Giants vs Rockies Game One Betting Preview: Brace Yourself for Epic MLB Showdown

Let’s start our Giants vs Rockies betting preview with a look at the opening MLB odds for Tuesday. San Francisco has opened as a -142 road favorite with John Brebbia (2-0, 3.80) listed as the start Giants starter. We put it like that because there are sources that still have their starter listed as undecided.

We’ll go with that for now, but that would mean the righty would be throwing on four days’ rest. Keep your eyes peeled for confirmation. The Rockies will counter with Peter Lambert (1-1, 5.40) in what looks like a double bullpen game. The first pitch is 8:40 pm ET / 5:40 pm PT.

Giants’ Favorable Schedule Must Produce Results

The San Francisco Giants MLB playoff odds are now ‘no’ -200. That happens after losing five of their last seven games. They lost two of three against the Pittsburgh Pirates after winning the series’ first game. They washed that down with another home series loss to the Baltimore Orioles.

The Giants are just 5.5 games behind the Arizona Diamondbacks and Los Angeles Dodgers, but it doesn’t seem like they’re that close. That may change with the Rockies, Chicago Cubs, and the St. Louis Cardinals next up before they hit a critical stretch with the Los Angeles Dodgers, San Diego Padres, and Arizona Diamondbacks after.

It’s clear that at the end of June, we will know much more about who the San Francisco Giants are. Assuming Brebbia is the starter, the Boston native has been a spot starter but has been very effective when on the mound. In his last 13 appearances, Brebbia has allowed just three earned runs in his previous 12. IP. As we said, be looking for another starter to be named or this will clearly be a bullpen game. We continue our Giants vs Rockies betting preview with a look at Colorado.

Rockies Looking for Offense

In their last five games, Colorado has been shut-out twice. The Rockies took two of three from the Kansas City Royals, but the lack of offense should be a concern for bettors. Colorado has averaged just three runs a game over their last six games and has been shut out five times. Colorado is 9.5 games out of first in the NL West, but it feels like they’re farther, likely due to their 13 comeback wins in 2023.

Peter Lambert gets the ball for Colorado after a less-than-effective run as a middle reliever. In his last five games, Lambert has never thrown more than three innings, allowing 11 earned runs in 12.2 innings. The California native started the season in AAA Albuquerque where he was 0-2 with 4.72era while allowing 6.08 runs per game in 5 starts.

Don’t read too much into Pacific Coast League statistics but coupled with the facts that the Rockies are having trouble scoring, that may be a major component to handicapping this game properly. Let’s conclude our Giants vs Rockies betting preview with our official selection.

We’re Going to Take a Little Help Here

The numbers are going to come out slow on this one until the oddsmakers can decide how this game will likely play out from a pitching standpoint, which is why the total and run line are slow to appear. With the Rockies’ erratic scoring it seems like the Giants would be the play here, but what handicappers may overlook is the fact the Rockies do put a lot of guys on base.

Their .258 team batting average is 8th in baseball, while the Giants are 17th with a .247 average. We think that with this being a bullpen game, Colorado will have plenty of chances to knock in runs against a bullpen that ranks 20th in baseball with a 4.15 era. Colorado is slightly worse but we think they’re going to go with Lambert as far as they can before bringing in the 22nd-worst bullpen in baseball (4.38 era). Take the Rockies, but get the run line (+1 ½) when it comes out.

That concludes our Giants vs Rockies betting preview, we wish you all the best with your wagers.

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