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The San Francisco Giants (16-21) and Colorado Rockies (8-27) play the 2nd game of a 3-game series Wednesday. First pitch from Coors Field is scheduled for 8:40 p.m. ET. Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the Giants vs. Rockies odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.
Season series: Giants lead 1-0
The Giants snapped a 4-game skid with a 5-0 victory in the series opener Tuesday. Starting LHP Kyle Harrison allowed only 4 hits in 7 innings, and a 4-run 4th inning was all San Francisco needed.
The Rockies lost their 3rd game in a row and are 1-8 in their last 9.
Giants at Rockies projected starters
RHP Jordan Hicks vs. RHP Peter Lambert
Hicks (2-1, 1.89 ERA) makes his 8th start. He has a 1.03 WHIP, 3.3 BB/9 and 7.1 K/9 in 38 innings.
- Last start: Loss, 4 IP, 4 R (2 ER), 4 H, 4 BB, 3 K in 4-3 road loss to Philadelphia Phillies Friday
- Allowed 2 or fewer runs in 1st 6 starts
Lambert (2-1, 5.66 ERA) makes his 3rd start and 10th appearance. He has a 1.50 WHIP, 3.9 BB/9 and 7.8 K/9 in 20 2/3 innings.
- Last start: No-decision, 3 1/3 IP, 4 ER, 5 H, 3 BB, 3 K in 5-4 road loss to Miami Marlins Thursday
- 10 ER in 6 1/3 IP as an opener this season (2 starts)
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Giants at Rockies odds
Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 9:50 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Giants -165 (bet $165 to win $100) | Rockies +140 (bet $100 to win $140)
- Run line (RL)/Against the spread (ATS): Giants -1.5 (-110) | Rockies +1.5 (-110)
- Over/Under (O/U): 9.5 (O: -115 | U: -105)
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Giants at Rockies picks and predictions
Prediction
Giants 6, Rockies 3
Moneyline
The Giants (-165) have the pitching advantage in this matchup. Hicks, excluding his last start, has been very difficult to score runs off of, while Lambert has been knocked around a little in his previous 2 appearances as an opener.
The Rockies are 0-2 in Lambert’s 2 starts.
However, the Giants have lost Hicks’ last 4 starts, despite him allowing only 6 earned runs in 20 innings.
The Rockies have been held to a total of 6 runs in their last 4 games.
The Giants have the edge here, but there is a better bet than the -165 on the moneyline.
PASS.
Run line/Against the spread
Eight of the Giants’ last 9 wins have been by multiple runs.
Two of the Rockies’ last 4 losses and 3 of the last 6 have been by only 1 run, but 19 of their 29 losses overall have been by more than 1 run.
Their last 6 home losses have been by 2 or more runs.
BET GIANTS -1.5 (-110).
Over/Under
Only 2 of the Giants’ last 15 games have had a total of more than 9 runs.
The Rockies’ last 6 games have stayed under 11 total runs.
Eight of the last 14 games between them, including last year, did not reach 10 runs.
BET UNDER 9.5 (-105).
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