Colorado will try to be nasty hosts on Thursday when the San Francisco Giants pay a visit to Coors Field.

For the Rockies, Jhoulys Chacin gets the ball, charged with keeping the Giants hitters off the base paths. He'll face Ryan Vogelsong, 10-7 on the year.



View San Francisco vs Colorado Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
If you're backing the visitors in this one, you'll find the Giants listed as underdogs of +-135 at most sportsbooks. Total bettors saw the number open in the area of 9, depending on the book.

Power Rankings:
It's a baseball betting matchup between the National League No. 8-rated Rockies and the league No. 5-ranked Giants, according to the latest MLB power poll here at Odds Shark.



How They Match Up:
When it comes to getting on base, the visiting Giants rank No. 15 in the National League at 8.1 hits per game. That compares with Colorado’s No. 6 ranking in that category.

Pitching and defensive stats are important baseball handicapping factors and Colorado has the National League's No. 14-ranked defense. In the other dugout, the Giants own the National League's No. 2 mark in runs allowed.

The Giants were a 3-1 Sportsbook in their most recent outing at home against the Padres. That made Sportsbooks of bettors who got San Francisco at -160 on the moneyline, while the total score (4) was good news for UNDER bettors. San Francisco got the job done in their last match in a 3-1 victory over San Diego on Wednesday at AT&T Park behind starter Tim Lincecum.

Last time out for Colorado, they were a 6-2 Sportsbook as they battled the Brewers on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Rockies at +170 were rewarded, while the 8 combined runs moved the game UNDER for totals bettors. The Rockies grabbed a win last time out, defeating Shaun Marcum and the Brewers 6-2 on Wednesday at Miller Park.


San Francisco Giants Trends:
When playing on Thursday are 7-3
Before playing Colorado are 7-3
After playing San Diego are 6-4
After a win are 6-4

Colorado Rockies Trends:
When playing on Thursday are 8-2
Before playing San Francisco are 3-7
After playing Milwaukee are 4-6
After a win are 5-5

A few Giants at Rockies trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of San Francisco's last 7 games when playing Colorado
San Francisco is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Francisco's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Francisco's last 5 games when playing on the road against Colorado
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Colorado's last 7 games when playing San Francisco
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Colorado's last 5 games when playing at home against San Francisco
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Colorado's last 15 games at home
Colorado is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games at home


Next up:
San Francisco at Colorado, Friday, September 16