is 7-1 in their last 8 series-opening games. Texas is 4-0 in their last 4 games following a loss and 2-6 in their last 8 interleague games while the over is 4-0 in their last 4 games overall.

Pick

I’m backing the over here. Martin Perez hasn’t been as sharp as of late and the Rockies have been finding themselves in some fairly high-scoring games as of late. On the other side, Texas has had a big over run in their last few games and I’m looking for some runs to be plated in this game. Give me the over here.

Chris Ruffolo's Free Pick:Over 9.5