The San Diego Padres host Colorado on Friday, looking to build on their 60-77 mark against the 64-73 Rockies in MLB betting action at PETCO Park.

The match puts starter Kevin Millwood for the Rockies on the hill facing Aaron Harang for the Padres. Millwood brings a 1-1 mark to the game, while Harang is 12-4 to date on the season.



View Colorado vs San Diego Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Sportsbooks had installed the Padres as -130 moneyline favorites in this particular MLB matchup. The total, meanwhile, was set early at 7.5 before betting started to move the line.

Power Rankings:
The Odds Shark MLB Power Rankings have the Padres at No. 11 in the National League and the Rockies at No. 9 in the National League heading into this contest.



How They Match Up:
Scoring stats point to some edges in this matchup. The game features San Diego's National League No. 15-ranked scoring average of 3.8 runs per game, against a Rockies offense rated No. 3 and scoring 4.6 runs per game in the league. The Padres have averaged 8.1 hits per game to date this season, less than the Rockies hitters have managed (8.8 per nine innings).

Colorado brings the National League's No. 14-rated defense to this matchup, facing the Padres' league No. 5-ranked defense.

The Rockies were a 4-2 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Diamondbacks. That made winners of bettors who got Arizona at -145 on the moneyline, while the total score (6) was good news for UNDER bettors. Colorado didn't get the job done in their last match, falling 4-2 to Arizona on Wednesday at Chase Field.

San Diego lost its last outing, a 4-2 result against the Dodgers on August 31. Bettors who backed the Dodgers at -145 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (6) sent UNDER bettors to the payout window. The Padres were saddled with a loss last time out in Wade LeBlanc's start, as they lost 4-2 against Los Angeles on Wednesday at Dodger Stadium.


Colorado Rockies Trends:
When playing on Friday are 6-4
Before playing San Diego are 5-5
After playing Arizona are 0-10
After a loss are 5-5

San Diego Padres Trends:
When playing on Friday are 7-3
Before playing Colorado are 5-5
After playing LA Dodgers are 3-7
After a loss are 3-7

A few Rockies at Padres trends to consider:
Colorado is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing San Diego
Colorado is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against San Diego
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Colorado's last 12 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Colorado's last 15 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of San Diego's last 7 games
San Diego is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Diego's last 7 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 17 of San Diego's last 25 games when playing Colorado


Next up:
Colorado at San Diego, Saturday, September 3