The San Diego Padres (83-68) take on the Colorado Rockies (65-86) Saturday for the second game of their 3-game series. First pitch from Coors Field is at 8:10 p.m. ET. Let’s analyze Tipico Sportsbook‘s lines around the Padres vs. Rockies odds with MLB picks and predictions.
Season series: Rockies lead 10-7
The Padres have lost 2 games in a row, including the series opener Friday 4-3, after a 5-game win streak. They hold a 2-game lead over the Milwaukee Brewers for the final wild-card berth in the National League.
The Rockies snapped a 4-game losing skid with the win Friday. They have lost 7 of their last 11 games.
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Padres at Rockies projected starters
RHP Yu Darvish vs. RHP Chad Kuhl
Darvish (15-7, 3.05 ERA) makes his 29th start. He has a 0.93 WHIP, 1.7 BB/9 and 9.0 K/9 through 182 2/3 IP.
- Has picked up a win in each of his last 5 starts
- Has a 1.00 ERA across 4 September starts in 2022
Kuhl (6-9, 5.48 ERA) makes his 26th start. He has a 1.52 WHIP, 3.7 BB/9 and 7.2 K/9 through 128 IP.
- Has lost his last 4 decisions
- The Rockies are 1-7 in his last 8 starts
- Has a 7.20 ERA over 4 September starts this year
Padres at Rockies odds
Provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 11:18 a.m. ET.
- Money line (ML): Padres -220 (bet $220 to win $100) | Rockies +175 (bet $100 to win $175)
- Run line (RL)/Against the spread (ATS): Padres -2.5 (+102) | Rockies +2.5 (-125)
- Over/Under (O/U): 10.5 (O: -112 | U: -108)
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Padres at Rockies picks and predictions
Prediction
Padres 8, Rockies 6
Money line
The Padres are 1-7 this season at Coors Field.
The Rockies, despite being a last-place team, play well at home. They are 41-38 at Coors Field and 24-48 everywhere else.
Darvish has been pitching extremely well in September but has not pitched in Denver this season. He is 0-1 in 4 career starts at Coors Field.
Kuhl has struggled lately and the Rockies have not been supporting him.
It feels like a game for the Padres to win tonight, but the price on the money line means PASS.
Run line/Against the spread
It is interesting to see the spread at 2.5 runs when the Padres have only won 1 game at Coors Field this year — and that was a 1-run win.
They have yet to cover the spread on the road against the Rockies this season. Overall, they are 4-13 ATS against the Rockies this season.
The pitching matchup seems too heavily in favor of the Padres but there is no reason to bank on a win by three or more runs.
Take the ROCKIES +2.5 (-125).
Over/Under
Five of the 8 games they have played this season in Coors Field have had 11 or more runs.
The Rockies’ last 4 home games have not reached double-digit runs, but 5 of the 6 previous games had 11 or more.
You can’t keep Coors Field quiet for too long.
Take OVER 10.5 (-112).
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