MLB Betting Preview San Diego Padres vs Colorado Rockies
Posted: Oct. 01, 2007
By SBG Global
7:35 pm Eastern
Opening Line: Padres -140 , Total 9 Flat
The San Diego Padres and Colorado Rockies play a one game playoff tonight to decide which team wins the National League Wild Card. The Padres collapsed down the stretch while the Rockies sizzled and now the Rockies have a chance to make the playoffs. They will have to beat Jake Peavy to do it. SBG Global reports that early betting has the public taking Rockies on the Road.
This is the first playoff to determine a postseason berth since the New York Mets beat Cincinnati in 1999 to earn the wild card. The winner of this game will play Philadelphia in the playoffs. Colorado comes into the game having won 13 of their last 14 games. They will have to beat Peavy though who is 19-6 on the season with an ERA of 2.36. He is 10-1 record with a 2.20 ERA in his last 13 starts. Peavy is 0-0 with a 1.29 ERA in two starts against the Rockies this year. He is 3-3 with a 3.96 ERA in six career starts at Coors Field.
Colorado has the trio of MVP candidate Matt Holliday, Garrett Atkins and Todd Helton to lead them. Holliday leads the NL with a .340 average, three points ahead of Atlanta's Chipper Jones. Atkins batted .390 with five homers, 17 RBIs and 19 runs this month while Helton had 20 RBIs this month. "We still haven't finished it,' he said. "One hundred sixty-three games. It all comes down to tomorrow,” Helton said.
SBG Global Current Line: Padres -135 , Total 9 Under (-115)
Josh Fogg (10-9, 4.79) gets the start for Colorado. He is 3-0 with a 2.94 ERA in his last six outings. He is 3-2 with a 5.48 ERA in his career against San Diego, including 1-1 with a 6.28 ERA in three outings this season.
The Rockies went 10-8 against the Padres this season.
The Padres are 7-2 in their last 9 games vs. a right-handed starter. The Padres are 2-6 in their last 8 games as a road favorite. The Padres are 8-1 in Peavy's last 9 road starts. The Padres are 13-3 in Peavy's last 16 starts vs. the National League West. The Padres are 2-5 in the last 7 meetings in Colorado.
The Rockies are 11-1 in their last 12 games as an underdog. The Rockies are 20-7 in their last 27 overall. The Rockies are 20-7 in their last 27 vs. the National League West. The Rockies are 6-0 in Fogg's last 6 starts as a home underdog. The Rockies are 7-2 in Fogg's last 9 home starts.
The Over is 4-0 in the Padres last 4 vs. the National League West. The Over is 6-1-1 in the Padres last 8 overall. The Over is 9-2 in the Padres last 11 games as a road favorite. The Over is 5-0 in Peavy's last 5 road starts. The Under is 4-1-1 in Peavy's last 6 road starts vs. the Rockies.
The Over is 7-3 in the Rockies last 10 home games. The Over is 9-2-1 in Fogg's last 12 starts a home underdog. The Under is 4-1 in the last 5 meetings between the two teams.
Pick Rockies +130 3 units out of 5 & Over 9 3 out of 5 For More MLB picks and Discussion visit the MLB Betting Forum
