Rockies-Marlins Who Will Cover?

The Colorado Rockies and the Florida Marlins will both be gunning for a victory on Thursday when they meet at Dolphin Stadium. The Rockies will pin their hopes on the pitching of lefthander Jorge De La Rosa in this game. De La Rosa has a 5-5 record and a 6.37 ERA this season. Starting this game for the Marlins will be Anibal Sanchez. The righthander has a 0.00 ERA to go along with a 0-0 record this season. NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Marlins listed as 120-moneyline favorites versus the Rockies, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Rockies scored four runs in the fifth inning and earned a 7-4 victory over the Pirates as a -160 favorite on Wednesday. The game's 11 runs made it OVER the posted over/under (9). Chris Iannetta belted a three-run homer to lead the Rockies. Aaron Cook pitched seven innings for the win, allowing four runs off nine hits. The Marlins had a five-run fourth on Wednesday as they defeated the Mets 7-5 in the series finale. The game's 12 runs made it OVER the posted over/under (9). Dan Uggla hit a two-run homer, and Cody Ross also had two RBIs for the Marlins. Josh Johnson tossed 6 2-3 innings for his first victory. Team records: Colorado: 49-60 SU Florida: 57-51 SU Colorado most recently: When playing on Thursday are 6-4 Before playing Florida are 6-4 After playing Pittsburgh are 6-4 After a win are 7-3 Florida most recently: When playing on Thursday are 2-8 Before playing Colorado are 6-4 After playing NY Mets are 4-6 After a win are 5-5 A few trends to consider: The total has gone OVER in 5 of Colorado's last 5 games when playing Florida Colorado is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Florida Colorado is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Florida Colorado is 10-3 SU in its last 13 games The total has gone OVER in 5 of Florida's last 5 games when playing Colorado The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Florida's last 13 games when playing at home against Colorado Florida is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games Florida is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Colorado Next up: Florida home to Colorado, Friday, August 1