The Colorado Rockies will be squaring off against their division rival San Francisco Giants at AT&T Park. The game will start at 9:05 p.m. ET and the matchup will be shown on both ATRM and NSBA.
Colorado Rockies at San Francisco Giants Odds
Vegas is listing San Francisco (+115) as the underdog to Colorado (-125). The total is sitting at 7 runs and bettors can take the over for +105 or the under for -125. Bettors can also wager on the game’s spread with the most recent runline odds sitting at +120 for the Rockies -1.5 runs and -140 for the Giants +1.5.
The Rockies have gone 81-66 SU this year and are 76-70 against the spread (ATS). They’ve gained 16.7 units for bettors taking the moneyline and 5.3 units ATS. The Giants, on the other hand, are 69-79 SU and 79-68 ATS. They’ve lost 4.0 units for bettors taking the moneyline while earning 6.8 units ATS.
Giants games have a 61-80-6 over/under record in 2018. Colorado has also been a solid under bet with a total record of 62-78-6.
Right-hander German Marquez will get the nod for the visiting Rockies. Marquez is 12-9 with a 3.94 ERA and 195 strikeouts. He’s 0-0 with 11 strikeouts and a 2.70 ERA against San Francisco this year.
The Giants will turn to lefty Madison Bumgarner (5-6, 3.30 ERA), who’s got 96 strikeouts and 40 walks to his name as well as a 1.24 WHIP. Bumgarner is 0-1 with 19 strikeouts and a 4.00 ERA across three starts against Colorado this year.
Colorado’s pitchers have allowed 4.7 runs per game and its starters own a 4.31 ERA, 1.29 WHIP and 8.56 K/9. The bullpen has logged an ERA of 4.77, along with a WHIP of 1.29.
The Rockies offense has slashed .257/.323/.435 on its way to 4.7 runs scored per game in 2018, including 4.9 runs per game against divisional foes and 6.2 per game over the team’s last five contests (3-2 SU).
Shortstop Trevor Story and outfielder Charlie Blackmon have paced Colorado’s offense. Story is slashing .291/.347/.557 with 33 home runs, 102 RBIs, 81 runs and 25 stolen bases, while Blackmon is hitting .287 with 26 homers, 64 RBIs and 108 runs scored.
In the other dugout, San Francisco’s pitching staff has given up 4.2 runs per game overall in 2018. Its starting pitching staff has an ERA of 3.95, a WHIP of 1.30 and a strikeouts-per-nine of 7.2. The bullpen has a 3.65 ERA, 1.27 WHIP and 8.8 K/9. In 65 divisional games, Giants starters have an ERA of 3.74 and the bullpen’s ERA is 3.24.
The San Francisco hitters have put up 3.8 runs per contest, including 3.7 per game against divisional foes and 1.6 per game over their last five. The team has a slash-line of .212/.255/.276 over its last five games and is 1-4 SU during that stretch.
Shortstop Brandon Crawford and right fielder Andrew McCutchen have led the Giants’ hitters this year. Crawford is hitting .256/.322/.393 with 12 home runs, 51 RBIs and 56 runs scored, while McCutchen’s line sits at .255/.357/.415 with 15 homers, 55 RBIs, 65 runs and 13 steals.
The Rockies have gained 6.7 units and are 32-24 ATS when facing a lefty starter this season. The over has cashed in 19 of those games, compared to 34 that’ve gone under in such games. On the other hand, the Giants have lost 3.9 units and are 48-42 ATS when facing a right-handed starting pitcher. The over has hit in 35 of those games, compared to 51 that’ve cashed the under.
Colorado Rockies at San Francisco Giants Free Prediction
Predictions: SU Winner – Rockies, ATS Winner – Rockies, O/U – OVER
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Betting Trends
The over has cashed in only one of San Francisco’s last seven games.
San Francisco has recorded 17.0 Runs + Hits + Errors per game over its last 10 contests and 14.8 over its last five.
The Rockies have hit 17 home runs in their last 10 games. The Giants have hit eight over their last 10.
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