The Colorado Rockies host the Kansas City Royals on August 1, 2026. First pitch from Coors Field is scheduled for 8:10 p.m. EDT. The game will be broadcast on COLR.
The Rockies are -114 on the moneyline and +1.5 on the run line. The Royals are +106 on the moneyline and -1.5 on the run line. The total is set at 12 runs.
Find my MLB picks and Royals vs Rockies prediction below, as well as probable pitchers, weather report, and more.
Royals vs Rockies Prediction
- Royals vs Rockies Pick: Rockies Moneyline (-114), 0.57u | Bet to -125
My Royals vs Rockies best bet is on Colorado to win outright. Make sure to find the best odds by checking our live MLB odds page.
Royals vs Rockies Odds
| Royals Odds | ||
|---|---|---|
| Spread | Total | Moneyline |
-1.5 +150 | 12 -104o / -118u | +106 |
| Rockies Odds | ||
|---|---|---|
| Spread | Total | Moneyline |
+1.5 -182 | 12 -104o / -118u | -114 |
- Royals vs Rockies moneyline: Royals +106, Rockies -114
- Royals vs Rockies over/under: 12 (-104o / -118u)
- Royals vs Rockies spread: Royals -1.5 (+150), Rockies +1.5 (-182)
Royals vs Rockies Probable Pitchers
| RHP Luinder Avila (KCR) | Stat | RHP Ryan Feltner (COL) |
|---|---|---|
| 5-3 | W-L | 3-5 |
| 0.4 | fWAR (FanGraphs) | 0.2 |
| 4.81/4.84 | ERA / xERA | 5.73/5.85 |
| 4.34/4.76 | FIP / xFIP | 5.61/4.77 |
| 6.8% | K-BB% | 8.1% |
| 47.4% | GB% | 43.7% |
| .324 | BABIP | .282 |
| 100 | Stuff+ | 92 |
| 91 | Location+ | 96 |
Royals vs Rockies MLB Betting Preview, Prediction
Luinder Avila doesn’t have a non-FIP estimator below four and a half, while Ryan Feltner’s best indicator is a 4.77 xFIP. With temps in the mid-90s and a breeze blowing out at Coors, we shouldn’t expect a pitching duel. Nonetheless, I have Avila about half a run better as the superior arm here.
However, everything else points at least somewhat in the home team’s direction.
Missing Pasquantino, Witt and Garcia, the projected Kansas City lineup is averaging just an 81 wRC+ on the road, 96 against RHP and 71 over the last month. Jac Caglianone (120) is the only one of BARTOLO’s first six Royals to reach a 100 wRC+ against RHP this year.
The numbers for the home team’s projected nine are quite a bit better, averaging a 98 wRC+ at home, 110 against RHP and 105 over the last 30 days. Aside from Willi Castro (94), Ezequiel Tovar (39) is the only other projected Rockie below a 102 wRC+ against RHP this season.
Those names above are also huge defensive absences for the Royals, who project for 17 fewer FRV than the Rockies.
Colorado only has the 19th-best bullpen estimators in the league over the last month (4.15 FIP, 4.35 xFIP, 4.32 SIERA), but the Royals are second-worst in the league (5.18 FIP, 4.74 xFIP, 4.51 SIERA). BARTOLO has both teams as bottom-five units on the year.
Pick: Rockies Moneyline (-114), 0.57u | Bet to -125
