Baseball bettors look for value at Coors Field on Sunday as host Colorado battles the Washington Nationals in baseball odds action.

The match puts starter John Lannan for the Nationals on the hill facing Aaron Cook for the Rockies. Lannan brings a 8-7 mark to the game, while Cook is 2-6 to date on the season.



View Washington vs Colorado Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
The Nationals were listed as +-125 underdogs on the baseball moneyline at many online sportsbooks. The total was set at 10 before betting started earlier on Monday.

Power Rankings:
It's a baseball betting matchup between the National League No. 9-rated Rockies and the league No. 16-ranked Nationals, according to the latest MLB power poll here at Odds Shark.



How They Match Up:
On offense, it's a battle between Colorado and its National League No. 3-rated batting order, averaging 4.5 runs per nine innings, against the National League's No. 11 lineup of the Nationals at 3.9 runs per outing.

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.

The Nationals were a 15-7 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Rockies. That made winners of bettors who got Colorado at -169 on the moneyline, while the total score (22) was good news for OVER bettors. The Nationals were saddled with a loss last time out in Livan Hernandez's start, as they lost 15-7 against Colorado on Saturday at Coors Field.




Washington Nationals Trends:
When playing on Sunday are 5-5
Before playing Chi Cubs are 5-5
After playing Colorado are 3-7
After a loss are 3-7

Colorado Rockies Trends:
When playing on Sunday are 4-6
Before playing Cincinnati are 7-3
After playing Washington are 6-4
After a win are 4-6

A few Nationals at Rockies trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Washington's last 9 games when playing Colorado
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Washington's last 6 games when playing on the road against Colorado
Washington is 5-18 SU in its last 23 games when playing Colorado
Washington is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Colorado's last 9 games when playing Washington
Colorado is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Colorado's last 6 games when playing at home against Washington
Colorado is 18-5 SU in its last 23 games when playing Washington


Next up:
Washington at Chi Cubs, Monday, August 8
Colorado at Cincinnati, Monday, August 8