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

The Padres will rely on Andrew Cashner to turn in a quality outing on the mound in this one, while Tyler Chatwood will be his counterpart for the Rockies. Andrew Cashner is 0-0 this season, and Tyler Chatwood is 3-3.



View Colorado vs San Diego Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Sportsbooks had installed the Padres as -150 moneyline favorites in this particular MLB matchup. The total, meanwhile, was set early at 7.5 before betting started to move the line.

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:
Scoring stats point to some edges in this matchup. The game features San Diego's National League No. 12-ranked scoring average of 4 runs per game, against a Rockies offense rated No. 3 and scoring 4.7 runs per game in the league. The Padres have averaged 8.2 hits per game to date this season, less than the Rockies hitters have managed (9.3 per nine innings).

Colorado brings the National League's No. 16-rated defense to this matchup, facing the Padres' league No. 10-ranked defense.

The Rockies were an 8-3 loser in their most recent outing at home against the Giants. That made Sportsbooks of bettors who got San Francisco at -106 on the moneyline, while the total score (11) was good news for OVER bettors. Colorado suffered an 8-3 loss against San Francisco on Wednesday, as Jeff Francis wasn't able to lead his team to victory at Coors Field.

San Diego was a 3-2 Sportsbook in its last match at home against the Cardinals. They won as +115 underdogs, while the total score of 5 made Sportsbooks of UNDER bettors. San Diego got the job done in their last match in a 3-2 victory over St. Louis on Wednesday at PETCO Park behind starter Clayton Richard.


Colorado Rockies Trends:
When playing on Friday are 5-5
Before playing San Diego are 4-6
After playing San Francisco are 4-6
After a loss are 4-6

San Diego Padres Trends:
When playing on Friday are 4-6
Before playing Colorado are 7-3
After playing St. Louis are 5-5
After a win are 7-3

A few Rockies at Padres trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Colorado's last 12 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Colorado's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 14 of Colorado's last 21 games
Colorado is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against San Diego
San Diego is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
San Diego is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 6 of San Diego's last 7 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Diego's last 6 games


Next up:
Colorado at San Diego, Saturday, September 15