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Sunday, June 06, 2010

MLB Betting: Rockies vs Diamondbacks

Courtesy of OddsShark.com:

Divisional bragging rights will be on the line on Sunday when the Colorado Rockies and the Arizona Diamondbacks meet at Chase Field.
The Rockies will give the ball to ace starter Ubaldo Jimenez in this one. Righthander Jimenez is 10-1 this season with a 0.78 ERA.
The Diamondbacks will counter Jimenez with Rodrigo Lopez. Righthander Lopez has a 4.31 ERA to go along with a 2-3 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Rockies listed as 230-moneyline favorites versus the Diamondbacks, while the game's total has not yet been posted.
The Diamondbacks scored three times in the seventh inning to rally for a 4-3 win over the Rockies on Saturday. Arizona won the game as +115 underdogs, while the seven runs went UNDER that game's posted over/under (10.5) set by sportsbooks.
Dontrelle Willis tossed six scoreless innings for the win, and Chad Qualls closed out the ninth for his 10th save.
Jhoulys Chacin gave up four runs off six hits in 5 2-3 innings in the loss.
Current streak:
Colorado has lost 3 straight games.
Arizona has won 2 straight games.
Team records:
Colorado: 28-27 SU
Arizona: 22-34 SU
Colorado most recently:
When playing on Sunday are 5-5
Before playing Houston are 2-8
After playing Arizona are 6-4
After a loss are 6-4

Arizona most recently:
When playing on Sunday are 5-5
Before playing Atlanta are 3-7
After playing Colorado are 3-7
After a win are 5-5
A few trends to consider:
Colorado is 10-5 SU in its last 15 games when playing Arizona
Colorado is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
Colorado is 5-12 SU in its last 17 games when playing on the road against Arizona
Arizona is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home
Arizona is 12-5 SU in its last 17 games when playing at home against Colorado
Arizona is 5-10 SU in its last 15 games when playing Colorado
Arizona is 2-10 SU in its last 12 games
Next up:
Colorado home to Houston, Monday, June 7
Arizona home to Atlanta, Monday, June 7

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