The Colorado Rockies are preparing to square off against their divisional rival San Francisco Giants in a Sunday day game. The first pitch is scheduled for 4:05 p.m. ET and the action will be shown on ATRM and NSBA.
Colorado Rockies at San Francisco Giants Odds
San Francisco (+110) is the home-team underdog against Colorado (-120) and Vegas has set the Over/Under for this one at 7.5 runs (-120 for the under and +100 for the over). The game’s current runline odds stand at +125 for betting the Rockies -1.5 runs and -145 for the Giants +1.5 runs.
The Rockies have gone only 3-12 SU this year and are 4-10 against the spread (ATS). They’ve lost 9.1 units for bettors taking the moneyline in this young season and 7.8 units ATS. Colorado has covered the spread just once over its last seven games and the under has hit in four of those seven. The Giants, on the other hand, are 7-9 SU and 6-9 ATS. The team’s lost 1.9 units for bettors taking the moneyline and 6.0 units ATS. San Francisco has a 3-4 ATS record over its last seven outings and the under has cashed in four of those seven.
Giants games have an over/under record of 5-9-1 thus far in 2019. Colorado has an over/under record of 5-8-1.
Right-hander German Marquez will get the nod for Colorado. Marquez is 1-1 with a 3.00 ERA and 16 strikeouts. He has yet to face San Francisco this year, but he made two starts against the Giants in 2018, compiling a 0-1 record against them with a 3.55 ERA and 15 strikeouts.
The Giants are turning to Derek Holland (1-1, 3.38 ERA). Holland has 21 strikeouts and eight walks, along with a 1.25 WHIP. Holland made three starts against the team in 2018, putting together a 1-1 record in 2018, compiling a 1-1 record with a 4.58 ERA and 11 strikeouts.
As a unit, San Francisco’s pitching staff has given up 3.2 runs per game overall this year. The team’s starters have a 3.20 ERA, 1.10 WHIP and 8.5 strikeouts per nine innings. The bullpen has a solid ERA of just 1.86, a WHIP of 1.00 and a K/9 of 8.5. In 13 divisional games, Giants starters have an ERA of 2.72 and the bullpen’s ERA is 1.80.
San Francisco’s offense has produced 2.9 runs per outing, including 3.0 per game against divisional foes and 3.4 per game over its last five. The team has slashed .218/.282/.358 over its last five matchups and is 4-1 SU during that span.
The Giants’ batters have been led by right fielder Steven Duggar and shortstop Brandon Crawford. Duggar is slashing .238/.265/.349 with 15 hits, six RBIs and six runs scored, and Crawford’s line sits at .241/.305/.278 with 13 hits, one RBI and four runs.
For the visitors, Colorado’s pitchers have allowed 5.2 runs per game and its starters own a 5.75 ERA, 1.50 WHIP and 8.08 K/9. The bullpen has an ERA of 3.41, along with a WHIP of 1.50.
Rockies hitters have slashed .203/.263/.313 on their way to 2.8 runs scored per game this season, including 3.0 runs per game against divisional foes and 2.2 per game over the team’s last five outings (0-5 SU).
Third baseman Nolan Arenado and shortstop Trevor Story have led Colorado’s offense. Arenado is slashing .246/.299/.311 with 15 hits, six RBIs and five runs scored, while Story is hitting .241/.313/.448 with 14 hits, four homers, nine RBIs and nine runs scored.
The Rockies have lost 4.1 units and are 1-3 ATS when facing a left-handed starting pitcher this year. The over has cashed in one of those games, compared to three that’ve gone under against lefty starters. On the other hand, the Giants have lost 0.8 units and are 2-5 ATS when facing a righty starter. The over has cashed in two of those games, compared to four that went under.
Rockies at Giants Free Prediction
Predictions: SU Winner – Giants, ATS Winner – Giants, O/U – OVER
Betting Trends
- The under has cashed in four of San Francisco’s last seven games.
- The Rockies have a total OPS of .576 this season, including an OPS of .584 against left-handed pitchers. The Giants’ OPS sits at .598 overall and .651 against lefties.
- The Rockies have lost 12 of their last 13 games SU.
- Colorado has posted 16.0 Runs + Hits + Errors per game over its last 10 outings and 15.8 over its last five.
- The Rockies have hit eight home runs in their last 10 games. The Giants have hit seven over their last 10.
