The Colorado Rockies are visiting the San Francisco Giants on Friday, May 2nd at the Oracle Park in the second game of this series. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Rockies vs Giants Prediction. We will examine:
The San Francisco Giants’ recent form and player performance
The Colorado Rockies’ recent form and player performance
Recent betting trends and streaks involving the San Francisco Giants
Recent betting trends and streaks involving the Colorado Rockies
Recent betting trends in games played between the Colorado Rockies vs San Francisco Giants
A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for the Colorado Rockies vs San Francisco Giants game
San Francisco Giants Preview
The San Francisco Giants have a 19-13 record this season and are sitting in third place in the NL West. They have a 9-5 home record and are 19-13 in over/under. They are coming off a 3-4 home defeat by the Rockies, marking their third straight defeat. They are playing the Cubs and the Twins next. The Giants have a .228 batting average this season, a .307 OBP, and a .377 Slugging percentage. San Francisco’s pitching staff has a 3.58 ERA and 1.26 WHIP. Jung Hoo Lee leads the Giants with 37 hits and a team-high .316 batting average, while Wilmer Flores leads the team in RBI with 29, adding 7 home runs.
Robbie Ray (L) will take the mound for the Giants, and he has a 3-0 record, 3.73 ERA, and 1.40 WHIP. He has been much better at home, with a 2.50 ERA across three home starts, but he has given up 2+ runs in each of his last three starts.
Colorado Rockies Preview
The Colorado Rockies have a 6-25 record this season and are sitting in last place in the NL West. The Rockies have a 2-14 road record and are 9-21 in over/under. They are coming off a 4-3 road victory over the Giants, and now have back-to-back wins, following an 8-game losing streak. Under is 8-1 in their last 9 games, and they are playing the Tigers and the Padres next. The Rockies have a .212 batting average this season, .282 OBP, and .351 Slugging percentage. Colorado’s pitching staff has a 5.22 ERA and 1.57 WHIP. Hunter Goodman leads the Rockies with 27 hits, and he is the team’s best hitter with a .267 batting average, adding 5 home runs. Brenton Doyle leads the team with 15 RBI.
Antonio Senzatela (R) will take the mound for the Rockies, and he has a 1-4 record, 5.22 ERA, and 1.88 WHIP. He has been extremely better on the road, with a 2.57 ERA across four road starts. He has given up 4+ runs in three of his last four starts.
Why the San Francisco Giants will win
- The Giants have won each of their last 10 home games against the Rockies following a home loss.
- The Rockies have lost each of their last nine games at Oracle Park following a road win.
- The Rockies have failed to cover the run line in 10 of their last 12 night games against teams that held a winning record.
- The Giants have covered the run line in 12 of their last 15 games against the Rockies following a home loss.
- The Rockies have lost the first inning in six of their last seven games against opponents that held a winning record.
- The Rockies have trailed after 3 innings in six of their last seven games against National League opponents that held a winning record.
- The Rockies have trailed after 5 innings in each of their last eight Friday night games as road underdogs.
Why the Colorado Rockies will win
- The Giants have lost each of their last five games against NL West opponents following a loss.
- The road team has won six of the Rockies’ last seven games.
- The Giants have failed to cover the run line in each of their last seven games.
- The underdogs have covered the run line in each of the Giants’ last five games at Oracle Park.
- The Giants have lost the first inning in three of their last four games as favorites.
- The Giants have trailed after 3 innings in five of their last six games.
- The Giants have trailed after 5 innings in four of their last five night games at Oracle Park against NL West opponents.
Total Runs Facts
- Each of the Rockies’ last six games have gone UNDER the total runs line.
- Each of the Giants’ last four home games have gone UNDER the total runs line.
- The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in eight of the Giants’ last nine games as favorites against NL West opponents.
- The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in seven of the Rockies’ last eight games at Oracle Park.
Matchup/League Facts
- The Giants rank 4th in the league for home runs allowed this season (25).
- The Giants rank 25th in the league for batting average this season (.228).
- The Rockies rank 30th in the league for runs scored this season (100).
- The Rockies rank 30th in the league for RBIs this season (99).
Rockies vs Giants Prediction
The Giants are 5-1 in their last 6 overall meetings against the Rockies, and are 6-1 in their last 7 meetings in San Francisco. Under is 7-2 in their last 9 meetings.
In this Rockies vs Giants Prediction, the Giants are coming as -270 home favorites. The Giants are rightfully favored, as they have been the far better team this season, and they are facing a Rockies team that is one of the worst road teams in the MLB. There is no value in such a big price for a team that has dropped three straight games and lost outright the opening game of this series.
Both pitchers are looking shaky lately, as they have given up 2+ and 4+ runs in multiple games recently, and have a combined 8.95 ERA this season and 1.40+ WHIP. The weather seems to be a major factor in this game, as there are 24+ mph winds blowing out projected for the time of the game. Taking all those factors into consideration, I really like the over 7.5 in this one.