Colorado Rockies vs. San Diego Padres Picks, Predictions, Odds

Michael Crosson Sports Betting Expert

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Colorado Rockies vs. San Diego Padres Betting Analysis

The Rockies and the Padres will square off at Petco Park for the third of a four-game set on Wednesday, August 3, 2022.

The Rockies are currently in fifth place in the National League West standings with a 46-59 record. Away from Coors Field, Colorado owns a 16-32 mark. Colorado sits 25 games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers for the top spot in the division. Their divisional opponent San Diego is currently in second place and 12 games behind, as the Padres are 59-46 and 29-22 at home.

Updated on 04/27/2024

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Colorado Rockies vs. San Diego Padres Betting Prediction

The Padres send LHP Blake Snell to the mound against Colorado’s 13^th ranked scoring offense on Wednesday night (4.47 RSPG), who’s having the worst campaign of his seven-year career sitting 3-5 with a 4.43 ERA across 12 outings for San Diego, which already includes a trio of miserable performances against the Rockies (14.1 IP, 12 ER).

On the flip side, the Rockies send RHP Chad Kuhl to the hill against San Diego’s 14^th ranked scoring offense tonight (4.42 RSPG), who’s also having a bumpy campaign sitting 6-6 with a 4.59 ERA across 19 starts this season (1.49 WHIP), which already includes a pair of bumpy outings against the Padres (9 IP, 8 ER).

I’ll take the over here, as Kuhl has tossed five innings or less and allowed three runs or more in seven of his last nine outings for the Rockies (2-4, 6.34 ERA); setting the stage for a relatively high-scoring battle against the Padres and Snell, who’s 0-1 with a 6.91 ERA across three starts against Colorado this season (1.88 WHIP).

Score Prediction: Padres 7, Rockies 5
Best Bet: Over 8.5 (+100)

Colorado Rockies vs. San Diego Padres Betting Odds

Colorado Rockies vs. San Diego Padres Betting Resources

• Date: Wednesday, August 3, 2022
• Matchup: NL West
• Venue: Petco Park
• Location: San Diego, California
• Time-TV: 9:40 p.m. ET – MLB Network

Colorado Rockies vs. San Diego Padres – Current Form

The Rockies went 1-1 against the White Sox last Wednesday, but lost 1-1 to the Dodgers in their next game on Sunday. In Thursday’s game, first of four they played against Los Angeles, Colorado's offense didn’t manage to produce even a single run. Against the Los Angeles Dodgers, Colorado’s defense allowed for 13 runs in the first game of the series on Thursday. The Padres lost 2-1 against the Tigers last Wednesday, but then went 1-2 to the Twins in their next game on Sunday. San Diego allowed only one run on Friday in the first of three contests against the Twins.

Colorado Rockies vs. San Diego Padres – Pitching Matchup

Colorado: Chad Kuhl (6-6, 4.59 ERA)

The Rockies’ right-hander Chad Kuhl owns a 6-6 record and 4.59 ERA in his 19th start of the season. Kuhl also posted a 1.49 WHIP, while striking out 72 and walking 43 batters in 98 innings this season. The 29-year-old right-hander couldn’t lift the Rockies to a home win over the Los Angeles Dodgers on July 29, 2022. In his losing start, Kuhl tossed 3.2 innings in the 4-5 defeat by the Los Angeles Dodgers, while giving up five runs on six hits with three strikeouts and four walks. Kuhl owns a 3-3 road record this season in 10 starts away from Coors Field. In those away outings, he has posted a 5.03 ERA, a 1.68 WHIP, 28 walks, and 42 strikeouts in 48.1 innings of work.

San Diego: Blake Snell (3-5, 4.43 ERA)

Blake Snell is on the hill for the Padres in this contest as he makes his 12th start of the season hoping to build some positive momentum. He comes in 3-5 with a 4.43 ERA, a 1.39 WHIP, 34 walks and 78 strikeouts over 61 innings of work this season. Snell owns a 2-3 home record this season in six starts at PETCO Park. In those outings, he has posted a 4.09 ERA, a 1.24 WHIP, 12 walks, and 40 strikeouts in 33 innings of work.

Colorado Rockies vs. San Diego Padres – Series History

The Rockies owned the 2021 regular season series, producing a 11-8 mark. This season, Colorado has picked up eight wins in 13 meetings.

Michael Crosson

Michael Crosson began his time at VegasInsider as a freelance NBA writer back in 2019 while he continued to study Psychology and Biology at James Madison University. Following his graduation in 2021, Michael joined the team full-time, and he's been with VI ever since. Michael still writes NBA, NFL, and MLB for VI, as well as gambling industry news. He's also become a crucial part of our editorial production team. More from Michael Crosson