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The Rockies were underdogs in 157 of their 162 games in 2026, more than any other MLB team, and won 55 of them. Most of the 20.61 units those games lost came at the longest Rockies odds: +150 or more.

Long prices, short returns

Priced at +150 or longer, Colorado played 75 games, won 20 and lost 17.03 units. At shorter underdog prices they went 35-47, 3.58 units down. Five times all season they were favorites, and they won three.

One unit on the Rockies to win, every game0-20-15-10-5+5-20.16 unitsfirst gamelast game
Running total over 162 priced 2026 regular-season games, at the pre-game moneyline. Source: ESPN results and pre-game lines.

The best-priced win was +257, a 4-3 win at the Los Angeles Dodgers on 7 July; two more came at +234, 14-5 at the Toronto Blue Jays on 30 March and 4-3 at home over the Dodgers on 18 April.

The worst record, not the worst bet

At 58-104 the Rockies had the worst record in MLB, yet one unit on Colorado in all 162 games lost 20.16, and seven teams lost more. As underdogs, only one team cost its backers more.

The Rockies 2026 regular season, game by game2026-03-27 at Miami Marlins 1-22026-03-28 at Miami Marlins 3-42026-03-29 at Miami Marlins 3-42026-03-30 at Toronto Blue Jays 14-52026-03-31 at Toronto Blue Jays 1-52026-04-01 at Toronto Blue Jays 2-12026-04-03 v Philadelphia Phillies 1-102026-04-04 v Philadelphia Phillies 1-22026-04-05 v Philadelphia Phillies 4-12026-04-06 v Houston Astros 9-72026-04-07 v Houston Astros 5-12026-04-08 v Houston Astros 9-12026-04-09 at San Diego Padres 3-72026-04-10 at San Diego Padres 2-52026-04-11 at San Diego Padres 5-92026-04-12 at San Diego Padres 2-72026-04-14 at Houston Astros 6-72026-04-15 at Houston Astros 1-32026-04-16 at Houston Astros 3-22026-04-17 v Los Angeles Dodgers 1-72026-04-18 v Los Angeles Dodgers 4-32026-04-19 v Los Angeles Dodgers 9-62026-04-20 v Los Angeles Dodgers 3-122026-04-21 v San Diego Padres 0-12026-04-22 v San Diego Padres 8-32026-04-23 v San Diego Padres 8-102026-04-24 at New York Mets 4-32026-04-26 at New York Mets 3-12026-04-26 at New York Mets 3-02026-04-28 at Cincinnati Reds 2-72026-04-29 at Cincinnati Reds 13-22026-04-30 at Cincinnati Reds 4-62026-05-01 v Atlanta Braves 6-82026-05-02 v Atlanta Braves 1-92026-05-03 v Atlanta Braves 6-112026-05-04 v New York Mets 2-42026-05-06 v New York Mets 5-102026-05-07 v New York Mets 6-22026-05-08 at Philadelphia Phillies 9-72026-05-09 at Philadelphia Phillies 3-92026-05-10 at Philadelphia Phillies 0-62026-05-12 at Pittsburgh Pirates 1-32026-05-13 at Pittsburgh Pirates 10-42026-05-14 at Pittsburgh Pirates 2-72026-05-15 v Arizona Diamondbacks 1-92026-05-16 v Arizona Diamondbacks 4-22026-05-17 v Arizona Diamondbacks 6-82026-05-18 v Texas Rangers 7-62026-05-19 v Texas Rangers 0-102026-05-20 v Texas Rangers 4-52026-05-21 at Arizona Diamondbacks 1-22026-05-22 at Arizona Diamondbacks 3-22026-05-23 at Arizona Diamondbacks 4-52026-05-24 at Arizona Diamondbacks 1-92026-05-25 at Los Angeles Dodgers 3-52026-05-26 at Los Angeles Dodgers 6-152026-05-27 at Los Angeles Dodgers 1-42026-05-29 v San Francisco Giants 8-62026-05-30 v San Francisco Giants 8-32026-05-31 v San Francisco Giants 6-192026-06-01 at Los Angeles Angels 9-82026-06-02 at Los Angeles Angels 8-22026-06-03 at Los Angeles Angels 4-112026-06-05 v Milwaukee Brewers 7-92026-06-06 v Milwaukee Brewers 1-72026-06-07 v Milwaukee Brewers 4-122026-06-09 v Chicago Cubs 7-32026-06-10 v Chicago Cubs 3-22026-06-11 v Chicago Cubs 3-92026-06-12 at Athletics 4-62026-06-13 at Athletics 5-72026-06-14 at Athletics 23-92026-06-15 at Chicago Cubs 4-52026-06-16 at Chicago Cubs 5-22026-06-17 at Chicago Cubs 6-82026-06-19 v Pittsburgh Pirates 4-32026-06-20 v Pittsburgh Pirates 2-12026-06-21 v Pittsburgh Pirates 6-82026-06-22 v Boston Red Sox 3-22026-06-23 v Boston Red Sox 2-52026-06-24 v Boston Red Sox 8-62026-06-26 at Minnesota Twins 8-92026-06-27 at Minnesota Twins 8-52026-06-28 at Minnesota Twins 2-32026-06-29 v Miami Marlins 7-102026-06-30 v Miami Marlins 3-142026-07-01 v Miami Marlins 6-32026-07-02 v Miami Marlins 14-42026-07-03 v San Francisco Giants 15-32026-07-04 v San Francisco Giants 4-62026-07-05 v San Francisco Giants 7-62026-07-06 at Los Angeles Dodgers 7-82026-07-07 at Los Angeles Dodgers 4-32026-07-08 at Los Angeles Dodgers 3-42026-07-09 at San Francisco Giants 2-82026-07-10 at San Francisco Giants 4-32026-07-11 at San Francisco Giants 2-42026-07-12 at San Francisco Giants 1-32026-07-17 v Cincinnati Reds 2-72026-07-18 v Cincinnati Reds 10-32026-07-19 v Cincinnati Reds 6-92026-07-20 v Washington Nationals 3-72026-07-21 v Washington Nationals 8-72026-07-22 v Washington Nationals 0-82026-07-24 at Milwaukee Brewers 5-22026-07-25 at Milwaukee Brewers 5-82026-07-26 at Milwaukee Brewers 2-112026-07-28 at San Diego Padres 7-82026-07-29 at San Diego Padres 1-32026-07-31 v Kansas City Royals 3-12026-08-01 v Kansas City Royals 12-62026-08-02 v Kansas City Royals 8-12026-08-03 v Tampa Bay Rays 9-132026-08-04 v Tampa Bay Rays 7-92026-08-05 v Tampa Bay Rays 0-42026-08-07 at St. Louis Cardinals 2-32026-08-08 at St. Louis Cardinals 8-62026-08-09 at St. Louis Cardinals 4-72026-08-10 at Arizona Diamondbacks 0-92026-08-11 at Arizona Diamondbacks 3-22026-08-12 at Arizona Diamondbacks 6-42026-08-14 at San Francisco Giants 5-22026-08-15 at San Francisco Giants 1-72026-08-16 at San Francisco Giants 13-72026-08-17 v Los Angeles Dodgers 5-112026-08-18 v Los Angeles Dodgers 6-72026-08-19 v Los Angeles Dodgers 4-62026-08-21 v Cleveland Guardians 1-92026-08-22 v Cleveland Guardians 3-42026-08-23 v Cleveland Guardians 2-72026-08-24 at Washington Nationals 3-132026-08-25 at Washington Nationals 3-12026-08-26 at Washington Nationals 13-12026-08-27 at Washington Nationals 1-72026-08-28 at Atlanta Braves 4-62026-08-29 at Atlanta Braves 1-22026-08-30 at Atlanta Braves 2-32026-08-31 v Baltimore Orioles 1-22026-09-01 v Baltimore Orioles 4-22026-09-02 v Baltimore Orioles 6-52026-09-04 v St. Louis Cardinals 6-72026-09-05 v St. Louis Cardinals 10-72026-09-06 v St. Louis Cardinals 8-102026-09-08 at New York Yankees 3-52026-09-09 at New York Yankees 1-62026-09-10 at New York Yankees 3-102026-09-11 at Detroit Tigers 2-62026-09-12 at Detroit Tigers 7-112026-09-13 at Detroit Tigers 1-82026-09-14 v San Diego Padres 7-82026-09-15 v San Diego Padres 9-32026-09-16 v San Diego Padres 3-92026-09-17 v San Diego Padres 2-92026-09-18 v Seattle Mariners 4-52026-09-19 v Seattle Mariners 5-32026-09-20 v Seattle Mariners 1-22026-09-22 v Arizona Diamondbacks 2-72026-09-23 v Arizona Diamondbacks 3-52026-09-24 v Arizona Diamondbacks 8-122026-09-25 at Chicago White Sox 1-62026-09-26 at Chicago White Sox 9-62026-09-27 at Chicago White Sox 2-4Wins above the line, losses below; bar length is the margin0
58-104 in 162 games. Source: ESPN results and pre-game lines.

April was the best month: 13-14 and 6.76 units won. May (8-20, 8.93 lost) and September (6-18, 9.12 lost) were the worst.

The NL West

Sixteen wins in 52 division games, 11.84 units lost. The San Diego Padres won 11 of 13 and cost Rockies backers 8.01 units, the costliest series of their season. The Dodgers won 10 and the Arizona Diamondbacks nine. The San Francisco Giants were the exception: Colorado won that series 7-6 and made 2.36.

The Rockies against the teams they played mostArizona Diamondbacks4-9Los Angeles Dodgers3-10San Diego Padres2-11San Francisco Giants7-6Miami Marlins2-5Washington Nationals3-4Atlanta Braves0-6Chicago Cubs3-3
2026 regular season; dark is wins, light the games played. Source: ESPN results and pre-game lines.

Outside the division, the Atlanta Braves won all six meetings. Against American League teams Colorado went 20-28 and finished 0.23 units down, close to even.

Road, home and 1.5 runs

Home games went 32-49, 8.63 units down; road games 26-55, 11.53 down.

Getting 1.5 runs in 160 games, they covered 81, 50.6%. Every side getting 1.5 in MLB covered 58.2%.

Runs and the total

The Rockies allowed 5.83 runs a game, the most in MLB, and scored 4.64, a figure only six teams beat. Their totals had no lean: 79 unders, 76 overs, seven pushes.

Questions and answers

Were the Rockies underdogs more than any MLB team in 2026?

Yes: in 157 of 162 games. They won 55 of them.

Did long Rockies underdog prices pay in 2026?

No: at +150 or longer they went 20-55 and lost 17.03 units.

Which NL West rival did the Rockies beat in 2026?

Only the Giants, 7-6, for 2.36 units.

Past games

  1. Rockies at White Sox · 27 SepThis Rockies vs White Sox game recap came down to one decisive inning.
  2. Rockies at White Sox · 26 SepThis Rockies vs White Sox game recap rewarded the most important part of the pregame analysis: do not lay an inflated favorite price simply…
  3. Rockies at White Sox · 25 SepThe White Sox vs Rockies recap delivered a clean favorite-margin result.
  4. Diamondbacks at Rockies · 24 SepThe Diamondbacks vs Rockies recap became an offensive avalanche before Colorado recorded an out.
  5. Rockies at Diamondbacks · 23 SepThe Arizona Diamondbacks vs Colorado Rockies recap starts with the verified final: Arizona Diamondbacks 5, Colorado Rockies 3.
  6. Rockies at Diamondbacks · 22 SepThe Arizona Diamondbacks vs Colorado Rockies recap starts with the verified final: Arizona Diamondbacks 7, Colorado Rockies 2.
  7. Rockies at Mariners · 20 SepThe Mariners vs Rockies recap looked nothing like a stereotypical Coors Field game.
  8. Mariners at Rockies · 19 SepThe Mariners vs Rockies recap became one of the slate’s clearest failed-favorite lessons.
  9. Rockies at Mariners · 18 SepThe Mariners vs Rockies recap ended with the expected winner but not the expected comfort level.
  10. Padres at Rockies · 17 SepThe Padres vs Rockies recap was decided by one avalanche.
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  1. Padres at Rockies · 16 SepThe best bet remains San Diego Padres -1.5 at -110, with the starter/price combination doing most of the work.
  2. Padres at Rockies · 16 SepPadres at Rockies
  3. Padres at Rockies · 15 SepThe Padres vs Rockies recap delivered the sharpest favorite collapse of the September 15 MLB slate.
  4. Padres at Rockies · 14 SepThe Padres vs Rockies recap looked comfortable for San Diego early and anything but comfortable late.
  5. Rockies at Tigers · 13 SepThe Rockies vs Tigers recap produced one of the cleanest favorite results on the Sunday board.
  6. Rockies at Tigers · 12 SepThe Rockies vs Tigers recap turned on one explosive inning.
  7. Rockies at Tigers · 11 SepThe Rockies vs Tigers recap validated Detroit’s favorite position with one decisive inning.

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