The Pittsburgh Pirates will look to grab a road win when they take on the Rockies in Colorado at Coors Field on Friday in baseball odds action.

Pittsburgh puts its faith in starter Kevin Correia to earn a win and boost his personal mark of 3-2. Getting the ball for the Rockies is Jhoulys Chacin, who owns a 3-1 record on the season with a 2.67 ERA.



View Pittsburgh vs Colorado Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
If you're backing the visitors in this one, you'll find the Pirates listed as underdogs of +-205 at most sportsbooks. Total bettors saw the number open in the area of 8.5, depending on the book.

Power Rankings:
The MLB Power Rankings show a disparity between these teams, with the Rockies rated this week at No. 9 and the Pirates sitting at No. 15.



How They Match Up:
At the plate, Colorado owns the No. 12 ranking for hits in the National League at 8.1 per game. By contrast, the Pirates are rated No. 14 in the same category at 7.6 per game.

Pittsburgh brings the National League's No. 10-rated defense to this matchup, facing the Rockies' league No. 6-ranked defense.

The Pirates were a 5-2 loser in their most recent outing at home against the Giants. That made winners of bettors who got San Francisco at +103 on the moneyline, while the total score (7) was good news for UNDER bettors. The Pirates endured a 5-2 loss at the hands of the Giants on Thursday, with Jeffrey Karstens throwing 6 2/3 innings of 7-hit ball at PNC Park.


Pittsburgh Pirates Trends:
When playing on Friday are 1-9
Before playing Colorado are 6-4
After playing San Francisco are 5-5
After a loss are 5-5

Colorado Rockies Trends:
When playing on Friday are 7-3
Before playing Pittsburgh are 5-5
After playing Chi Cubs are 4-6
After a win are 6-4

A few Pirates at Rockies trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Pittsburgh's last 16 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 7 games when playing Colorado
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Colorado's last 5 games at home
Colorado is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Pittsburgh
Colorado is 10-3 SU in its last 13 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 13 of Colorado's last 17 games


Next up:
Pittsburgh at Colorado, Saturday, April 30