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

The Rockies will turn to Juan Nicasio and his 4-3 record as they look for a win in this one, while the Nationals send Jordan Zimmermann (6-9) to the hill.



View Washington vs Colorado Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Colorado opened as -130 moneyline favorites in this baseball match, based on the starting pitcher matchup. That pairing made odds makers settle on an Sportsbook over under number of 9.

Power Rankings:
The Rockies - Nationals odds would favor the Rockies if the lines were set according to our power ranks. Colorado is rated No. 9 in the current National League Odds Shark poll, while Washington is at No. 16 in the National League.



How They Match Up:
Scoring stats point to some edges in this matchup. The game features Colorado's National League No. 5-ranked scoring average of 4.4 runs per game, against a Nationals offense rated No. 11 and scoring 3.9 runs per game in the league. The Rockies have averaged 8.6 hits per game to date this season, more than the Nationals hitters have managed (8 per nine innings).

Pitching and defensive stats are important baseball handicapping factors and Colorado has the National League's No. 14-ranked defense. In the other dugout, the Nationals own the National League's No. 7 mark in runs allowed.

In their last action, Washington was a 6-3 loser on the road against the Rockies. Bettors on Colorado at -132 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (9) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well. Washington didn't get the job done in their last match, falling 6-3 to Colorado on Thursday at Coors Field.




Washington Nationals Trends:
When playing on Friday are 3-7
Before playing Colorado are 3-7
After playing Colorado are 3-7
After a loss are 3-7

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

A few Nationals at Rockies trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Washington's last 5 games when playing Colorado
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games when playing on the road against Colorado
Washington is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
Washington is 4-8 SU in its last 12 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Colorado's last 5 games when playing Washington
Colorado is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Washington
Colorado is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Colorado's last 5 games when playing at home against Washington


Next up:
Washington at Colorado, Saturday, August 6