The Giants get a visit from the Colorado Rockies in baseball action on Saturday, with the home side looking to send the visitors to the showers with a loss.

Jhoulys Chacin, with a record of 5-4 on the season, gets the ball for the Rockies, while the Giants trot Madison Bumgarner to the mound in this one. He is 2-6 so far in 2011.



View Colorado vs San Francisco Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Sportsbooks had set the Giants as -110 favorites on the Sportsbook moneyline for this contest. The over under opened at 7 for bettors hoping to turn a profit on totals.

Power Rankings:
This game puts the Giants, most recently No. 9 in the National League Odds Shark MLB Power Rankings, up against the Rockies, who rate a National League No. 8 in the latest survey.



How They Match Up:
Offensively, the game matches up San Francisco's No. 14 ranked National League offense (3.7 runs per game) against a Rockies defense and pitching staff that sits at No. 11 in the National League at 4.3 runs allowed per game. The Giants have been averaging 8.3 hits per game, more than the Rockies have managed so far this season (8.2 hits on average).

Defensively, Colorado features the National League's No. 4-rated defense on the road, allowing 3.8 runs per game. San Francisco, meanwhile, comes in at No. 15 in the National League at home, scoring 3 runs per game.

Colorado lost its last outing, a 3-1 result against the Giants on June 3. Bettors who backed the Giants at -117 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (4) sent UNDER bettors to the payout window. Colorado suffered a 3-1 loss against San Francisco on Friday, as Juan Nicasio wasn't able to lead his team to victory at AT&T Park.




Colorado Rockies Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 6-4
Before playing San Francisco are 4-6
After playing San Francisco are 3-7
After a loss are 3-7

San Francisco Giants Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 8-2
Before playing Colorado are 6-4
After playing Colorado are 7-3
After a win are 6-4

A few Rockies at Giants trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of Colorado's last 14 games when playing on the road against San Francisco
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Colorado's last 5 games when playing San Francisco
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Colorado's last 6 games on the road
Colorado is 4-10 SU in its last 14 games when playing San Francisco
San Francisco is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Colorado
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of San Francisco's last 14 games when playing at home against Colorado
San Francisco is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Francisco's last 5 games when playing Colorado


Next up:
Colorado at San Francisco, Sunday, June 5