Giants-Rockies Lines Preview

Divisional bragging rights will be on the line on Sunday when the San Francisco Giants and the Colorado Rockies meet at Coors Field.

Ryan Sadowski will be the starting pitcher for the Giants on this day. Righthander Sadowski is 2-2 this season with a 4.15 ERA.

Sadowski’s opponent in this one will be Aaron Cook. The Rockies ace righthander has a 3.94 ERA to go along with a 9-3 record this season.

Oddsmakers currently have the Rockies listed as 200-moneyline favorites versus the Giants, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.

The Rockies hammered the Giants 8-2 as -170 favorites on Saturday. That game’s 10 runs made it OVER the posted over/under (9).

Troy Tulowitzki belted a three-run homer and drove in five runs to lead the Rockies. Jorge De La Rosa whiffed seven batters over 7 1-3 innings for his eighth victory.

Pablo Sandoval had two hits and drove in one run for the Giants, who were +150 underdogs. Jonathan Sanchez gave up five runs over five innings in the loss.

Team records:
San Francisco: 52-45 SU
Colorado: 53-44 SU

San Francisco most recently:
When playing on Sunday are 3-7
Before playing Pittsburgh are 2-8
After playing Colorado are 4-6
After a loss are 5-5

Colorado most recently:
When playing on Sunday are 6-4
Before playing NY Mets are 4-6
After playing San Francisco are 6-4
After a win are 6-4

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Francisco’s last 6 games when playing on the road against Colorado
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of San Francisco’s last 11 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of San Francisco’s last 9 games
San Francisco is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Colorado’s last 6 games when playing at home against San Francisco
Colorado is 17-7 SU in its last 24 games at home
Colorado is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Colorado’s last 6 games at home

Next up:
San Francisco home to Pittsburgh, Monday, July 27
Colorado at NY Mets, Monday, July 27