The San Francisco Giants are visiting the Colorado Rockies on Wednesday, June 11th at the Coors Field in the second game of this series, with the Giants having a 1-0 lead. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Giants vs Rockies Prediction. We will examine:
The Colorado Rockies’ recent form and player performance
The San Francisco Giants’ recent form and player performance
Recent betting trends and streaks involving the Colorado Rockies
Recent betting trends and streaks involving the San Francisco Giants
Recent betting trends in games played between the San Francisco Giants vs Colorado Rockies
A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for the San Francisco Giants vs Colorado Rockies game
Colorado Rockies Preview
The Colorado Rockies have a 12-54 record this season and are sitting in last place in the NL West. The Rockies have a 6-26 home record and are 25-38 in over/under. They are coming off a 5-6 home defeat by the Giants and have four consecutive losses. Under is 4-1-1 in their last 6 games, and they are playing the Braves and the Nationals next.
The Rockies have a .220 batting average this season, a .283 OBP, and a .365 Slugging percentage. Colorado’s pitching staff has a 5.54 ERA and 1.57 WHIP. Hunter Goodman leads the Rockies with 68 hits, adding a team-high 37 RBI, and he is the team’s best hitter with a .282 batting average. He also adds a team-high 10 home runs.
Kyle Freeland (L) is the projected starting pitcher for the Rockies, and he has a 1-8 record, 5.19 ERA, and 1.54 WHIP. He has been terrible on the road, with a 7.71 ERA across six home starts, but he is coming off a shutout start against the Marlins in 6.1 innings pitched. In his previous start against the Giants this season, he gave up 3 runs in 6 innings of work. Kyle Freeland is 8-7 with an ERA of 4.20 and 92 strikeouts in 25 appearances against the Giants in his career.
San Francisco Giants Preview
The San Francisco Giants have a 39-28 record this season and are sitting in third place in the NL West. They have a 17-17 road record and are 30-36 in over/under. They are coming off a 6-5 road victory over the Rockies and have six consecutive wins. Under is 8-2-1 in their last 11 games, and are playing the Guardians and the Dodgers next.
The Giants have a .229 batting average this season, a .307 OBP, and a .369 Slugging percentage. San Francisco’s pitching staff has a 3.07 ERA and 1.20 WHIP. Heliot Ramos leads the Giants with 73 hits and is the team’s best hitter, with a .292 batting average. Wilmer Flores leads the team in RBI with 50, while Matt Chapman leads the team in home runs with 12.
Robbie Ray (L) is the projected starting pitcher for the Giants, and he has an 8-1 record, 2.44 ERA, and 1.07 WHIP. He has been weaker on the road, with a 3.06 ERA in his six road starts, but he has given up one run or less in three of his last four starts. His previous start against the Rockies this season was a shutout performance in 7 innings pitched. Robbie Ray has a record of 6-6 with an ERA of 5.16 and 129 strikeouts in 20 appearances against the Rockies in his career.
Why the Colorado Rockies will win
- The Giants have lost each of their last four games as favorites following a road win.
- The home team has won five of the Giants’ last six games.
- The Giants have failed to cover the run line in each of their last 11 games as favorites following a win.
- The underdogs have covered the run line in each of the Giants’ last eight games.
- The Giants have trailed after 3 innings in three of their last four road games against NL West opponents.
- The Giants have trailed after 5 innings in each of their last four road games against NL West opponents.
Why the San Francisco Giants will win
- The Rockies have lost each of their last 15 games against National League opponents that held a winning record.
- The road team has won each of the Rockies’ last seven games.
- The Rockies have failed to cover the run line in each of their last six home games against National League opponents after playing the previous day.
- The road team has covered the run line in six of the Rockies’ last seven games.
- The Rockies have trailed after 3 innings in 13 of their last 14 Wednesday games against National League opponents that held a winning record.
- The Rockies have trailed after 5 innings in each of their last 10 Wednesday games against NL West opponents that held a winning record.
- The Giants have won the first inning in four of their last five night games against NL West opponents that held a losing record.
Total Runs Facts
- Each of the Giants’ last seven road games after playing the previous day have gone UNDER the total runs line.
- Six of the Rockies’ last eight home games against NL West opponents have gone OVER the total runs line.
- The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in seven of the Rockies’ last eight games as underdogs against NL West opponents.
- The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Giants’ last four games as road favorites against NL West opponents.
Matchup/League Facts
- The Rockies rank 30th in the league for runs scored this season (209).
- The Rockies rank 30th in the league for hits this season (480).
- The Giants rank 1st in the league for home runs allowed this season (46).
- The Giants rank 2nd in the league for ERA this season (3.07).
Giants vs Rockies Prediction
The Giants are 9-1 in their last 10 meetings against the Rockies, but the Rockies are 3-2 in their last 5 meetings in Colorado. Under is 7-4 in their last 11 meetings.
In this Giants vs Rockies Prediction, the Giants are coming as huge -240 road favorites. The Giants are rightfully favored, as they have been the better team this season, with the Rockies having the worst record in the whole league. The Giants have the best bullpen in the league, and both teams have been terrible against lefties, averaging 6.4 runs per game combined against left-handed pitching. Robbie Ray has been elite for the Giants, and I trust Freeland to keep the Giants’ bats somehow contained. Both teams have been playing some lower-scoring games lately, going for 12-3-2 to the under in their last 17 games combined. This will be a low-scoring game, so take the under 10.5 runs.