A key battle on the MLB odds menu sees visiting Colorado duelling San Diego on Saturday at PETCO Park.

Jeff Francis gets the ball in front of a hostile crowd for the Rockies on this day; he's 2-2 on the season. The Padres, meanwhile, will counter with Kip Wells, who will be looking to improve on his 1-3 mark.



View Colorado vs San Diego Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Bettors looking to side with the Padres in this one will find them as -120 favorites on the MLB money line. Betting the over under instead? It was hovering near 7 at its open earlier today.

Power Rankings:
The MLB Power Rankings at Odds Shark show the National League's No. 8-rated Rockies taking on the National League's No. 12-rated Padres in this contest.



How They Match Up:
Scoring stats point to some edges in this matchup. The game features San Diego's National League No. 16-ranked scoring average of 3.6 runs per game, against a Rockies offense rated No. 1 and scoring 4.8 runs per game in the league. The Padres have averaged 7.9 hits per game to date this season, less than the Rockies hitters have managed (9.2 per nine innings).

San Diego owns the National League's No. 7 defense, allowing 4.3 men per game to cross the plate. That contrasts with Colorado's National League No. 16-rated defense.

Colorado lost its last outing, a 9-5 result against the Padres on July 20. Bettors who backed the Padres at -106 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (14) sent OVER bettors to the payout window. The Rockies endured a 9-5 loss at the hands of the Padres on Friday, with Drew Pomeranz throwing 3 innings of 9-hit ball at PETCO Park.




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

San Diego Padres Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 6-4
Before playing Colorado are 6-4
After playing Colorado are 4-6
After a win are 8-2

A few Rockies at Padres trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Colorado's last 7 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Colorado's last 5 games when playing San Diego
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Colorado's last 13 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Colorado's last 6 games when playing on the road against San Diego
San Diego is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
San Diego is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Diego's last 5 games when playing Colorado
San Diego is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Colorado


Next up:
Colorado at San Diego, Sunday, July 22