The San Francisco Giants (6-7) will finish up a four-game set against the Colorado Rockies (8-3) Thursday at 3:10 p.m. ET at Coors Field. We analyze the Giants-Rockies betting odds and lines, with MLB picks and best bets.
Giants at Rockies: Projected starting pitchers
LHP Tyler Anderson vs. LHP Kyle Freeland
Anderson has made three appearances (one start) this season. While he is currently sporting a respectable 3.68 ERA, his skills (4 K, 6 BB) don’t support that mark.
- He spent most of his career with the Rockies, and in 40 games (39 starts) at Coors Field, owns a 4.23 ERA and 8.4 K/9.
- Anderson was awful in a limited sample in 2019. He made just five starts and allowed 27 earned runs in 20 2/3 innings (11.76 ERA) before undergoing season-ending knee surgery in June.
Freeland has made two starts so far this season. He has gone six innings in both outings, and in total, has surrendered two earned runs (1.50 ERA) with nine strikeouts and four walks.
- He was a surprise breakout in 2018 when he posted a 2.85 ERA in 33 starts. His 2019 was a different story, though, as his ERA skyrocketed to 6.73, leading to a demotion to Class Triple-A.
- Freeland boasts a 4.22 ERA in 45 career appearances (42 starts) at Coors Field. He has made 12 career starts against the Giants, and put up a 3.12 ERA in 66 1/3 innings, albeit with just 40 strikeouts (5.4 K/9).
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Giants at Rockies: Key injuries
List of key injuries from around the league
Giants
- C Buster Posey (personal) out
Rockies
- RP Wade Davis (shoulder) out
- RP Scott Oberg (back) out
Giants at Rockies: Odds, lines, picks and betting tips
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports for a full list. Odds last updated at 10:45 a.m. ET.
Prediction
Rockies 8, Giants 4
Moneyline (ML)
Freeland was never as good as his 2018 ERA would suggest, but it does appear he is putting last year’s disaster behind him. He has been solid in his first two starts, and already survived Coors Field once against a stronger opponent in San Diego.
On the other side, Anderson was a train wreck in 2019, and has more walks than strikeouts in his limited 2020 sample. Freeland looks much more likely than Anderson to keep the opposing bats quiet, so take the ROCKIES (-167).
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Run line/Against the spread (ATS)
Colorado should put up quite a few runs in this contest, as Anderson doesn’t look like the same pitcher he was a couple years ago. Side with the ROCKIES -1 (-125), or lay 1.5 runs, and get plus odds (+110) on the alternate line.
Over/Under (O/U)
Betting on a low-scoring game is a risky proposition, with the current version of Anderson going at Colorado. Freeland has been good so far, and is facing a weak offense, but he has also benefited from a .172 BABIP in his first two outings.
This could turn into an afternoon shootout at Coors. The total is high, as expected, but OVER 11 (-110) looks like the play here.
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