It’s Wednesday, August 6 and the Blue Jays (66-48) are in Denver to take on the Rockies (30-82). Kevin Gausman is slated to take the mound for Toronto against Kyle Freeland for Colorado.

Toronto goes for the sweep over Colorado as they took Tuesday’s contest 10-4 after winning 15-1 on Monday. The Rockies are on a three-game losing streak, but that’s not the only problem.

Colorado has given up 55 runs over the last five games for an MLB-worst 11 per game in that span — all five were at home.

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 Blue Jays at Rockies

• Date: Wednesday, August 6, 2025
• Time: 3:10PM EST
• Site: Coors Field
• City: Denver, CO
• Network/Streaming: Sportsnet, COLR

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Odds for the Blue Jays at the Rockies

The latest odds as of Wednesday:

• Moneyline: Blue Jays (-213), Rockies (+176)
• Spread:  Blue Jays -1.5
• Total: 11.0 runs

Probable starting pitchers for Blue Jays at Rockies

• Pitching matchup for August 6, 2025: Kevin Gausman vs. Kyle Freeland
  • Blue Jays: Kevin Gausman, (7-8, 3.99 ERA)
    Last outing: 7.50 ERA, 5 Earned Runs Allowed, 6 Hits Allowed, 0 Walks, and 5 Strikeouts
  • Rockies: Kyle Freeland, (2-11, 5.26 ERA)
    Last outing: 6.00 ERA, 2 Earned Runs Allowed, 3 Hits Allowed, 0 Walks, and 0 Strikeouts

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Expert picks & predictions for tonight’s game between the Blue Jays and the Rockies

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Once the model is finished running, we put its projection next to the latest betting lines for the game to arrive at a relative confidence level for each wager.

Here are the best bets our model is projecting for Wednesday’s game between the Blue Jays and the Rockies:

• Moneyline: NBC Sports Bet is recommending a play on the Toronto Blue Jays 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 over on the Game Total of 11.0.

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Top betting trends & insights to know ahead of Blue Jays at Rockies

• Toronto is 3-1 in the last 4 games
• Colorado is 0-3 in the past 3 games
• The Over is 5-0 in the past five for Colorado
• The Blue Jays have won 4 of their last 5 matchups against National League teams
• In his last 5 home starts on the mound the Rockies pitcher Kyle Freeland has an ERA of 3.96
• The Blue Jays have covered the Run Line in 5 of their last 7 matchups against the Rockies

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