The San Francisco Giants (17-21) visit the Colorado Rockies (8-28) on Thursday afternoon. First pitch from Coors Field is scheduled for 3:10 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 2-0
The Giants have won back-to-back games after taking down the Rockies 5-0 on Tuesday and 8-6 on Wednesday while covering as -162 road favorites. 3B Lamonte Wade Jr. led the way with 2 RBIs as 5 other players also had an RBI. RHP Jordan Hicks allowed 3 ER in 5 innings to pick up the win.
The Rockies have lost 4 Games straight after Wednesday’s loss as +148 home underdogs. C Elias Diaz had 3 RBIs while DH Charlie Blackmon had 2 in the losing effort. RHP Peter Lambert allowed 7 ER in 3 IP to take the loss.
Giants at Rockies projected starters
RHP Keaton Winn vs. RHP Cal Quantrill
Winn (3-4, 4.41 ERA) makes his 8th start. He has a 1.13 WHIP, 3.12 BB/9 and 7.27 K/9 in 34 2/3 IP.
- Giants are 3-4 in his 7 starts
- Has allowed 2 or fewer ER in 4 of his last 5 starts
- Has given up 17 ER and 3 HR while striking out 28 and walking 12
Quantrill (1-3, 4.31 ERA) makes his 8th start. He has a 1.29 WHIP, 3.18 BB/9 and 5.90 K/9 in 39 2/3 IP.
- Rockies are 2-5 in his 7 starts
- Has allowed 1 or fewer runs in 3 of his last 4 starts
- Has 26 Ks, 14 BBs while allowing 19 ER and 6 HR
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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 Thursday at 10:02 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Giants -160 (bet $160 to win $100) | Rockies +135 (bet $100 to win $135)
- Run line (RL)/Against the spread (ATS): Giants -1.5 (+100) | Rockies +1.5 (-120)
- Over/Under (O/U): 9.5 (O: -105 | U: -115)
Giants at Rockies picks and predictions
Prediction
Giants 6, Rockies 2
Moneyline
PASS.
There is no value on the Giants (-160) to win on Thursday against a Rockies (+135) team that is 1-9 in its last 10 games.
Run line/Against the spread
BET GIANTS -1.5 (+100).
Each of the Giants last 3 wins, including back-to-back games against the Rockies, have been by 2 or more runs. They have scored 13 runs combined in their last 2 games and allowed 6. Colorado has lost 3 straight games by 2 or more runs and 6 of its last 9 by 2 or more runs.
Over/Under
BET UNDER 9.5 (-115).
The Giants have failed to hit the Over in 7 of their last 10 games while the Rockies have hit the Under in 6 of their last 9. San Francisco has scored 4 or fewer runs in 8 of its last 10 while Colorado has scored 4 or fewer in 8 of its last 10.
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