Great American Ball Park hosts an MLB battle between the Cincinnati Reds and the visiting Colorado Rockies on Tuesday.

Esmil Rogers gets the ball in front of a hostile crowd for the Rockies on this day; he's 4-1 on the season. The Reds, meanwhile, will counter with Dontrelle Willis, who will be looking to improve on his 0-1 mark.



View Colorado vs Cincinnati Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Bettors looking to side with the Reds in this one will find them as -149 favorites on the MLB money line. Betting the over under instead? It was hovering near 9.5 at its open earlier today.

Power Rankings:
This game matches up the No. 8 (Reds) and the No. 9 (Rockies) teams in their respective leagues, according to our current MLB Power Rankings.



How They Match Up:
On offense, it's a battle between Cincinnati and its National League No. 2-rated batting order, averaging 4.7 runs per nine innings, against the National League's No. 3 lineup of the Rockies at 4.6 runs per outing.

Cincinnati owns the National League's No. 12 defense, allowing 4.4 men per game to cross the plate. That contrasts with Colorado's National League No. 14-rated defense.

Colorado won its last outing, a 10-7 result against the Reds on August 8. Bettors who backed the Rockies at +130 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (17) sent OVER bettors to the payout window. Colorado looks to continue its winning ways following a victory last time out against the Reds, a 10-7 final on Monday in support of Jason Hammel at Great American Ball Park.




Colorado Rockies Trends:
When playing on Tuesday are 8-2
Before playing Cincinnati are 6-4
After playing Cincinnati are 8-2
After a win are 4-6

Cincinnati Reds Trends:
When playing on Tuesday are 7-3
Before playing Colorado are 3-7
After playing Colorado are 3-7
After a loss are 5-5

A few Rockies at Reds trends to consider:
Colorado is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Cincinnati
Colorado is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Colorado's last 5 games when playing Cincinnati
Colorado is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games when playing on the road against Cincinnati
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Cincinnati's last 7 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cincinnati's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cincinnati's last 5 games when playing Colorado
Cincinnati is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games


Next up:
Colorado at Cincinnati, Wednesday, August 10