Quick Picks with Coach Rick Bowe, MLB Picks, MLB Free Picks, MLB Predictions 5/17/25

Quick Picks with Coach Rick Bowe, MLB Picks, MLB Free Picks, MLB Predictions 5/17/25

HOUSTON @ TEXAS (TEX -130, 8.5)

UNDER 8.5

Hey! We're finally back. Coach Rick and the Mrs. toured Poland and it was great. We learned a lot. I learned that trying to handicap baseball is tough when you're traveling Eastern Europe! Anyway, we're back at it and ready to do what we do best here at YLose.com - WIN!

Ronel Blanco starts for the Astros today. He's 3-3 with a 4.04 ERA this season. Blanco is coming off his best start of the season. He went 8 innings, gave up 2 hits, no ER, and struck out 11 in a 6-0 win over Cincinnati.

Opposite Blanco is one of the more underrated pitchers in MLB right now, Tyler Mahle. He's 4-1 with a 1.47 ERA. He has started 9 games and held all 9 opponents to 2 ER or less. He's also pitched at least 5 innings in all 9 games. Seven of his 9 starts have gone Under the total.

Houston is one of the worst road teams in MLB. They rank 24th in scoring on the road, averaging 3.53 runs per game. The Under has cashed in 4 of their last 5 games. Texas is the top Under team in MLB. Their O/U record for the season is 15-30-1. That's 67 percent of games going Under. Five of the last seven between these two teams have also gone Under.

COLORADO @ ARIZONA (ARI -365, 9.5)

DIAMONDBACKS -1.5

German Marquez takes on Zac Gallen here. Marquez actually has some decent numbers against Arizona hitters, but he is still just 6-6 with a 4.38 ERA in 22 career starts against the DBacks.

Gallen has had a rough start to the 2025 season. He's just 3-5 with a 4.59 ERA, but he has had the Rockies number throughout his career. Gallen is 7-1 with a 2.59 ERA in 15 career starts against Colorado. Each of his last 5 starts against the Rockies have resulted in multiple-run victories for Arizona.

Arizona has won 5 straight against the Rockies. Colorado is just 1-12 SU in its lasts 13 games and the Rockies are 14-30 ATS this season. 8 of their last 9 losses have been by 2 or more runs.

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