Rockies-Reds Pointers

The Colorado Rockies and the Cincinnati Reds will both be gunning for a victory on Friday when they meet at Great American Ball Park. The Rockies will give the ball to ace starter Aaron Cook in this one. Righthander Cook is 12-6 this season with a 3.58 ERA. Starting this game for the Reds will be Edison Volquez. The righthander has a 2.53 ERA to go along with a 12-2 record this season. NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Reds listed as 145-moneyline favorites versus the Rockies, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Matt Holliday drove in two runs to help the Rockies defeat the Dodgers 5-3 in the rubber match on Wednesday, at EVEN odds. The eight runs fell UNDER the posted over/under (10.5). Holliday went 2-for-3 at the plate Ian Stewart had two hits and one RBI for the Rockies. Glendon Rusch tossed five innings for the win, allowing three runs off seven hits. Adam Dunn belted a grand slam on Wednesday, as the Reds defeated the Padres 9-5 in the rubber match. The Reds won that game as -145 favorites, and the 14 runs made it OVER the posted over/under (9). Dunn finished 2-for-4 at the plate with five RBIs for the Reds. Bronson Arroyo tossed the win, allowing three runs over seven innings of work. Current streak: Colorado has won 2 straight games. Cincinnati has won 2 straight games. Team records: Colorado: 45-58 SU Cincinnati: 50-53 SU Colorado most recently: When playing on Friday are 6-4 Before playing Cincinnati are 3-7 After playing LA Dodgers are 6-4 After a win are 6-4 Cincinnati most recently: When playing on Friday are 4-6 Before playing Colorado are 4-6 After playing San Diego are 7-3 After a win are 7-3 A few trends to consider: Colorado is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Colorado's last 10 games Colorado is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Cincinnati The total has gone OVER in 4 of Colorado's last 6 games when playing Cincinnati Cincinnati is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games when playing at home against Colorado Cincinnati is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games at home Cincinnati is 10-5 SU in its last 15 games when playing Colorado Cincinnati is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games Next up: Cincinnati home to Colorado, Saturday, July 26