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Colorado Rockies vs. San Diego Padres
If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Friday when the Colorado Rockies and the San Diego Padres meet at Petco Park.
The Rockies will give the ball to starter Jon Gray in this one. Right hander Gray is 6-6 this season with a 3.77 ERA.
Starting this game for the Padres will be Ryan Weathers. The left hander has a 2.73 ERA to go along with a 4-2 record this season.
Oddsmakers opened the Padres as -177-moneyline favorites versus the Rockies, while the game's total opened at 8.5.
In their last action, San Diego was a 3-0 winner on the road against the Rockies. Bettors on San Diego at -280 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (3) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well.
Last time out for Colorado, they were a 3-0 loser as they battled the Padres on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Padres at -280 were rewarded, while the 3 combined runs moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
Colorado:
Team record: 44-59 SU
Colorado is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games on the road
Colorado is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Colorado is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing San Diego
San Diego:
Team record: 60-45 SU
San Diego is 3-7 ATS in its last 10 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of San Diego's last 9 games
San Diego is 4-8 ATS in its last 12 games at home
Next up:
Colorado at San Diego Saturday, July 31