Colorado pays a visit to San Francisco on Tuesday, hoping to shut down the Giants bats in baseball action at AT&T Park.

San Francisco hands the ball to starter Tim Lincecum in this one and he'll try to improve on his 9-14 mark on the year. Colorado counters with Jeff Francis, who will try to quiet the fans and the Giants bats at the same time.



View Colorado vs San Francisco Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
The visitors opened as +-200 moneyline underdogs in this one at most online sportsbooks tracked at Odds Shark. The total opened at 7 for those preferring over under wagers.

Power Rankings:
This game puts the Giants, most recently No. 1 in the National League Odds Shark MLB Power Rankings, up against the Rockies, who rate a National League No. 9 in the latest survey.



How They Match Up:
Scoring stats point to some edges in this matchup. The game features San Francisco's National League No. 7-ranked scoring average of 4.4 runs per game, against a Rockies offense rated No. 2 and scoring 4.7 runs per game in the league. The Giants have averaged 9.2 hits per game to date this season, less than the Rockies hitters have managed (9.3 per nine innings).

Pitching and defensive stats are important baseball handicapping factors and San Francisco has the National League's No. 5-ranked defense. In the other dugout, the Rockies own the National League's No. 16 mark in runs allowed.

The Rockies were a 2-1 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Giants. That made winners of bettors who got San Francisco at -225 on the moneyline, while the total score (3) was good news for UNDER bettors. Colorado suffered a 2-1 loss against San Francisco on Monday, as Jhoulys Chacin wasn't able to lead his team to victory at AT&T Park.




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

San Francisco Giants Trends:
When playing on Tuesday are 8-2
Before playing Colorado are 5-5
After playing Colorado are 7-3
After a win are 5-5

A few Rockies at Giants trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Colorado's last 6 games when playing San Francisco
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of Colorado's last 16 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 19 of Colorado's last 25 games when playing on the road against San Francisco
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Colorado's last 8 games
San Francisco is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
San Francisco is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Colorado
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Francisco's last 6 games when playing Colorado
San Francisco is 13-4 SU in its last 17 games when playing at home against Colorado


Next up:
Colorado at San Francisco, Wednesday, September 19