The San Francisco Giants and the Colorado Rockies meet Friday in MLB action from Coors Field. Here’s a Colorado Rockies vs San Francisco Giants prediction. This will be the first installment in a three-game series. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for the game.
San Francisco Giants Betting Preview
The Giants played the Minnesota Twins in their last set over the weekend. San Francisco won 7-1 in the opener then fell 4-2 in Saturday’s game. In the Sunday rubber match the Giants were able to post a series win with a 3-2 victory.
Kyle Harrison will take the mound for the Giants on Friday. This year Harrison is 5-4 with a 4.08 ERA and 73 strikeouts.
The Giants will take on the Dodgers after this series.
Colorado Rockies Betting Preview
Over on the Rockies’ side, they played the New York Mets in their weekend series. Colorado took losses in the first two installments of that set 7-6 and 7-3. The Rockies were able to stave off the sweep in the finale however, posting an 8-5 win.
Cal Quantrill will start for the Rockies on Friday. Quantrill is 6-7 with a 4.13 ERA and 78 Ks so far this year.
Rockies vs Giants Pick Injury Notes
The Giants sent SP Ethan Small (oblique) to Arizona on Tuesday to begin a rehab assignment.
Rockies LF Nolan Jones (back) hit the IL last weekend.
Total Runs Facts
- Each of the Rockies’ last six games have gone OVER the total runs line.
- Each of the Giants’ last five games against NL West opponents have gone OVER the total runs line.
- The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Rockies’ last five games as underdogs against NL West opponents.
- The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Giants’ last four games at Coors Field.
Colorado Rockies Player Prop Facts
- Charlie Blackmon has hit a home run in two of the Rockies’ last three games as underdogs.
- Brendan Rodgers has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 10 appearances at Coors Field against opponents that held a losing record.
- Elias Diaz has recorded at least one RBI in four of his last five home appearances against NL West opponents.
- Elias Diaz has recorded at least one Single in each of his last 11 Friday appearances against teams that held a losing record.
- Ryan McMahon has scored a run in each of the Rockies’ last five games against NL West opponents that held a losing record.
- Ezequiel Tovar has recorded a Double in four of the Rockies’ last five games against NL opponents.
- Brendan Rodgers has recorded at least one total base in each of his last 10 appearances at Coors Field against opponents that held a losing record.
San Francisco Giants Player Prop Facts
- Jorge Soler has hit a home run in each of his last four appearances with his team as a road favorite against NL West opponents.
- LaMonte Wade Jr has recorded at least one hit in each of the Giants’ last nine games against the Rockies.
- Tom Murphy has recorded at least one RBI in each of his last four appearances with his team as a road favorite against NL West opponents.
- LaMonte Wade Jr has recorded at least one Single in each of the Giants’ last eight games against the Rockies.
- Matt Chapman has recorded at least one Double in each of the Giants’ last three night games against NL West opponents that held a losing record.
- LaMonte Wade Jr has recorded at least one total base in each of the Giants’ last nine games against the Rockies.
- Matt Chapman has scored at least one run in seven of his last eight appearances with the Giants as favorites against NL West opponents.
Matchup/League Facts
- The Colorado Rockies rank 30th in the league for ERA this season (5.61).
- The Colorado Rockies rank 30th in the league for strikeouts this season (651).
- The San Francisco Giants rank 30th in the league for steals this season (31).
- The San Francisco Giants rank 28th in the league for opponent batting average this season (.260).
Colorado Rockies vs San Francisco Giants Prediction
I might take a stab on the Rockies. Probably staying away from this one in reality, though. Colorado has scored three or more runs in three straight games. They’ve also hit three or more runs in five of the last six. That said, the Rockies have also given up five or more runs in eight straight games. Colorado is going to have to keep the bats hot and hope for a high-scoring finish here if they can’t get it together on the mound.