The Arizona Diamondbacks battle the visiting Colorado Rockies on Friday in MLB betting action at Chase Field.

Juan Nicasio, with a record of 2-0 on the season, gets the ball for the Rockies, while the Diamondbacks trot Brandon McCarthy to the mound in this one. He is 0-2 so far in 2013.



View Colorado vs Arizona Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
The visitors were +-120 moneyline underdogs in this one earlier in the day at most online sportsbooks including Sportsbook. The total was 9 at Sportsbook for those preferring over under wagers.

Power Rankings:
This game puts the Diamondbacks, most recently No. 1 in the National League Odds Shark MLB Power Rankings, up against the Rockies, who rate a National League No. 3 in the latest survey.



How They Match Up:
At the plate, Arizona owns the No. 2 ranking for hits in the National League at 9 per game. By contrast, the Rockies are rated No. 1 in the same category at 9.7 per game.

Comparing defensive stats, Colorado owns the National League's No. 11-rated road mark, allowing 4.9 runs per game on the highway. Arizona, on the other hand, rates No. 6 in scoring at home.

In their last action, Colorado was a 3-2 loser on the road against the Diamondbacks. Bettors on Arizona at -134 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (5) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well. Colorado looks to rebound from a loss to the Diamondbacks, who beat them 3-2 on Thursday behind a start from Trevor Cahill at Chase Field.




Colorado Rockies Trends:
When playing on Friday are 2-8
Before playing Arizona are 5-5
After playing Arizona are 4-6
After a loss are 5-5

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

A few Rockies at Diamondbacks trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Colorado's last 5 games when playing Arizona
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Colorado's last 6 games when playing on the road against Arizona
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Colorado's last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Colorado's last 10 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Arizona's last 5 games when playing Colorado
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Arizona's last 6 games when playing at home against Colorado
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Arizona's last 11 games
Arizona is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games


Next up:
Colorado at Arizona, Saturday, April 27