The San Francisco Giants (21-14) are on the road to face the Colorado Rockies (17-18) Tuesday for the second game of their 3-game series. First pitch is set for 8:40 p.m. ET at Coors Field. Let’s analyze Tipico Sportsbook‘s lines around the Giants vs. Rockies odds with MLB picks and predictions.
The Giants lead the season series 4-0.
San Francisco won the series opener 7-6 Monday. The win snapped a short 2-game losing skid, but the Giants have won 7 of their last 9 games.
The Rockies are 1-3 so far on their current homestand. They have lost 7 of their last 8 outings.
Giants at Rockies projected starters
RHP Alex Cobb vs. RHP Chad Kuhl
Cobb (2-1, 3.98 ERA) makes his 6th start. He has a 1.38 WHIP, 3.5 BB/9 and 12.4 K/9 through 20 1/3 IP.
- Won 7-1 and picked up the victory after 1 run on 3 hits in 5 1/3 innings against these Rockies Wednesday.
- Is making only his 2nd road start of the season.
Kuhl (3-1, 2.88 ERA) makes his 7th start. He has a 1.02 WHIP, 3.1 BB/9 and 7.9 K/9 through 34 1/3 IP.
- Took the loss opposite Cobb Wednesday as he allowed 5 runs on 7 hits and 3 walks in 4 2/3 innings in his worst start of the season.
- Has allowed 1 or fewer runs in 4 of his 6 starts.
Giants at Rockies odds and lines
- Money line (ML): Giants -160 (bet $160 to win $100) | Rockies +130 (bet $100 to win $130)
- Run line (RL)/Against the spread (ATS): Giants -1.5 (-103) | Rockies +1.5 (-117)
- Over/Under (O/U): 10.5 (O: -130 | U: +105)
Giants at Rockies picks and predictions
Prediction
Rockies 6, Giants 4
Money line
The Giants snapped a 2-game skid with a 7-6 win Monday. They have won 7 of their last 9 games but are 2-4 in their last 6 road games. They are 10-7 on the road.
Cobb lost his only start on the road this season.
The Rockies lost their first home series all season when they dropped 2 of 3 games to the Kansas City Royals over the weekend and, with their loss Monday, have uncharacteristically lost 3 of their last 4 home outings.
They are tied with the 3rd-most home wins in baseball with 12.
Expect a bounceback game, especially with Kuhl pitching, who has allowed 1 or 0 runs in 4 of his 6 starts this season.
Take ROCKIES (+130).
Run line/Against the spread
The Giants are 17-18 ATS this season, although they are 10-7 ATS on the road. They are 14-14 ATS as favorites.
The Rockies are 5-2 ATS as home underdogs.
My favorite wager is the money line for the payout, but taking the Rockies to cover gives you some room for error at a decent price.
Take ROCKIES +1.5 (-117).
Over/Under
All 4 games of the Rockies’ current homestand have had more than 10 runs. In their last homestand, 4 of 6 games had 10 or more runs, the previous homestand saw 4 of 7 games exceed that number but just 1 of 3 contests in their opening home series.
However, none of Kuhl’s starts this season have had more than 10 runs.
Take UNDER 10.5 (+105).
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