MLB Handicapping: Rockies vs Diamondbacks

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Saturday when the Colorado Rockies and the Arizona Diamondbacks meet at Chase Field. Righthander Jhoulys Chacin will take the mound for the Rockies to start this game. Chacin is 3-3 this season with a 3.72 ERA. Starting this game for the Diamondbacks will be Dontrelle Willis. The lefthander has a 4.68 ERA to go along with a 1-2 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Rockies listed as 127-moneyline favorites versus the Diamondbacks, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Diamondbacks scored twice in the bottom of the ninth to defeat the Rockies 7-6 on Friday, as -115 favorites. That game's 13 runs made it OVER the posted over/under (10) set by sportsbooks. Justin Upton smacked a two-run homer and Mark Reynolds had two RBIs in the win. Chad Qualls closed out the game to pick up his first win in relief. Manuel Corpas gave up the winning run and was tagged with the Rockies loss. Current streak: Colorado has lost 2 straight games. Team records: Colorado: 28-26 SU Arizona: 21-34 SU Colorado most recently: When playing on Saturday are 7-3 Before playing Arizona are 7-3 After playing Arizona are 7-3 After a loss are 6-4 Arizona most recently: When playing on Saturday are 5-5 Before playing Colorado are 3-7 After playing Colorado are 2-8 After a win are 4-6 A few trends to consider: Colorado is 10-4 SU in its last 14 games when playing Arizona Colorado is 8-4 SU in its last 12 games Colorado is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road Colorado is 5-11 SU in its last 16 games when playing on the road against Arizona Arizona is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home Arizona is 11-5 SU in its last 16 games when playing at home against Colorado Arizona is 4-10 SU in its last 14 games when playing Colorado Arizona is 1-10 SU in its last 11 games Next up: Arizona home to Colorado, Sunday, June 6 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.