San Francisco Giants vs Colorado Rockies Betting Pick & Prediction 7/21/24

From Coors Field in Denver, we have the Giants and Rockies facing off in an NL West matchup. First pitch for Sunday’s matchup is set for 3:10 PM ET, and the Giants are the betting favorite on the money line (-153). The Rockies have a three-game winning streak and their record is 36-63, while the Giants are 47-52 overall.

Hayden Birdsong is starting for the Giants, and he is facing off against Austin Gomber for the Rockies. Colorado comes into the game with the Giants looking to avoid a three-game sweep, as they are 5th in the NL West. The Giants are currently 4th in the NL West.

SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS VS COLORADO ROCKIES BETTING PICK

The Pick: San Francisco Giants Moneyline -153

This game will be played at Coors Field at 3:10 ET on Sunday, July 21st.

HOW TO BET THE GIANTS VS ROCKIES:

• We have the Giants winning by a score of 6 to 5
• However, if you’re looking for a run line pick, we like the Rockies to cover
• As for an over/under pick, we have this game finishing with 11 runs and like the over

Thanks to a two-run homer from Ezequiel Tovar and a good outing from Kyle Freeland, the Rockies picked up a 4-3 win over the Giants in the most recent game of this series. Heading into the game, the Rockies were at +142 on the money line.

Freeland went six innings for the Rockies, giving up just two hits and two earned runs. He finished the game with four strikeouts but issued five walks. As for the Giants, Logan Webb gave up four runs in six innings of work.

San Francisco had a chance to win the game in the 9th, scoring one run off Victor Vodnik, but he closed things out for the Rockies. Offensively, the Giants actually outhit the Rockies in the game 8 to 4.

Giants Records & Stats

San Francisco is 47-52 overall this season, and they are 11.0 games behind the Dodgers in the NL West. Currently, they are 4th in the division, just behind the Padres for 3rd place. The Giants have dropped two straight games, and they are losing the series vs. the Rockies 0-2.

At home, the Giants have gone 28-22 this season, but they have really struggled on the road, going 19-30. As the favorite, the Giants are 26-23 this year and 21-29 as the underdog. Looking at their overall record, the Giants have dropped four straight on the road.

The Giants are 26-23 vs. the run line on the road this season, but they have failed to cover in their last two road games. They are 29-21 vs. the run line as an underdog this season, and their average run margin in games they have won is +3.2.

The San Francisco Giants are on the road against the Colorado Rockies today, with the over/under line set at 10.5 runs. The Giants have an over/under record of 53-43 on the season, and their games have averaged a combined 9.1 runs per game. Their games have had an average over/under line of 8 runs, and they have played just three games this season with an over/under line of 10.5 runs. Their games have gone under the total in four straight contests.

Hayden Birdsong will be making his third start of the season for the Giants, and it will be on the road against the Rockies. He has a no-decision in each of his first two starts, and in his last outing, he went 5 innings and gave up 2 runs on 5 hits. Birdsong has 8 strikeouts in 9 2/3 innings of work so far this season.

Heliot Ramos has been swinging a hot bat for the Giants of late, going 10/36 (.278) with two homers over his last nine games. For the season, he is batting .296 with a team-high 14 home runs. Not only is Ramos on a six-game hitting streak, but he also leads the Giants with 46 RBIs. Matt Chapman is also a big power threat in the lineup, as he is 2nd on the team with 43 RBIs and has gone deep 13 times.

San Francisco’s offense is averaging 4.4 runs per game, which is 15th in the league. They are also 11th in batting average and have the 10th on-base percentage in the MLB. Overall, the Giants are 21st in home runs and have a team slugging percentage of .390.

Rockies Records & Stats

The Rockies are 36-63 overall, putting them 5th in the NL West, 22 games behind the Dodgers for the division lead. Colorado has gone 12-17 in divisional games this year. They come into today’s game having won three straight, and they have taken a 2-0 series lead vs. the Giants.

At home, the Rockies are 22-27 this year, and they are just 14-36 on the road. So far, they have yet to be the favorite in a game. Colorado’s series record is 5-22-3 this year, and they have dropped two straight series.

When the Rockies win, they win big, with an average run margin of 2.8 runs. But when they lose, they lose big, with an average run margin of -4.2 runs. Overall, they are 49-50 against the run line this season, with a run line record of 26-23 at home and 23-27 on the road. They have covered the run line in three straight games as the underdog.

When the Rockies play at home, the over/under line is set at 10.5 runs, which is higher than their season average of 10 runs per game. Overall, their over/under record is 51-46, and their average line is set at 9 runs per game. In games with a line set at 10.5 runs, the over/under record is 7-11, and the percentage of games with a line set higher than 10.5 runs is 22.2%. The under has hit in their last two games.

Left-hander Austin Gomber gets the start for the Rockies today as he faces the Giants at home. Gomber has made 18 starts this season and has a record of 2-6 with an ERA of 4.61. Looking at his overall numbers, Gomber has a WHIP of 1.30 and opponents are batting .262 off him this season. In his last outing, Gomber took the loss, giving up four earned runs in five innings of work. Before that, he had won two straight starts. Gomber has allowed at least one homer in each of his last three outings.

With a team batting average of .244, the Rockies are 10th in the league and have been one of the better home run-hitting teams in the league this season. However, they are just 21st in the league in runs per game at 4.2. One of the reasons for their low runs per game is that they are striking out 9 times per contest and are also near the bottom of the league in walks.

Over the past five games, Ezequiel Tovar has been on fire, going 11/22 with four homers and eight RBIs. This has helped him move into the team lead in RBIs (46) and put him at the top of the league in home runs. Tovar is also on an eight-game hitting streak. Michael Toglia is also on a good stretch, as he has four homers in his last five games and has gone 6/18.