The San Diego Padres will play host to their division nemesis Colorado Rockies at PETCO Park. Fox Sports One will televise the matchup and the game is scheduled to get underway at 8:40 p.m. ET.
Colorado Rockies at San Diego Padres Odds
San Diego (-190) is a sizable favorite against Colorado (+180) and Vegas has the Over/Under for this afternoon’s game at 8.5 runs (-105 for the over and -115 for the under). Bettors can also wager on the game’s runline with the odds standing at Rockies +1.5 runs (-125) and Padres -1.5 runs (+105).
The Rockies are 52-64 SU and have gone 53-62 against the spread (ATS). They’ve lost 7.8 units for moneyline bettors and 14.3 units ATS. The Padres, on the other hand, are 54-61 SU and 52-62 ATS. They’ve lost 12.2 units for bettors taking the moneyline and 15.3 units ATS.
Padres games have a 54-53-7 over/under record in 2019. Colorado has been a decent over bet with a total record of 57-51-7.
Chi Chi Gonzalez will get the nod for the Rockies. The right-handed Gonzalez (0-4, 5.95 ERA) has recorded 13 strikeouts in 19.2 innings so far. He has yet to face the Padres this year and did not record a start against them in 2018, either.
The Padres are turning to righty Chris Paddack (7-5, 3.19 ERA), who has 110 strikeouts and 24 walks, in addition to a WHIP of 0.93. Paddack did not pitch in the majors in 2018.
As a unit, San Diego’s pitching staff has given up 4.8 runs per game overall this year. Its starting pitching staff has an ERA of 4.45, a WHIP of 1.25 and a strikeouts-per-nine of 8.3. The bullpen has a 4.61 ERA, 1.31 WHIP and 10.0 K/9. In 49 games against divisional opponents, Padres starters have an ERA of 5.28 and the bullpen’s ERA is 4.96.
San Diego’s hitters are putting up 4.5 runs per outing, including 4.5 per game against divisional foes and 7.4 per game over their last five. The team’s hit .281/.346/.491 over its last five games and is 3-2 SU during that span.
The Padres’ hitters have been led by Eric Hosmer, who is hitting .282/.330/.445 with 17 home runs, 78 RBIs and 58 runs scored.
In the visiting dugout, Colorado’s pitchers have allowed 5.8 runs per game and its starting pitchers own a 5.79 ERA, 1.50 WHIP and 7.87 K/9. The bullpen has managed an ERA of 5.19, along with a K-per-9 of 8.42.
The Rockies offense has slashed .267/.328/.455 on its way to 5.3 runs scored per game in 2019, including 5.5 runs per game against divisional foes and 3.8 per game over the team’s last five outings (1-4 SU).
Colorado’s hitters have been paced by Charlie Blackmon. Blackmon is slashing .326/.372/.604 with 24 home runs, 65 RBIs and 85 runs scored.
The Padres just took the previous game in this series by a final tally of seven runs to one.
Rockies at Padres Free Prediction
Predictions: SU Winner – Padres, ATS Winner – Rockies, O/U – OVER
Betting Notes
- The under has hit in three of San Diego’s last seven games.
- The Rockies have hit 13 home runs in their last 10 games, including eight over their last five.
- The Rockies have a total OPS of .782 this season and an OPS of .771 against right-handed pitchers. The Padres’ OPS stands at .745 overall and .727 against righties.
- Colorado has recorded 24.1 Runs + Hits + Errors per game over its last 10 contests and 23.0 over its last five.
- The Rockies have dropped five of their last six games SU.
