Bottom Two NL West Teams Face Off in Colorado
Giants vs Rockies Odds Favor Former in Clash Between Struggling Clubs
A pair of slumping division rivals square off in the Mile High City when the Colorado Rockies host the San Francisco Giants for a three-game series beginning on Tuesday night. Both MLB teams come in on losing skids and hoping to gain a little traction in the NL West race. Thus, our Giants vs Rockies odds preview sees the visitors, San Francisco, as the right side to bet.
San Francisco is coming off a four-game weekend series sweep at the hands of the Philadelphia Phillies. The Giants are in fourth place in the NL West, sitting a half-game behind the third-place Arizona Diamondbacks.
Colorado dropped the final two games of its weekend series with the Pittsburgh Pirates and has dropped seven of its last eight. The Rockies are bringing up the rear in the division race, trailing the Giants by six games.
The MLB odds today for the series opener favor the visiting Giants, who are listed at -160 on the moneyline. Colorado is getting +135 odds for coming away with a straight-up victory.
If you’re betting the run line for the series opener, you can get the Rockies at -115 to win when getting 1.5 runs or the Giants at -105 when giving those runs.
The over/under for Tuesday’s contest is set at 10.5 runs, with the under getting -115 and the over -105.
The first two games of this series are scheduled for 8:40 p.m. ET starts, with the series finale on Thursday set for a 3:10 p.m. ET first pitch.
Giants vs Rockies 
Records: San Francisco Giants (15-21), Colorado Rockies (8-26)
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Location: Coors Field, Denver, Colorado
Streaming: NBCS-BA, MLB Network
Pitching Matchups
Game 1
- Kyle Harrison (San Francisco) vs Dakota Hudson (Colorado)
One of the reasons the Giants are one of the solid MLB picks today is left-hander Kyle Harrison being on the mound. The 22-year-old is 2-1 with a 3.79 ERA in seven starts, with 38 strikeouts in 38 innings of work.
Harrison has been very good in his last two starts, allowing a total of one earned run and eight hits over 11 innings while striking out 14.
Colorado will turn to right-hander Dakota Hudson, who is making his seventh start and still looking for his first win of the season. Hudson is 0-5 with a 5.93 ERA this season, though he’d like to get a little run support.
In Hudson’s five losses, the Rockies have scored a total of six runs.
The 29-year-old is coming off a solid effort against the Miami Marlins last Wednesday, going 5.2 innings and allowing two earned runs on five hits.
Game 2
- Jordan Hicks (San Francisco) vs Peter Lambert (Colorado)
San Francisco will have righty Jordan Hicks getting the start in the second game of the series. Hicks comes into the game with a 2-1 record and a 1.89 ERA, having struck out 30 in 38 innings over seven starts.
Hicks had a difficult time in his most recent start, lasting just four innings against the Phillies on Friday and allowing four runs (two earned) on four hits while striking out three and walking four.
Right-hander Peter Lambert will be making his third start among 10 appearances this MLB season despite struggling in his first two attempts.
Lambert is 2-1 with a 5.66 ERA, but the two wins both came in relief. In his two starts this season, Lambert has gone a combined 6.1 innings and allowed 10 earned runs on 11 hits.
Game 3
- Keaton Winn (San Francisco) vs Cal Quantrill (Colorado)
The Giants will turn to Keaton Winn in the series finale. The right-hander is 3-4 with a 4.41 ERA and is coming off his worst start of the season.
Facing the Phillies on Saturday, Winn lasted just two outs into the first inning, allowing five runs on four hits and two walks.
He had been on a roll before that start, with three consecutive six-inning starts in which he allowed just a single earned run in each.
On the flip side, Colorado starter Cal Quantrill is coming off his best outing of the 2024 campaign. The 29-year-old is 1-3 with a 4.31 ERA in seven starts.
He threw 7.2 shutout innings against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday, allowing just three runs while striking out nine and walking none.
It was his second start of six or more innings of shutout ball in his last three starts, though he allowed six runs in five innings in the third start of that span.
Which Team Can Score Some Runs?
While the pitching for this series isn’t the greatest, the offenses are two of the lowest-scoring in baseball this season. Colorado, despite playing at Coors Field for half of its games, is 28th in the majors in runs at 123.
San Francisco hasn’t been doing much better, ranking 23rd with 132. Neither team is high in the MLB playoff odds because they just can’t score enough runs.
Outfielder Michael Conforto has been the most consistent San Francisco player at the plate this season, though he’s batting just .252.
Conforto had a double and a triple in Sunday’s loss to the Phillies, though he went 0-for-4 with a walk in Monday’s setback. On the season, Conforto has seven doubles, a triple, five home runs, 17 RBI, and 16 runs scored.
Third baseman Ryan McMahon continues to be the best hitter for the Rockies, batting .304 with eight doubles, five home runs, 19 RBI and 13 runs scored.
Unfortunately, he’s been slumping a bit lately, going hitless in three of his last four MLB games and striking out eight times in that span.
Giants’ Pitching Keeps Rockies In Check
As we’ve shown in our Giants vs Rockies odds preview, San Francisco has the better starting rotation, even if it doesn’t have a great offense to back it up.
The Giants should be able to get things going a little better in this series, however, playing against a Rockies team that has trouble getting opponents out.
Neither of these teams will make a run at the top spot in the NL West anytime soon, but the Giants should come away with a winning feeling to end their current road trip.
Make your MLB bets on the visitors in all three games here. You’ll come out on the winning end as our Giants vs Rockies odds preview recommends.
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