MLB Betting: Padres vs Rockies

Divisional bragging rights will be on the line on Thursday when the San Diego Padres and the Colorado Rockies meet at Coors Field. The Padres will give the ball to starter Clayton Richard in this one. Lefthander Richard is 8-5 this season with a 4.74 ERA. It'll be Jason Hammel toeing the rubber for the Rockies in this contest. Righthander Hammel is 9-8 with a 4.42 ERA so far this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Rockies listed as 210-moneyline favorites versus the Padres, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Padres evened their three-game series on Wednesday with a 6-3 victory over the Rockies, as +180 underdogs. The game's nine runs went UNDER the posted over/under (9.5). Will Venable homered and drove in four runs to lift the Padres. Ryan Webb picked up the win in relief, and Heath Bell closed out the victory with his 40th save. Seth Smith had two hits with one RBI and one runs scored for the Rockies, who were -200 favorites. Jason Marquis surrendered six runs over 4 2-3 innings in the loss. Team records: San Diego: 70-83 SU Colorado: 86-66 SU San Diego most recently: When playing on Thursday are 3-7 Before playing Arizona are 2-8 After playing Colorado are 5-5 After a win are 4-6 Colorado most recently: When playing on Thursday are 5-5 Before playing St. Louis are 7-3 After playing San Diego are 3-7 After a loss are 4-6 A few trends to consider: San Diego is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games San Diego is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Diego's last 7 games on the road The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Diego's last 7 games when playing Colorado Colorado is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games at home The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Colorado's last 6 games at home The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Colorado's last 7 games when playing San Diego Colorado is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games when playing at home against San Diego Next up: San Diego at Arizona, Friday, September 25 Colorado home to St. Louis, Friday, September 25