The Colorado Rockies will look to pick up a road win when they take on the Padres in San Diego at PETCO Park on Sunday in MLB baseball betting odds action.
For the San Diego Padres, Edwin Jackson gets the ball, charged with keeping the Colorado Rockies hitters off the base paths. He'll face Chad Bettis, 12-7 on the year.
Sportsbook Odds & Computer Pick
The San Diego Padres were listed as 121 moneyline underdogs earlier in the day at Sportsbook, while odds makers set the Sportsbook total line around 8.5 earlier at Sportsbook.
Prediction-scoring formulas run on this game pick a potential 3.7-3.4 result in favor of the Padres. View the computer score prediction and who will win the pick on the moneyline for all upcoming MLB matchups here.
Colorado Rockies vs San Diego Padres Matchup
Team Betting Records & Power Rankings
59-83 San Diego battles the Rockies, currently with a 68-74 mark. Stay Informed: follow us on Twitter for odds specials, betting line moves and San Diego vs Colorado injuries news.
According to MLB Power Rankings here, it's the No. 27-ranked San Diego Padres and the No. 20-rated Colorado Rockies in this matchup.
Statistical Matchup
The game also pits San Diego Padres No. 21-rated offense, averaging 4.27 runs per game, against a Colorado Rockies defense that ranks No. 27 at 5.2 in runs allowed per game. The San Diego Padres have averaged 7.89 hits per game so far, less than Colorado Rockies batters have averaged on the year (9.44 hits per game).
San Diego owns the No. 25 defense, allowing 4.27 men per game to cross the plate. That contrasts with Colorado's No. 27-rated defense.
Recent Outings Betting Recap
The Rockies hope to make more contact than they did in their start against C Friedrich, who struck out 10 batters in 6-3 loss on Saturday at PETCO Park.
Next Betting Matchups
Colorado at Arizona, Monday, September 12th
San Diego at San Francisco, Monday, September 12th