Colorado Rockies at San Diego Padres Betting Preview/Prop Pick

We've got a big game today as the Colorado Rockies face the San Diego Padres in the first game of a day-night doubleheader. The Rockies, with a record of 25-33, rank fifth in the NL West.

Yesterday the Rockies suffered a 9-0 loss, handed to them by the hands of the Padres. After a tough loss, the Rockies will look to bounce back today. The question is, with who's on the mound for them today, can they actually win?

The San Diego Padres, who rank second in the NL West, have a record of 36-22. After beating the Rockies easily yesterday, they'll try to extend their home winning streak.

Joe Musgrove had a great night for the Padres yesterday but will sit in today's game. Instead, the Padres will start a 2-3 right-handed pitcher and hope for a strong start. Let's look at each team and make a pick.

Colorado Rockies: Pitching could be their downfall tonight

The Colorado Rockies have lost three of their last five games. Although they have a few different problems as a team, pitching seems to be the most notable.

On the mound this afternoon is the 1-2 Ryan Feltner, who is tasked with slowing down the Padres batters. Feltner has an ERA of 5.85 over the course of just 20 innings pitched. His inefficiency will be a huge problem today.

The batters of the Rockies will be tasked with making up for Feltner's shortcomings. As a team, the Rockies have a batting average of .258, ranking second in Major League Baseball.

However, that didn't help them much in their 9-0 loss to the Padres yesterday. Frankly, without better pitching, the Rockies will continue to lose games. Being on the road today doesn't help.

San Diego Padres: Padres are on a roll right now at home

With a 16-11 record at home this season, the Padres know how to defend their home stadium. They've won their last three games, with two notable wins over the New York Mets.

Being able to beat the Mets 13-2 is no easy feat. What the Padres have is a mixture of great batting and strong pitching. They'll use this mixture again today as they face the Colorado Rockies.

The last game went well for the Padres, so the formula to win is the same. It starts with Nick Martinez taking the mound to start the game. Martinez has a record of 2-3 but has an ERA of 3.99 this season.

The advantage in terms of pitching goes to the Padres in this one. When it comes to batting, the Rockies have an edge. However, that might not matter much with Feltner starting.

Colorado Rockies at San Diego Padres Betting Pick

The Rockies' main downfall is pitching, and that's quite obvious with Feltner on the mound. This game seems similar to yesterday's game, where pitching was a serious problem.

Their batters might be among the best as a team in Major League Baseball, but that's not a guaranteed way to win. Due to their pitching, we have to take the San Diego Padres -259 today.

The moneyline here doesn't give us incredible odds, but it's the best pick to be sure. As a favorite, the Padres are 22-13 this season.

We're also going to add the over in this pick to help with the odds. The total has gone over in four of San Diego's last five games.

DunkelIndex Free Pick: San Diego Padres -259, OVER

Prop Pick

San Diego (-125) OVER 4.5 Runs

San Diego is averaging 4.52 runs per 9 innings on offense, which ranks No. 15 in the league, while the Rockies are allowing 5.83 runs per 9 innings on defense, which ranks No. 30. Scores have gone OVER in each of the Padres’ last four home games versus Colorado.

With Dunkel predicting a San Diego victory by the score of 7-3, take the Padres (-125) to finish OVER their Vegas team total of 4.5 runs against the Rockies.

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