The San Francisco Giants will face their divisional nemesis Colorado Rockies at Coors Field. The matchup gets going at 8:40 p.m. ET and fans can watch the game on either ATRM or NSBA.
San Francisco Giants vs. Colorado Rockies Odds
Colorado (-185) is hosting this game as the favorite over San Francisco (+175) and Vegas has put the Over/Under for this night game at 11.5 runs (-120 for the under and +100 for the over). Bettors can also wager on the game’s runline with the most recent odds coming in at Giants +1.5 runs (-125) and Rockies -1.5 runs (+105).
The Giants are 25-30 SU and are 31-23 against the spread (ATS). They’ve accumulated 0.3 units for moneyline gamblers and 5.2 units ATS. San Francisco is 3-4 ATS over its last seven games and the under has hit in four of those seven. The Rockies, on the other hand, are 30-25 SU and 27-27 ATS. They’ve gained 5.1 units for bettors taking the moneyline and 1.1 units ATS. Colorado has covered the spread just twice over its last seven games and the under has hit in six of those seven.
Colorado games have an over/under record of 19-32-3 so far in 2018. San Francisco has an over/under record of 27-25-2.
Southpaw Derek Holland is the projected starter for the visiting Giants. Holland is 2-6 with a 4.72 ERA and 48 strikeouts. He’s 0-1 with three strikeouts and a 6.00 ERA against Colorado this year.
The Rockies will turn to righty Jon Gray (5-6, 5.40 ERA), who has 71 strikeouts and 16 walks as well as a 1.41 WHIP. Gray is 0-1 with four strikeouts and a 12.27 ERA in one start against San Francisco this year.
As a unit, Colorado’s pitching staff has yielded 4.5 runs per game overall this season. The club’s starting pitching staff has an ERA of 4.26, a WHIP of 1.33 and a strikeouts-per-nine of 7.9. The bullpen has a 4.51 ERA, 1.31 WHIP and 9.1 K/9. In 24 games against NL West opponents, Rockies starters have an ERA of 4.34 and the bullpen’s ERA is 4.97.
The Colorado hitters have put up 4.2 runs per outing, including 4.6 per game against divisional foes and 7.0 per game over their last five. The team has a slash-line of .333/.392/.559 over its last five contests and is 4-1 SU during that span.
The Rockies’ offense has been led by third baseman Nolan Arenado and outfielder Charlie Blackmon. Arenado is slashing .321/.417/.571 with 10 home runs, 31 RBIs and 32 runs scored, while Blackmon’s line is .273/.368/.510 with 12 homers, 25 RBIs and 43 runs.
Arenado seemed to enjoy hitting lefties at home last season. Over 79 such plate appearances, he slashed .432/.468/.878 (his overall season line was .309/.373/.586).
In the visiting dugout, San Francisco’s pitchers have allowed 5.0 runs per game and its starters own a 4.82 ERA, 1.40 WHIP and 7.10 K/9. The bullpen has an ERA of 4.36, along with a K/9 of 8.27.
Giants hitters have slashed .259/.322/.410 on their way to 4.1 runs scored per game this year, including 3.8 runs per game against divisional foes and 3.8 per game over the team’s last five outings (1-4 SU).
San Francisco’s offense has been led by first baseman Brandon Belt and shortstop Brandon Crawford. Belt is hitting .316/.409/.561 with 11 home runs, 31 RBIs and 31 runs scored, while Crawford (.305/.348/.471) is up to six homers, 23 RBIs and 22 runs scored.
The Giants have lost 8.4 units and are 16-17 ATS when facing a righty starter this season. The over has hit in 14 of those games, compared to 17 that’ve gone under in such games. On the other hand, the Rockies have lost 0.1 units and are 12-9 ATS when facing a lefty starter. The over has hit in six of those games, compared to 13 that went under.
San Francisco Giants at Colorado Rockies Pick
Predictions: SU Winner – Rockies, ATS Winner – Giants, O/U – UNDER
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The Giants have lost six of their last seven games SU.
San Francisco fielders have 11 errors over the last 10 games, compared to two errors for Colorado over its last 10.
The Giants have hit 12 home runs in their last 10 games. The Rockies have hit nine over their last 10.
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