San Diego will try to be nasty hosts on Sunday when the Colorado Rockies pay a visit to PETCO Park.

San Diego hands the ball to starter Mat Latos in this one and he'll try to improve on his 6-13 mark on the year. Colorado counters with Aaron Cook, who will try to quiet the fans and the Padres bats at the same time.



View Colorado vs San Diego Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
If you're going with the Padres in this one, they're listed as moneyline favorites of -155 on most baseball betting menus for Monday's contest.

Power Rankings:
It's a baseball betting matchup between the National League No. 11-rated Padres and the league No. 9-ranked Rockies, according to the latest MLB power poll here at Odds Shark.



How They Match Up:
Rating these teams in several key categories is important for handicappers and San Diego has the National League's No. 15-rated offensive output, at 8.1 hits per game. The Rockies average 8.8 hits per game, good for No. 7 on the National League list.

Pitching and defensive stats are important baseball handicapping factors and San Diego has the National League's No. 5-ranked defense. In the other dugout, the Rockies own the National League's No. 14 mark in runs allowed.

The Rockies were a 5-4 Sportsbook in their most recent outing on the road against the Padres. That made Sportsbooks of bettors who got Colorado at +134 on the moneyline, while the total score (9) was good news for OVER bettors. The Rockies grabbed a win last time out, defeating Cory Luebke and the Padres 5-4 on Saturday at PETCO Park.




Colorado Rockies Trends:
When playing on Sunday are 6-4
Before playing Arizona are 3-7
After playing San Diego are 7-3
After a win are 5-5

San Diego Padres Trends:
When playing on Sunday are 5-5
Before playing San Francisco are 5-5
After playing Colorado are 3-7
After a loss are 2-8

A few Rockies at Padres trends to consider:
Colorado is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing San Diego
Colorado is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against San Diego
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Colorado's last 14 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Colorado's last 17 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of San Diego's last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 15 of San Diego's last 22 games at home
San Diego is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Diego's last 6 games when playing Colorado


Next up:
Colorado home to Arizona, Monday, September 5
San Diego home to San Francisco, Monday, September 5