The San Diego Padres will play their divisional rival Colorado Rockies at Coors Field. The action gets underway at 8:40 p.m. ET and you can watch the game on ATRM and FSSD.
San Diego Padres vs. Colorado Rockies Odds
The Rockies are 12-12 SU and 12-11 ATS. The team’s gained 1.8 units for moneyline bettors and 0.6 units against the spread (ATS). Colorado has covered the spread four times in its last seven games and the total has gone over in four of those seven. The Padres are 9-15 SU and have gone 9-14 ATS. Overall, the team’s lost 4.5 units for moneyline bettors through the early portions of the season and 8.7 units ATS. San Diego’s covered the spread only twice over its last seven games and the over has cashed in four of those seven.
Colorado games have had an over/under record of 11-10-2 so far in 2018. San Diego has an over/under record of 10-11-2.
San Diego’s pitching staff allowed 4.8 runs per game and its starting pitchers own a 4.90 ERA, 1.57 WHIP and 7.79 K/9. The bullpen has an excellent ERA of just 2.68, along with a K-per-9 of 10.17.
Padres hitters have slashed .227/.298/.375 on their way to 4.0 runs scored per game in 2018, including 4.6 runs per game against divisional foes and 5.0 per game over the team’s last five outings (2-3 SU).
Third baseman Christian Villanueva and first baseman Eric Hosmer have led San Diego’s hitters. Villanueva is hitting .355/.444/.774 with seven home runs, 16 RBIs and 13 runs scored, while Hosmer is hitting .259 with two homers, four RBIs and 12 runs scored.
Hosmer didn’t do especially well against left-handed pitching in 2017, putting up a slash line of .284/.327/.433 across 208 plate appearances (compared to his overall season line of .318/.385/.498).
In the other dugout, Colorado’s pitching staff has given up 5.3 runs per game overall this season. Its starters have a 5.02 ERA, 1.47 WHIP and 7.9 strikeouts per nine innings. The bullpen has a 5.40 ERA, 1.31 WHIP and 9.1 K/9. In 11 games against NL West foes, Rockies starters have an ERA of 4.86 and the bullpen’s ERA is 6.38.
The Colorado offense has put up 4.1 runs per outing, including 4.5 per game against divisional foes and 4.8 per game over its last five. The team has slashed .260/.346/.426 over its last five games and is 1-4 SU during that stretch.
Third baseman Nolan Arenado and right fielder Charlie Blackmon have led the Rockies’ offense this year. Arenado is slashing .353/.430/.618 with four home runs, 12 RBIs and nine runs scored, and Blackmon’s line sits at .288/.373/.658 with eight homers, 15 RBIs and 18 runs.
Blackmon performed well at home last year. Across 348 plate appearances, he slashed .391/.466/.773 (compared to his total season line of .331/.399/.601).
The Padres have lost 0.6 units and are 3-6 ATS when facing a left-handed starting pitcher this season. The over’s hit in five of those games, compared to four that’ve hit the under against ies.
San Diego Padres vs. Colorado Rockies Free MLB Tip
Predictions: SU Winner – Rockies, ATS Winner – Padres, O/U – OVER
Notes
Betting Notes
The Rockies have lost four of their last five games SU.
Colorado has recorded 18.0 Runs + Hits + Errors per game over its last 10 contests and 22.4 over its last five.
The Padres have hit 10 home runs in their last 10 games. The Rockies have hit 13 over their last 10.
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