Its Wednesday, April 2 and the Rockies (1-3) are in the City of Brotherly Love to take on the Phillies (3-1) in Game 2 of their series.
Kyle Freeland is slated to take the mound for Colorado against Zack Wheeler for Philadelphia.
Game 1 of this series was actually Monday night. Philly won 6-1 as Cristopher Sanchez allowed one run in 5.1 innings while striking out seven. Kyle Schwarber smacked his third home run of the season to pace the Philadelphia attack. German Marquez pitched six scoreless innings for the Rockies, but the bullpen imploded and gave up six runs in the final two innings.
Lets dive into today’s 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 the how to catch tipoff, 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 Phillies
- Date: Wednesday, April 2, 2025
- Time: 6:45PM EST
- Site: Citizens Bank Park
- City: Philadelphia, PA
- Network/Streaming: Rockies.TV, NBC Sports Philadelphia
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Odds for the Rockies at the Phillies
The latest odds as of Wednesday:
- Moneyline: Colorado Rockies (+262), Philadelphia Phillies (-328)
- Spread: Phillies -1.5
- Total: 7.0 runs
Probable starting pitchers for Rockies at Phillies
- Pitching matchup for April 2, 2025: Kyle Freeland vs. Zack Wheeler
- Rockies: Kyle Freeland (0-0, 0.00 ERA)
- Last outing: 3/28 at Tampa – 6 IP, 0 ER, 2 hits, 0 BB, 7 Ks
- Phillies: Zack Wheeler (0-0, 1.50 ERA)
- Last outing: 3/27 at Washington – 6 IP, 1 ER, 2H, 2BB, 8Ks
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Top betting trends & insights to know ahead of Rockies at Phillies
- Colorado is 2-2 against the spread this season
- Colorado Game Totals have cashed to the UNDER in 3 of 4 games this season
- Philadelphia Game Totals are 2-2 (O/U) for the season
- Philadelphia is 3-1 against the spread this season
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Expert picks & predictions for tonight’s game between the Rockies and the Phillies
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Here are the best bets our model is projecting for Wednesday’s game between the Rockies and the Phillies:
- Moneyline: NBC Sports Bet is leaning towards a play on the Philadelphia Phillies on the Moneyline.
- Spread: NBC Sports Bet is leaning towards a play ATS on the Phillies -1.5.
- Total: NBC Sports Bet is recommending a play on the over on the Game Total of 7.0.
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