Baseball Handicapping: Rockies vs Angels

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The Colorado Rockies and the Los Angeles Angels will both be trying to pick up a win on Friday when they battle at Angel Stadium in an interleague contest. The Rockies will trot Jeff Francis out to the mound in this one. Lefthander Francis has a 2-2 record and a 3.43 ERA this season. Starting this game for the Angels will be ace Jered Weaver. The righthander has a 3.04 ERA to go along with a 7-3 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Angels listed as 160-moneyline favorites versus the Rockies, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Rockies were outlasted 13-11 by the Red Sox in 10 innings last time out, as a -110 pick'em. That game's 24 runs sailed OVER the posted over/under (9.5) set by sportsbooks. Huston Street was tagged with the Rockies loss, giving up two hits and two runs in the extra inning. The Angels were defeated 10-6 by the Dodgers last time out, as -140 favorites. That game's 16 runs sailed OVER the posted over/under (10.5) set by sportsbooks. Scott Kazmir surrendered six hits and five runs over 3 2-3 innings in the Angels loss. Current streak: Los Angeles has won 2 straight games. Team records: Colorado: 38-34 SU Los Angeles: 41-33 SU Colorado most recently: When playing on Friday are 8-2 Before playing LA Angels are 5-5 After playing Boston are 5-5 After a loss are 5-5 A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Colorado's last 5 games on the road Colorado is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games The total has gone OVER in 5 of Colorado's last 7 games when playing LA Angels The total has gone OVER in 5 of Colorado's last 7 games when playing on the road against LA Angels LA Angels are 9-3 SU in their last 12 games when playing Colorado LA Angels18-6-1 SU in their last 25 games The total has gone OVER in 5 of LA Angels's last 7 games when playing Colorado The total has gone OVER in 5 of LA Angels's last 7 games when playing at home against Colorado Next up: LA Angels home to Colorado, Saturday, June 26 Grandmaster sports handicapper Joe Duffy former General Manager of the Freescoreboard scorephone network and CEO of OffshoreInsiders.com the premier hub of world-class handicappers.