Eric Hosmer and the San Diego Padres will be taking the field against their divisional rival Colorado Rockies at Coors Field in a Friday night game. The game gets going at 8:40 p.m. ET and the matchup will be shown on both ATRM and FSSD.
San Diego Padres at Colorado Rockies Odds
Colorado (-110) is favored against San Diego (+100) and oddsmakers have put the Over/Under for this one at 12.5 runs. The odds for betting on the game’s total stand at +100 for the over and -120 for the under. This game currently has a runline of Padres +1.5 (-210) and Rockies -1.5 (+175).
The Rockies are 36-32 straight up (SU) and 36-31 against the spread (ATS). The team has gained 5.0 units for moneyline bettors and 2.1 units ATS. The Padres are 33-36 SU and have gone 28-40 ATS. In total, the team’s lost 5.2 units for moneyline bettors and 17.6 units ATS.
Rockies games have a 33-29-5 over/under record so far in 2019. Padres games have gone over 32 times, gone under 31 times and pushed on five occasions.
Cal Quantrill is projected to start for the visiting Padres. Quantrill is 1-2 with a 4.85 ERA and 26 strikeouts. He has yet to face the Rockies this year and did not record a start against them in 2018, either.
The Rockies are putting the ball in the hands of righty Jeff Hoffman (1-3, 8.06 ERA), who has 29 strikeouts and seven walks as well as a WHIP of 1.56. Hoffman did not record a start against the Padres in 2018.
San Diego’s pitching staff allowed 4.6 runs per game and its starting pitchers own a 4.15 ERA, 1.19 WHIP and 8.25 K/9. The bullpen has an ERA of 4.50, along with a WHIP of 1.19 and a K/9 of 10.02.
Padres hitters have slashed .232/.296/.411 on their way to 4.0 runs scored per game this year, including 3.7 runs per game against divisional foes and 3.2 per game over the team’s last five outings (0-5 SU).
First baseman Eric Hosmer and third baseman Manny Machado have led San Diego’s offense. Hosmer is slashing .284/.331/.448 with 10 home runs, 41 RBIs and 37 runs scored, while Machado (.247/.333/.425) is up to 12 homers, 36 RBIs and 33 runs scored.
In the other dugout, Colorado’s pitchers have allowed 5.2 runs per game overall this year. Its starters have a 5.68 ERA, 1.45 WHIP and 8.3 strikeouts per nine innings. The bullpen has a 3.94 ERA, 1.31 WHIP and 8.3 K/9. In 22 games against NL West opponents, Rockies starters have an ERA of 5.71 and the bullpen’s ERA is 5.02.
The Colorado hitters have produced 5.4 runs per contest, including 5.9 per game against divisional foes and 5.4 per game over their last five. The team has a slash-line of .278/.357/.469 over its last five contests and is 3-2 SU during that span.
The Rockies’ offense has been led by third baseman Nolan Arenado and shortstop Trevor Story. Arenado is slashing .328/.385/.596 with 17 home runs, 57 RBIs and 50 runs scored, and Story’s line sits at .278/.347/.527 with 16 homers, 46 RBIs, 59 runs and 11 stolen bases.
The Padres have lost 5.0 units and are 21-35 ATS when facing a right-handed starting pitcher this season. The over’s hit in 27 of those games, compared to 25 that’ve hit the under against ies.
Padres vs. Rockies Prediction
Predictions: SU Winner – Rockies, ATS Winner – Padres, O/U – OVER
Betting Trends
- The under has cashed in three of San Diego’s last seven games.
- The Rockies have won three of their last four games SU.
- The San Diego defense has permitted six errors over the last five outin, compared to three errors for Colorado over its last five.
- The Padres have hit 13 home runs in their last 10 games. The Rockies have hit 10 over their last 10.
