The San Diego Padres look to emerge victorious in MLB odds action as the Rockies arrive at PETCO Park on Friday.

Juan Nicasio, with a record of 8-7 on the season, gets the ball for the Rockies, while the Padres trot Burch Smith to the mound in this one. He is 0-1 so far in 2013.



View Colorado vs San Diego Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Bettors looking to side with the Padres in this matchup found them as -108 favorites on the MLB money line at Sportsbook. Betting the over under instead? It was 7.5 at its open earlier today and hovering near that number at Sportsbook.

Power Rankings:
The Odds Shark MLB Power Rankings have the Padres at No. 15 in the National League and the Rockies at No. 11 in the National League heading into this contest.



How They Match Up:
Offensively, the game matches up San Diego's No. 12 ranked National League offense (3.8 runs per game) against a Rockies defense and pitching staff that sits at No. 13 in the National League at 4.5 runs allowed per game. The Padres have been averaging 8.4 hits per game, less than the Rockies have managed so far this season (9.2 hits on average).

Comparing defensive stats, Colorado owns the National League's No. 12-rated road mark, allowing 4.5 runs per game on the highway. San Diego, on the other hand, rates No. 11 in scoring at home.

Colorado was a 7-5 Sportsbook in its last match at home against the Dodgers. They won as -138 favorites, while the total score of 12 made Sportsbooks of OVER bettors. The Rockies enjoyed a 7-5 victory at the expense of the Dodgers on Wednesday, with Jorge De La Rosa throwing 6 innings of 6-hit ball at Coors Field.

The Padres were a 13-5 loser in their most recent outing at home against the Giants. That made Sportsbooks of bettors who got San Francisco at -101 on the moneyline, while the total score (18) was good news for OVER bettors. San Diego didn't get the job done in their last match, falling 13-5 to San Francisco on Wednesday at PETCO Park.


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

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

A few Rockies at Padres trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Colorado's last 5 games
Colorado is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against San Diego
Colorado is 12-4 SU in its last 16 games when playing San Diego
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Colorado's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Diego's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Diego's last 5 games at home
San Diego is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games at home
San Diego is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games


Next up:
Colorado at San Diego, Saturday, September 7