San Francisco Giants vs. Colorado Rockies Betting Preview

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The Colorado Rockies are set to host their NL West foe San Francisco Giants at Coors Field. The game will begin at 8:40 p.m. ET and the action will be shown on either ATRM or NSBA.

San Francisco Giants at Colorado Rockies Odds

San Francisco (+145) is the underdog against Colorado (-155) and oddsmakers have the Over/Under for this night game at 10.5 runs (-115 for the over and -105 for the under). Gamblers can also bet on the game’s spread with the current runline odds sitting at Giants +1.5 runs (-150) and Rockies -1.5 runs (+130).

The Giants are 16-20 SU and have gone 14-21 against the spread (ATS). They’ve lost 1.6 units for bettors taking the moneyline through the early part of the year and 14.4 units ATS. The Rockies, on the other hand, are 16-20 SU and 17-18 ATS. They’ve lost 3.0 units for moneyline bettors and 2.8 units ATS.

Neither team has been an obvious over/under play this year. Colorado games have a 17-16-2 over/under record so far in 2019. The Giants have an over/under record of 16-17-2.

Derek Holland will get the nod for the Giants. The southpaw Holland (1-4, 5.34 ERA) has racked up 40 strikeouts in 32 innings so far. He’s 0-1 with six strikeouts and a 6.00 ERA against Colorado this year.

The Rockies will put the ball in the right hand of Jon Gray (3-3, 4.22 ERA), who has 43 strikeouts and 18 walks as well as a 1.31 WHIP. Gray is 0-1 with six strikeouts and a 1.35 ERA in one start against San Francisco this year.

Colorado’s pitchers have given up 5.2 runs per game overall this year as a unit. Its starters have an ERA of 5.71, a WHIP of 1.41 and a strikeouts-per-nine of 8.2. The bullpen has a 3.94 ERA, 1.38 WHIP and 7.7 K/9. In 13 games against NL West opponents, Rockies starters have an ERA of 6.19 and the bullpen’s ERA is 4.97.

Colorado’s offense is putting up 4.7 runs per contest, including 4.5 per game against divisional foes and 6.8 per game over its last five. The team’s hit .271/.323/.492 over its last five contests and is 2-3 SU during that span.

Nolan Arenado has helped lead the Rockies’ offense this year with nine home runs, 27 RBIs and 27 runs scored.

In the visiting dugout, San Francisco’s pitchers have allowed 4.6 runs per game and its starters own a 5.00 ERA, 1.32 WHIP and 8.74 K/9. The bullpen has an ERA of 3.30, along with a K-per-9 of 8.89.

Giants hitters have slashed .222/.284/.364 on their way to 3.8 runs scored per game in 2019, including 3.4 runs per game against divisional foes and 7.6 per game over the team’s last five contests (3-2 SU).

Steven Duggar has sparked San Francisco’s offense and is slashing .265/.301/.379 with three home runs, 18 RBIs and 14 runs scored.

The Giants just took the previous game in the series by a final score of 14 runs to four.

Giants vs. Rockies Free Pick

Predictions: SU Winner – Rockies, ATS Winner – Giants, O/U – OVER

Betting Notes

  • The under has cashed in just two of San Francisco’s last seven games.
  • The Giants have hit 12 home runs in their last 10 games, including nine over their last five.
  • The Giants have a team OPS of .648 this season and an OPS of .675 against right-handed pitchers. The Rockies’ OPS stands at .726 overall and .726 against righties.
  • Colorado has posted 23.5 Runs + Hits + Errors per game over its last 10 contests and 26.4 over its last five.