The San Francisco Giants will be taking on their divisional rival Colorado Rockies at Coors Field. The first pitch is scheduled for 8:40 p.m. ET and the matchup will be shown on both ATRM and NSBA.
San Francisco Giants vs. Colorado Rockies Odds
Colorado (-155) is hosting this one as the favorite over San Francisco (+145) and Vegas has set the Over/Under for this game at 10.5 runs. Odds for betting on the game’s total sit at -110 for both the over and the under. Bettors can also wager on the game’s spread with the current runline odds coming in at Giants +1.5 runs (-150) and Rockies -1.5 runs (+130).
The Giants have gone 68-71 SU this year and are 76-62 against the spread (ATS). They’ve gained 5.0 units for moneyline bettors and 12.2 units ATS. San Francisco has covered the spread four times in its last seven games and the under has hit in six of those seven. The Rockies, on the other hand, are 75-62 SU and 70-66 ATS. The team’s gained 12.5 units for bettors taking the moneyline and 3.1 units ATS. Colorado has covered the spread only twice over its last seven games and the under has hit in four of those seven.
Rockies games have an over/under record of 58-72-6 in 2018. The Giants have also been a good under bet with a total record of 59-73-6.
Dereck Rodriguez is projected to start for the visiting Giants. Rodriguez is 6-2 with a 2.47 ERA and 72 strikeouts. He’s 0-0 with four strikeouts and a 2.70 ERA against Colorado this year.
The Rockies will send righty German Marquez (11-9, 4.11 ERA) to the mound. Marquez has 173 strikeouts and 50 walks to his name, as well as a WHIP of 1.24. Marquez has yet to face the Giants this year, but he made two starts against them in 2017, compiling a 0-1 record with a 7.20 ERA.
As a unit, Colorado’s pitching staff has allowed 4.8 runs per game overall in 2018. Its starters have an ERA of 4.32, a WHIP of 1.28 and a strikeouts-per-nine of 8.4. The bullpen has a 4.99 ERA, 1.40 WHIP and 9.0 K/9. In 58 games against NL West foes, Rockies starters have an ERA of 4.10 and the bullpen’s ERA is 5.51.
The Colorado offense has put up 4.7 runs per outing, including 4.8 per game against divisional foes and 4.4 per game over its last five. The team’s hit .211/.283/.339 over its last five games and is 3-2 SU during that span.
Shortstop Trevor Story and third baseman Nolan Arenado have paced the Rockies’ hitters this year. Story is hitting .295/.351/.550 with 28 home runs, 92 RBIs, 74 runs and 23 steals, while Arenado’s line is .301/.381/.557 with 31 homers, 92 RBIs and 87 runs.
For the visiting squad, San Francisco’s pitching staff allowed 4.2 runs per game and its starters own a 3.98 ERA, 1.32 WHIP and 7.15 K/9. The bullpen has an ERA of 3.58, along with a K-per-9 of 8.71.
The Giants offense has slashed .242/.307/.377 on its way to 3.9 runs scored per game this season, including 3.8 runs per game against divisional foes and 3.6 per game over the team’s last five contests (1-4 SU).
San Francisco’s hitters have been led by outfielder Andrew McCutchen and shortstop Brandon Crawford. McCutchen is hitting .255/.357/.415 with 15 home runs, 55 RBIs, 65 runs and 13 steals. Crawford is slashing .260/.327/.403 with 12 homers, 50 RBIs and 55 runs scored.
The Giants have gained 2.1 units and are 47-37 ATS when facing a right-handed starting pitcher this season. The over has hit in 34 of those games, compared to 46 that’ve gone under against ies.
San Francisco Giants vs. Colorado Rockies MLB Pick
Predictions: SU Winner – Rockies, ATS Winner – Giants, O/U – OVER
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Notes
Betting Notes
The over has hit in zero of San Francisco’s last seven games.
The Giants have dropped four of their last five games SU.
San Francisco has posted 16.1 Runs + Hits + Errors per game over its last 10 outings and 15.2 over its last five.
The Giants have hit nine home runs in their last 10 games, including five over their last five.
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