San Diego pays a visit to Colorado on Friday, hoping to shut down the Rockies bats in baseball action at Coors Field.

Jason Marquis gets the ball in front of a hostile crowd for the Padres on this day; he's 3-7 on the season. The Rockies, meanwhile, will counter with Jeff Francis, who will be looking to improve on his 0-1 mark.



View San Diego vs Colorado Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
The visitors opened as +-125 moneyline underdogs in this one at most online sportsbooks tracked at Odds Shark. The total opened at 11 for those preferring over under wagers.

Power Rankings:
According to new MLB Power Rankings here, it's the National League No. 8-ranked Rockies and the National League No. 13-rated Padres in this matchup.



How They Match Up:
Rating these teams in several key categories is important for handicappers and Colorado has the National League's No. 1-rated offensive output, at 9.4 hits per game. The Padres average 7.7 hits per game, good for No. 15 on the National League list.

Pitching and defensive stats are important baseball handicapping factors and Colorado has the National League's No. 16-ranked defense. In the other dugout, the Padres own the National League's No. 10 mark in runs allowed.

The Padres were a 7-3 Sportsbook in their most recent outing on the road against the Astros. That made Sportsbooks of bettors who got San Diego at -104 on the moneyline, while the total score (10) was good news for OVER bettors. The Padres enjoyed a 7-3 victory at the expense of the Astros on Thursday, with Andrew Cashner throwing 6 1/3 innings of 2-hit ball at Minute Maid Park.

The Rockies were a 11-10 Sportsbook in their most recent outing at home against the Nationals. That made Sportsbooks of bettors who got Colorado at +130 on the moneyline, while the total score (21) was good news for OVER bettors. Colorado needed extra innings to get the job done against the Nationals on Thursday as the Rockies defeated them 11-10 at Coors Field.


San Diego Padres Trends:
When playing on Friday are 4-6
Before playing Colorado are 5-5
After playing Houston are 5-5
After a win are 3-7

Colorado Rockies Trends:
When playing on Friday are 4-6
Before playing San Diego are 2-8
After playing Washington are 5-5
After a win are 4-6

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


Next up:
San Diego at Colorado, Saturday, June 30