At 3:10 PM from Coors Field in Denver, we have an NL West matchup between the Padres and Rockies. Heading into Thursday’s game, the Padres are 14-13 compared to the Rockies at 6-19. On the money line, the Padres are the favorite at -150.

Thursday’s over/under line is sitting at 10.5 runs, and Randy Vasquez is starting for the Padres. Dakota Hudson is going for the Rockies. You can catch this one on TV on MLB Network.

SAN DIEGO PADRES VS COLORADO ROCKIES BETTING PICK

The Pick: San Diego Padres Moneyline -150

This game will be played at Coors Field at 3:10 ET on Thursday, April 25th.

HOW TO BET THE PADRES VS ROCKIES:

  • We have the Padres winning by a score of 5 to 4
  • However, if you’re looking for a run line pick, we like the Rockies to cover
  • As for an over/under pick, we have this game finishing with 9 runs and like the under

San Diego picked up a 5-2 win over the Rockies in the most recent game of this series. The Padres offense got off to a fast start, scoring four runs in the first and adding their final run in the 2nd. On the other side, the Rockies got on the board with two runs in the 6th.

Xander Bogaerts and Ha-Seong Kim each had two RBIs for the Padres’ offense. Elias Diaz was the only Rockies hitter to have more than one hit and he also homered in the game.

Matt Waldron pitched well for the Padres in this one, going six innings and giving up just one run. He finished the game with five strikeouts but issued three walks. Ty Blach struggled on the mound for the Rockies, giving up four earned runs in five innings of work.

Padres Records & Stats

San Diego is 14-13 overall and is 2nd in the NL West, 1.5 games behind the Dodgers. The Padres are on the road today, and they are 8-5 on the road this season. San Diego’s overall series record is 4-4-1, and they have won two straight series on the road.

So far, the Padres have gone 9-6 when favored and 5-7 as the underdog. They just won two of three games vs. the Rockies and lost two of three in their most recent series vs. the Blue Jays. At home, the Padres are just 6-8.

When the Padres are on the road, they have been a solid bet on the run line, going 11-2. They have an average run margin of +1.2 runs per game when playing away from Petco Park. Their overall run line record is 15-12, but they have been especially profitable on the run line when they are the underdog, going 8-4.

San Diego’s games have averaged 9.3 runs per game this season, but the over/under line for today’s game against the Rockies is set at 10.5 runs. The Padres have played 26 games this season, and only two of them have had over/under lines of 10.5 runs. In those two games, the under has hit both times. Overall, the Padres have hit the under in 13 of their 26 games this season.

Randy Vásquez and the Padres are on the road to take on the Rockies. Vásquez is coming off a home start against the Blue Jays, where he took the loss, but did strike out 3 batters in 5 innings of work.

As a team, the Padres are averaging 4.8 runs per game, which is 9th in the league. They have been even better on the road this season, averaging 4.9 runs per contest. Overall, they are 7th in home runs and have the league’s 6th best team batting average at .256. San Diego also comes into the game as one of the league’s best teams at avoiding strikeouts and are 5th in walks.

Fernando Tatis Jr. is 5th in the league with six home runs and is also 10th in the league with 15 RBIs. However, he has struggled at the plate of late, hitting just .154 over his last seven games. Jurickson Profar, Jake Cronenworth, and Ha-Seong Kim are all tied for the team lead with 15 RBIs.

Rockies Records & Stats

With a record of 6-19, the Rockies are in 5th place in the NL West, and they are 8.5 games behind the Dodgers for the division lead. So far, the Rockies have really struggled against other teams in the NL West, going 3-7. The Rockies have also lost seven straight series and have an overall series record of 0-7.

Colorado has yet to win a series this season, and their overall series record is 0-7. As the underdog, the Rockies are 6-19 this season, and they have yet to win a game as the favorite. At home, they are 4-8 compared to 2-11 on the road.

When betting on the Rockies’ run line this season, it’s been a good idea to take the underdog. They have covered the run line in 11 of 14 games as the underdog, but they have yet to cover the run line in any of the games in which they were the favorite. Their overall run line record is 11-14, and they have been outscored by an average of 2.3 runs per game this season.

Colorado’s over/under record for the season is 12-13. The average over/under line for their games is 10 runs, but the line for today’s game is set at 10.5 runs. So far this season, the Rockies have had 6 games with higher over/under lines than today’s, and the over/under record in those games is 1-3. The combined run average in their games this season is 9.5 runs per game.

Through his first 4 starts of the season, Dakota Hudson is still looking for his first win. He has taken a loss in each of his first 4 outings, including his most recent start, where he went 4 innings and gave up 4 runs on 5 hits. He has yet to have a start where he hasn’t given up a home run, as he has given up a total of 3 homers on the year.

So far this season, the Rockies offense is averaging just 3.6 runs per game, which is 26th in the league. They have been even worse on the road, averaging only 3.5 runs per contest. As a team, the Rockies are batting .240, which is 12th in the league, but their on-base percentage and slugging percentage are both near the bottom of the league.

Colorado’s top power hitter so far has been Michael Toglia, who has four homers, but he is batting just .106. Ryan McMahon and Ezequiel Tovar are both batting over .300 and have three homers apiece. Tovar is currently on a seven-game hitting streak and has gone 10/29 in his last seven games.