Rockies-Padres Odds Preview

The Colorado Rockies and the San Diego Padres will both be gunning for a victory on Friday when they meet at PETCO Park.

The Rockies will give the ball to starter Ubaldo Jimenez in this one. Righthander Jimenez is 6-9 this season with a 3.81 ERA.

It’ll be Josh Geer toeing the rubber for the Padres in this contest. Righthander Geer is 1-4 with a 5.38 ERA so far this season.

Oddsmakers currently have the Rockies listed as 160-moneyline favorites versus the Padres, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.

Seth Smith hit a two-run homer and helped the Rockies cruise to a 10-1 victory over the Padres on Thursday, as -130 favorites. The game’s 11 runs made it OVER the posted over/under (7).

Clint Barmes smacked a three-run homer for the Rockies. Aaron Cook allowed just eight hits and one run over six innings in the win.

Chad Gaudin surrendered four hits and four runs over five innings in the loss for the Padres, who were +110 underdogs in that game.

Current streak:
Colorado has won 2 straight games.

Team records:
Colorado: 48-41 SU
San Diego: 36-53 SU

Colorado most recently:
When playing on Friday are 7-3
Before playing San Diego are 7-3
After playing San Diego are 5-5
After a win are 6-4

San Diego most recently:
When playing on Friday are 3-7
Before playing Colorado are 3-7
After playing Colorado are 4-6
After a loss are 2-8

A few trends to consider:
Colorado is 14-4 SU in its last 18 games on the road
Colorado is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games
Colorado is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games when playing San Diego
San Diego is 3-8 SU in its last 11 games when playing Colorado
San Diego is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games at home
San Diego is 1-8 SU in its last 9 games

Next up:
San Diego home to Colorado, Saturday, July 18