Rockies at Guardians Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for July 28
Cleveland is one of the hotter teams in baseball with a 12-5 record over the last 17 games and 6-4 since the All-Star break. For the Rockies, a 5-4 record over the last nine is pretty impressive based on how this season is going, but losing by a combined score of 23-1 at the Orioles in the last two games is not.
Let's dive into the matchup and find a sweat or two. We've got all the info and analysis you need to know ahead of the game, including the latest info on how to catch first pitch, odds, recent team performance, player stats, and of course, our predictions, picks & best bets for the game from our modeling tools and staff of experts.
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Game details & how to watch Rockies at Guardians
Date: Monday, July 28, 2025
Time: 6:40PM EST
Site: Progressive Field
City: Cleveland, OH
Network/Streaming: COLR, CLEG
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Odds for the Rockies at the Guardians
The latest odds as of Monday:
Moneyline: Rockies (+195), Guardians (-239)
Spread: Guardians -1.5
Total: 9.0 runs
Probable starting pitchers for Rockies at Guardians
Pitching matchup for July 28, 2025: Bradley Blalock vs. Slade Cecconi
Rockies: Bradley Blalock, (1-2, 8.67 ERA)Last outing: 3.38 ERA, 2 Earned Runs Allowed, 8 Hits Allowed, 1 Walks, and 0 Strikeouts
Guardians: Slade Cecconi, (5-4, 3.76 ERA)Last outing: 3.00 ERA, 2 Earned Runs Allowed, 5 Hits Allowed, 2 Walks, and 2 Strikeouts
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Expert picks & predictions for tonight's game between the Rockies and the Guardians
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Vaughn Dalzell (@VmoneySports) likes the Guardians to reach 80 wins:
'In the first 24 games of the 67 one second-half of the schedule are the Athletics, Orioles, Royals, Rockies, Twins, Mets, White Sox, and Marlins -- beautiful!
Cleveland took the series against the A's, 2-1 and beat the O's in three of four, but lost two of three to the Royals. At 6-4 through 10 games, Cleveland is making good ground.
The Guardians have the second remaining easiest strength of schedule remaining in the MLB (.481) and need a 34-33 record over the second half to secure 80-plus wins (6-4 already), which I believe is more than possible.'
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Here are the best bets our model is projecting for Monday's game between the Rockies and the Guardians:
Moneyline: NBC Sports Bet is recommending a play on the Cleveland Guardians 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 leaning towards a play on the under on the Game Total of 9.0.
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Top betting trends & insights to know ahead of Rockies at Guardians
The Guardians have won 4 of their last 5 home games against teams with losing records
Cleveland is 6-4 through 10- games since post-break
Colorado has been outscored 23-1 in the past two games
Cleveland has won three straight with Cecconi on the mound
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