The Colorado Rockies (2-0) and the San Diego Padres (0-2) play the 3rd contest in a 4-game series Saturday. First pitch at Petco Park is scheduled for 8:40 p.m. ET. Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the Rockies vs. Padres odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.
Season series: Rockies lead series 2-0
The Rockies have gotten off to an unexpected start, outscoring the Padres by an 11-3 score in the first 2 games of the season. Colorado’s Charlie Blackmon hit a homer, while collecting 2 hits and 2 RBIs in Friday’s 4-1 victory.
The Padres managed just 5 hits in Friday’s loss, and they had 7 hits in Thursday’s opener. Losing a pair of games to the lowly Rockies to start the season is not exactly what San Diego fans and bettors were thinking with this star-studded lineup.
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Rockies at Padres projected starters
RHP Jose Urena vs. RHP Michael Wacha
Urena (3-8, 5.01 ERA) made 17 starts in 2022 with 4 relief appearances. He had a 1.57 WHIP, 4.0 BB/9 and 6.0 K/9 in 97 IP with the Milwaukee Brewers and Rockies.
- Posted a 1-3 record, 4.08 ERA and .271 opponent batting average (OBA) with 32 K across 53 IP in 9 road starts and 2 relief appearances
- Was 0-1 with a 3.60 ERA and .278 OBA while striking out 4 batters with 6 walks allowed in 10 IP in 2 starts vs. SD in 2022
Wacha (11-2, 3.32 ERA) made 23 starts in 2022 with Boston Red Sox. He had a 1.12 WHIP, 2.2 BB/9 and 7.4 K/9 in 127 1/3 IP.
- Posted a 10-1 record, 3.38 ERA and 84 K with a .233 OBA in 19 night starts in 2022 with the Red Sox
- Wacha will be playing for his 5th MLB team in the past 5 seasons when he takes the mound
Rockies at Padres odds
Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 7:50 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Rockies +180 (bet $100 to win $180) | Padres -225 (bet $225 to win $100)
- Run line (RL)/Against the spread (ATS): Rockies +1.5 (-110) | Padres -1.5 (-110)
- Over/Under (O/U): 8.5 (O: -105 | U: -115)
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Rockies at Padres picks and predictions
Prediction
Padres 6, Rockies 3
Moneyline
The Padres (-225) will cost you over 2 times your potential return, and that’s just too much risk for not enough reward, especially when backing a team with an offense that has cobbled together just 3 total runs through the first 2 games.
PASS.
Run line/Against the spread
The PADRES -1.5 (-110) come with a little risk, but this is a better value since you do not need to risk as much.
San Diego turns to the offseason-addition Wacha to halt the losing streak, and he suffered just 2 losses all season as a member of a mediocre Red Sox team last season. Expect San Diego to get the bounce back.
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Over/Under
The San Diego offense has to break out the lumber eventually, right? Despite the Under result Friday, the Over is still 5-2 in the past 7 meetings in this series, and 4-1 in the past 5 meetings at Petco Park.
LEAN OVER 8.5 (-105), but go lightly, with a half-unit play at most.
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