The San Francisco Giants will go for their fourth win in a row when they play host to the Colorado Rockies at AT&T Park. The matchup gets underway at 10:15 p.m. ET and fans can watch the game on either ATRM or NSBA.
Colorado Rockies at San Francisco Giants Odds
Colorado (+150) is entering this game as the underdog to San Francisco (-160) and Vegas has the Over/Under for this one at 7 runs. Odds for betting on the game’s total stand at -120 for the under and +100 for the over. Bettors can also wager on the game’s runline with the current odds coming in at Rockies +1.5 runs (-145) and Giants -1.5 runs (+125).
The Rockies are 38-41 SU and have gone 37-41 against the spread (ATS). They’ve lost 4.6 units for moneyline gamblers and 3.9 units ATS. The Giants, on the other hand, are 41-39 SU and 44-35 ATS. The team has gained 6.7 units for bettors taking the moneyline and 8.0 units ATS.
Giants games have an over/under record of 40-37-2 so far in 2018. Rockies games have gone over 39 times, gone under 36 times and pushed on three instances.
Southpaw Kyle Freeland is getting the start for the visiting Rockies. Freeland (7-6, 3.55 ERA) has racked up 77 strikeouts in 91.1 innings so far. He’s 2-0 with eight strikeouts and a 3.00 ERA against San Francisco this year (two starts).
The Giants are sending lefty Madison Bumgarner (1-2, 3.20 ERA) to the mound. Bumgarner has 17 strikeouts and seven walks to his credit, as well as a 1.14 WHIP. Bumgarner has yet to face the Rockies this year and only made one start against them in 2017 (0-1, 4.50 ERA and eight strikeouts across six innings).
As a unit, San Francisco’s pitchers have given up 4.4 runs per game overall in 2018. The club’s starters have a 4.27 ERA, 1.34 WHIP and 7.2 strikeouts per nine innings. The bullpen has a 3.69 ERA, 1.31 WHIP and 8.5 K/9. In 41 games against NL West foes, Giants starters have an ERA of 3.76 and the bullpen’s ERA is 3.43.
San Francisco’s offense has produced 4.1 runs per outing, including 3.8 per game against divisional foes and 3.2 per game over its last five. The team has slashed .220/.299/.358 over its last five games and is 4-1 SU during that span.
Brandon Crawford has helped lead the Giants’ offense this season with eight home runs, 35 RBIs and 33 runs scored.
For the visitors, Colorado’s pitchers have allowed 5.3 runs per game and its starting pitchers own a 4.84 ERA, 1.40 WHIP and 8.52 K/9. The bullpen has logged an ERA of 5.56, along with a K/9 of 8.85.
The Rockies offense has slashed .251/.321/.421 on its way to 4.7 runs scored per game this year, including 4.7 runs per game against divisional foes and 5.2 per game over the team’s last five outings (2-3 SU).
Colorado’s offense has been spearheaded by Nolan Arenado. Arenado is slashing .314/.401/.588 with 18 home runs, 55 RBIs and 52 runs scored.
The Giants snuck away with the previous game in this series by a final score of three runs to two.
Colorado Rockies vs. San Francisco Giants Free Pick
Predictions: SU Winner – Giants, ATS Winner – Rockies, O/U – OVER
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Betting Trends
The under has hit in three of San Francisco’s last seven games.
The Rockies have hit 15 home runs in their last 10 games. The Giants have hit seven over their last 10.
Colorado has averaged 25.4 runs + hits + errors over its last 10 outings and 22.4 over its last five.
The Giants have won six of their last seven games SU.
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