MLB: Rockies vs Giants Odds Preview
San Francisco Must Sweep Injury-Riddled Rockies to Stay in WC Chase
The Colorado Rockies (51-88) own the worst record in the National League after another series loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks, two games to one. It was the fifth straight series loss for Colorado who will face a desperate San Francisco Giants (70-70) club who hover 2.5 games out of a wild-card spot after dropping their sixth straight game against the Chicago Cubs (8-2). Colorado sends Ty Blach (2-1, 4.33) to the mound to oppose Kyle Harrison (1-1, 4.70) for San Francisco.
The Giants are a -198 consensus favorite with a total of 8.5 (under -112). The first pitch is scheduled for 10:15 pm ET / 7:15 pm PT and can be seen on ATT Rocky Mountain and NBC Sports Bay Area. Let’s start our Rockies vs Giants odds preview with a deeper look at Colorado.
Rockies Pitching As Bad As it Gets for Bettors
We’re in the baseball prediction business and there is no easier prediction to make than to consistently go against the Colorado Rockies! Colorado gave up 12 earned runs last night after holding a 4-0 lead against the Diamondbacks.
Of the six pitchers, five gave up at least one earned run led by Chris Flexen’s six in just 2.1 innings. When pitching is everything to bettors, there is no way you’re putting your money behind the league’s worst pitching staff (5.07 era). It will be the second straight season that the Rockies fail to produce a profit for bettors (-14.94 units) and fourth in the last five years (-30.44 units).
Colorado is the most vulnerable as an underdog with an overall record of 199-329 (.377 / -32.53 units) since 2019. The numbers get worse, as a road dog Colorado is on a 104-216 streak (.325) -47.07 units, the worst mark in Major League Baseball in that span. The Rockies are 3-5 when Blach gets the start, 2-5 as a dog.
Anything about those numbers makes you rush to the counter bet Colorado? We continue our Rockies vs Giants odds preview by turning our attention to San Francisco.
Giants Will Have Plenty of Chances to Close Gap
San Francisco’s MLB offensive rankings should get a massive boost with seven of their next 10 games against the Colorado Rockies. The Giants are 23rd in the majors with a .234 average but 11th in runs scored because we sprinkle in some timely hitting while drawing 571 walks this season, 6th in baseball.
San Francisco will send Kyle Harrison to the hill to start off a must-win series at the least. The Giants are 1-2 when the San Jose native starts, scoring just 2.77 runs per game. Things aren’t great in Colorado but at least bettors know they’re bad. The Giants are a less-than-ideal 151-151 over the last two seasons, costing bettors 24.90 units of profit. The public has very little foresight into which San Francisco club will show up from night to night.
Their problems come mostly as a dog but as a favorite, the Giants are 101-73 (.581) but just 38-33 in 2023. We’ll know everything there is to know about San Francisco over the next 10 days. We conclude our Rockies vs Giants preview with our official recommendation.
Betting Against Colorado is Automatic
We’re not suggesting that you should lay almost -200 in this spot with a more sensible option coming from a run-line wager. Knowing that our MLB score predictions have the Giants as an easy winner, it’s nice to see oddsmakers giving a small amount of plus money if we lay the -1.5. San Francisco is 40-12 when favored against the Rockies since 2019, and 24-8 when at home.
Although just 18-18 in 2023, the Giants are on a 142-83 (.631) run when favored against teams under ,500. That’s all the convincing we need, take Colorado and lay the runs. That does it for our Rockies vs Giants odds preview, we wish you the best with your wagers this weekend.
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