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Colorado Rockies vs. San Diego Padres
If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Sunday when the Colorado Rockies and the San Diego Padres meet at Petco Park.
German Marquez will be the starting pitcher for the Rockies on this day. Right hander Marquez is 3-13 this season with a 6.31 ERA.
Marquez's opponent in this one will be Yu Darvish. The Padres right hander has a 5.65 ERA to go along with a 3-5 record this season.
Oddsmakers opened the Rockies as -300-moneyline favorites versus the Padres, while the game's total opened at 8.5.
The Padres were a 11-3 winner in their most recent outing on the road against the Rockies. That made winners of bettors who got San Diego at -375 on the moneyline, while the total score (14) was good news for OVER bettors.
In their last action, Colorado was a 11-3 loser on the road against the Padres. Bettors on San Diego at -375 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (14) sent OVER bettors home happy as well.
Colorado:
Team record: 41-108 SU
Colorado is 1-7 ATS in its last 8 games
Colorado is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games
Colorado is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
San Diego:
Team record: 81-68 SU
San Diego is 4-9 ATS in its last 13 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of San Diego's last 7 games
San Diego is 2-8 ATS in its last 10 games at home
Next up:
Colorado home to Miami Tuesday, September 16
San Diego at New York Tuesday, September 16