Padres vs. Rockies Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – August 2, 2024

Luis Arraez seeks to extend his 11-game hitting streak as the San Diego Padres (59-51) take on the Colorado Rockies (39-70) and Ezequiel Tovar, who has a 17-game hit streak of his own. The Padres are listed as -189 favorites on the moneyline for the contest, which starts at 9:40 PM ET on Friday, live on SDPA from PETCO Park. San Diego’s Randy Vasquez and Colorado’s Austin Gomber have been named the starters for this contest.

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Padres vs. Rockies Betting Lines

• Favorite: Padres (-189)
• Underdog: Rockies (+157)
• Over/under: 8.5

Padres vs. Rockies Betting Insights

• The Padres have come away with 34 wins in the 62 contests they have been listed as the favorites in this season.
• San Diego has a record of 4-3 in contests when bookmakers favor them by -189 or more on the moneyline.
• The Padres have an implied victory probability of 65.4% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
• The Rockies have a 39-70 record in games they were the underdog on the moneyline (winning 35.8% of those games).
• Colorado has a 16-30 record (winning just 34.8% of its games) when playing as a moneyline underdog of +157 or longer.
• Based on this game’s moneyline, the Rockies have an implied win probability of 38.9%.

Padres vs. Rockies Hitting Leaders

• Jurickson Profar leads San Diego in home runs with 18 and runs batted in with 70.
• Profar is 29th in homers and 16th in RBI among all hitters in baseball.
• Arraez’s batting average of .308 leads all San Diego hitters this season.
• Brenton Doyle leads the Rockies with 18 home runs and 54 runs batted in.
• Doyle ranks 29th in home runs and 48th in RBI among all hitters in the majors.
• Tovar has shown his power as he leads his team with 18 home runs with a team-leading .290 batting average.

Padres vs. Rockies Pitching Rankings

• The Padres average nine strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, third-most in the league.
• Padres pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.04 this year, which ranks 16th in MLB.
• The Padres have a combined 1.235 WHIP as a pitching staff, 10th-lowest in MLB.
• The Rockies pitching staff ranks last in the majors with a collective seven strikeouts per nine innings.
• Colorado has the bottom-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (5.54).
• The Rockies average MLB’s worst WHIP (1.534).