Baseball betting stays focused on inter-league play on Tuesday as the Rockies of Colorado swing away against the Indians of Cleveland.

For the Indians, Mitch Talbot gets the ball, charged with keeping the Rockies hitters off the base paths. He'll face Jhoulys Chacin, 8-4 on the year.



View Colorado vs Cleveland Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Cleveland opened as +119 moneyline underdogs in this baseball match, based on the starting pitcher matchup. That pairing made odds makers settle on an Sportsbook over under number of 8.5.

Power Rankings:
This game puts the Indians, most recently No. 13 in the American League Odds Shark MLB Power Rankings, up against the Rockies, who rate a National League No. 4 in the latest survey.



How They Match Up:
On offense, it's a battle between Cleveland and its American League No. 7-rated batting order, averaging 4.4 runs per nine innings, against the National League's No. 4 lineup of the Rockies at 4.5 runs per outing.

Comparing defensive stats, Colorado owns the National League's No. 3-rated road mark, allowing 3.5 runs per game on the highway. Cleveland, on the other hand, rates No. 5 in scoring at home.

The Rockies were an 8-7 Sportsbook in their most recent outing on the road against the Indians. That made Sportsbooks of bettors who got Colorado at -106 on the moneyline, while the total score (15) was good news for OVER bettors. The Rockies enjoyed an 8-7 victory at the expense of the Indians on Monday, with Juan Nicasio throwing 4 2/3 innings of 7-hit ball at Progressive Field.




Colorado Rockies Trends:
When playing on Tuesday are 2-8
Before playing Cleveland are 5-5
After playing Cleveland are 3-7
After a win are 5-5

Cleveland Indians Trends:
When playing on Tuesday are 2-8
Before playing Colorado are 6-4
After playing Colorado are 7-3
After a loss are 4-6

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


Next up:
Colorado at Cleveland, Wednesday, June 22