The Colorado Rockies and San Diego Padres meet Monday in MLB game 1 action at Petco Park. Here’s a San Diego Padres vs Colorado Rockies Prediction.
Colorado Rockies Betting Preview
The Colorado Rockies have won 4 straight games, which includes wins over the Giants and Rangers. The Colorado Rockies have scored 15 runs in their last 3 games and 4 or more runs in 4 of their last 5 games. The Colorado Rockies have split their last 8 games when scoring 4 or more runs. Ryan McMahon leads the Colorado Rockies with 45 hits and 21 RBI, while Ezequiel Tovar and Brenton Doyle have combined for 83 hits and 27 RBI.
San Diego Padres Betting Preview
The San Diego Padres are 22-21 on the year after wins over the Cubs and Dodgers. The San Diego Padres have scored 6 runs in their last 3 games and 4 or more runs in 5 of their last 9 games. The San Diego Padres have won 8 of their last 10 games when scoring at least 1 run. Jurickson Profar leads the San Diego Padres with 46 hits and 27 RBI, while Jake Creonenworth and Fernando Tatis Jr. have combined for 86 hits and 49 RBI.
Colorado Rockies vs San Diego Padres Pitching Matchup
Dakota Hudson gets the ball for the Colorado Rockies, and he is 0-6 with a 6.35 ERA and 20 strikeouts this season. Hudson has allowed 10 hits and 6 runs in his last 9.1 innings. Hudson leads MLB with 6 losses on the season. Hudson is 1-1 with a 5.00 ERA and 11 strikeouts in his career against the San Diego Padres.
Randy Vasquez gets the ball for the San Diego Padres, and he is 0-1 with a 4.50 ERA and 11 strikeouts this season. Vasquez will make his ninth career start, and the Padres are 0-3 this season when he pitches. Vasquez has a 1.80 ERA and .250 allowed batting average in 5 home innings. This will be Vasquez’s second career game against the Colorado Rockies.
Why the San Diego Padres will win
- The Rockies have lost each of their last 10 road games following a win.
- The Padres have won each of their last five home games against the Rockies.
- The Rockies have failed to cover the run line in each of their last six road games against NL West opponents following a win.
- The home team has covered the run line in each of the Rockies’ last four games.
- The Rockies have lost the first inning in each of their last four road games against NL West opponents.
- The Rockies have trailed after 3 innings in each of their last four road games against National League opponents that held a winning record.
- The Rockies have trailed after 5 innings in each of their last four road games against National League opponents that held a winning record.
Why the Colorado Rockies will win
- The Rockies have won each of their last four games as underdogs.
- The Padres have lost four of their last five games as home favorites following a home win.
- The Rockies have covered the run line each of their last six games against teams that held a winning record.
- The Padres have failed to cover the run line in each of their last five night games at Petco Park following a home win.
- The Padres have trailed after 3 innings in four of their last six games as home favorites against NL West opponents.
- The Rockies have led after 5 innings in three of their last four games as underdogs.
San Diego Padres vs Colorado Rockies Prediction
The San Diego Padres should be obvious favorites as they’re at home, the more talented team and have the pitching advantage. Dakota Hudson has been a disaster this season and leads MLB in losses already. If the Padres are serious about contending, these are games they take advantage of. With that said, the Rockies have won 4 straight games and have betting value all of a sudden. The Padres do have a history of letting you down once you become a believer, and they’re fresh off a big series against the Dodgers. Let down spot for the Padres? I’ll take a stab with the Rockies and the big plus money, even if Hudson has been god awful this season.