The ice-cold San Diego Padres are trying to avoid losing their fifth consecutive game they play host to the Colorado Rockies at PETCO Park. The game will start at 7:10 p.m. ET and the matchup will be televised on both ATRM and FSSD.
Colorado Rockies vs. San Diego Padres Odds
Colorado (+125) is entering this game as the underdog against San Diego (-145) and oddsmakers have put the Over/Under for this game at 8 runs (+100 for the over and -120 for the under). Runline odds sit at -120 for taking the Rockies -1.5 runs and +110 for the Padres +1.5 runs.
The Rockies have gone 2-2 SU this year and are 2-1 against the spread (ATS). They’ve lost 0.7 units for moneyline gamblers in this young season, but have gained 1.0 unit ATS. The Padres are 0-4 SU and 1-2 ATS. The team has lost 3.0 units for bettors taking the moneyline and 1.8 units ATS.
Padres games have had an over/under record of 2-1 in 2018. Colorado has an over/under record of 2-1.
The Rockies have gained 1.4 units and are 1-0 ATS when facing a righty starter this season. The over has cashed in zero of those games, compared to one that’ve gone under against left-handed starting pitchers. On the other hand, the Padres have lost 1.0 units and are 0-1 ATS when facing a lefty starter.
Kyle Freeland will get the nod for Colorado. The left-handed Freeland started 28 games last year and finished the season 11-11 overall with a 4.10 ERA and a 1.49 WHIP. He made two starts against the Padres in 2017 and put together a 0-1 record against them with a 5.40 ERA and 10 strikeouts.
The Padres are going with righty Tyson Ross as their starter. Ross started 10 games last year while finishing the season 3-3 overall with a 7.71 ERA and a 1.84 WHIP.
San Diego’s pitching staff has given up 6.0 runs per game overall in 2018 as a unit. The club’s starting pitching staff has an ERA of 6.10, a WHIP of 1.74 and a strikeouts-per-nine of 5.2. The bullpen has a 3.44 ERA, 1.31 WHIP and 6.4 K/9. In one games against divisional foes, Padres starters have an ERA of 9.00 and the bullpen’s ERA is 4.50.
The San Diego hitters have produced 3.5 runs per outing so far this season and the team has slashed .225/.313/.408 to begin the year.
The Padres’ offense has been led by first baseman Eric Hosmer and second baseman Cory Spangenberg. Hosmer is hitting .375/.474/.625 with six hits and two RBIs, and Spangenberg has two hits, three RBIs and two runs.
Hosmer didn’t do very well against lefty pitching at home in 2017. In 106 such plate appearances, he slashed .224/.274/.357 (his total season line was .318/.385/.498).
In the visiting dugout, Colorado’s pitching staff allowed 5.5 runs per game and its starters own a 6.61 ERA, 2.14 WHIP and 8.27 K/9. The bullpen has logged an ERA of 4.58, along with a K-per-9 of 10.70.
Rockies hitters have slashed .266/.329/.525 on their way to 4.8 runs scored per game in 2018.
Right fielder Blackmon Blackmon and second baseman DJ LeMahieu have led Colorado’s hitters. Blackmon has six hits, six RBIs and five runs scored, while LeMahieu (.286/.444/.786) is up to four hits, two homers, two RBIs and three runs scored.
Blackmon didn’t seem to enjoy hitting against right-handed pitchers on the road last year, putting up a slash line of .284/.346/.476 across 254 such plate appearances (compared to his overall season line of .331/.399/.601).
Colorado Rockies at San Diego Padres Prediction
Predictions: SU Winner – Padres, ATS Winner – Padres, O/U – OVER
Notes
Betting Notes
The Padres went 7-12 SU against the Rockies in 2017.
The Rockies’ bullpen managed an ERA of 2.76 against the Padres last year.
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