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2022 MLB Handicapping
(50-39) San Diego Padres vs. Colorado Rockies (39-49)
Date: Wednesday, July 13th, 2022
Time: 8:40 PM ET
Venue: Coors Field, Denver, CO
Projected Pitchers: Joe Musgrove (SD) vs. Chad Kuhl (COL)
MLB Moneyline Odds: Padres -175 / Rockies +145
MLB run line Betting Odds: Padres -1.5 (-110) / Rockies +1.5 (-110)
MLB Baseball Gambling Total: O/U: 10.5
The Padres and Rockies will be playing the third game of their series on Wednesday night from Coors Field.
San Diego is laying a pretty good price on the road. The total began at 10.5 and there has been no movement so far.
Joe Musgrove and Chad Kuhl are the starters in this one.
San Diego Padres
For a good part of the season, I have liked what the Padres have done, but that has not been the case as of late. They are really going to have to start winning at a more consistent clip as the season goes on.
When they are totally locked in, I feel this group has the potential to be one of the better teams in the NL, but they are not there yet. I still consider them to be a solid squad, but it is hard for me to put them in the upper tier right now.
Without Tatis, they are still a good team, but they are not going to get where they want without him. It is hard to have one of the best players in the sport be sidelined and expect to make a deep run. It is critical that he is able to contribute to the team somehow this year or it will likely be a lost season for San Diego.
For a while, the Padres were right there with the Dodgers in the standings, but that is no longer the case. They trail their rival by 7.5 games and if they are not careful, it could end up being double digits very soon.
Of course, being a wild card would not be a bad thing for the Friars, but they came into this season with expectations of winning the West. I think it shows there is still a gap between them and the Dodgers, even though they have played better than a year ago.
San Diego started off the series with the Rockies how they would have liked, but did not get the job done on Tuesday with a 5-3 loss. Even though it was never totally out of reach, I felt like it was a game where they came out flat.
Given the difference between these two clubs and the importance of every game, the Padres have to do their job in the remaining two games with the Rockies. Of course, they should not be taking them for granted, but they are not contests they should be dropping.
Joe Musgrove gets the ball in this one and he will look to keep up what he has done all season long. The righty comes into this game with a record of 8-2 and an ERA of 2.09.
Colorado Rockies
The Rockies have been a team that has been a bit tricky to figure out this season. There are times when they are impressive and surprise me, but there are plenty of other times when they just do not look good.
This is a roster that does have some talent on it, so they will be able to compete at times, but they do not have enough of it where they will do it a lot.
Even with them being a little better than in past seasons, I still am not very high on this team. I do not sense a ton of direction within their franchise and it is not as if they are going to be playing meaningful baseball for the rest of the summer and fall.
All season long, Colorado has been defined by their inconsistency and you can see that with their record of 39-49. To me, that win/loss rate is pretty telling of who they truly are. There is no question they started off hot, but things did even out a lot with a bigger sample of games.
Currently, they trail the Dodgers by 18 games. Sure, they are not 30+ games out 1st, but it is not as if they are anywhere near contention, which should be a concern for ownership and the front office. Simply put, the fact that they are closer to the Diamondbacks than the Dodgers is an issue, but there likely will not be a ton of moves made to really improve this team.
Even if they did not touch the offense, I would look at this team a little bit differently if they were able to acquire some reinforcements in the rotation and pen. It would still take time for them to get where they want, but I do feel it would make them more relevant.
Although a tricky one, the Rockies should not totally feel overmatched in this series. They have shown the ability to beat the Padres before and both games in this series have been close.
Austin Gomber delivered a strong outing in the middle game and now Chad Kuhl will look to keep it going here. He might not be a guy that gets a lot of chatter, but he has been solid and dependable for this group in 2022.
MLB Baseball Betting Trends:
- The total has gone under in 4 of San Diego’s last 5 games.
- The Padres are 1-6 in their last 7 games against the Rockies.
- The Rockies are 8-3 SU in their last 11 games at home.
- The total has gone over in 10 of Colorado’s last 15 games on a Wednesday.
San Diego Padres vs. Colorado Rockies MLB Prediction:
After not doing great on Tuesday, this is a good bounce-back opportunity for the Padres.
Musgrove is once again having a strong season and he has established himself as the ace of this staff. It will not be easy against this team in this park, but I am confident he can keep up what he has done.
As noted earlier, Kuhl has been solid this season, but this will still be a big test on Wednesday. I am not saying they totally crush him, but I look for San Diego to do enough damage against him to support Musgrove.
Although a little pricer than I love, my play is the Padres Moneyline.
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