Giants Vs Rockies: MLB Betting Odds, Trends & Stats – May 9, 2022

The San Francisco Giants (16-12) host the Colorado Rockies (16-12) on Monday to start a three-game series, with the first pitch at 9:45 PM ET at Oracle Park. The Giants enter the matchup after a series split with the Cardinals, and the Rockies are coming off a series loss to the Diamondbacks. San Francisco’s (-245 to win) Carlos Rodon and Colorado’s (+202) Austin Gomber will take the mound first.

The betting facts in the following article reference odds valid as of May 9, 2022 at 9:26 PM ET.

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Giants vs Rockies Betting Odds

Pitching Matchup

Giants Probable Starter Carlos Rodón

• Rodon (3-1 with a 1.55 ERA and 41 strikeouts in 29 innings pitched) gets the start for the Giants, his sixth of the season.
• In his last appearance on Wednesday, the lefty tossed 6 2/3 innings against the Los Angeles Dodgers, giving up two earned runs while surrendering three hits.
• The 29-year-old has amassed a 1.55 ERA and 12.7 strikeouts per nine innings in five games this season.
• Rodon is trying to register his third quality start in a row in this outing.
• He will face a Rockies offense that ranks ninth in the league with 125 runs while batting .257 as a unit. It has a collective .410 slugging percentage (first in MLB play) and has hit a total of 28 home runs (12th in MLB).
• This season, the 29-year-old ranks fifth in ERA (1.55), fourth in WHIP (.828), and second in K/9 (12.7) among pitchers who qualify.

Starting pitcher projections reflect team information as of May 9, 2022 at 9:26 PM ET and may change up to the start of game.

Rockies Probable Starter Austin Gomber

• The Rockies’ Gomber (2-2) will make his sixth start of the season.
• The left-hander gave up two earned runs in 6 2/3 innings pitched on Thursday in his last outing, a matchup with the Washington Nationals.
• The 28-year-old has pitched in five games this season with an ERA of 3.58, a 3.25 strikeout to walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.229.
• He’s going for his fourth quality start in a row.
• The Giants rank 10th in MLB with a .237 batting average this season. They have a team slugging percentage that ranks 15th in the league (.374) and 30 home runs.

Starting pitcher projections reflect team information as of May 9, 2022 at 9:26 PM ET and may change up to the start of game.

Giants Betting Trends

• The Giants have won 14 of the 21 games they were favored on the moneyline this season (66.7%).
• San Francisco has played as a moneyline favorite of -245 or shorter in only two games this season, which they split 1-1.
• The Giants have a 71% chance to win this matchup based on the moneyline’s implied probability.
• San Francisco has played in 28 games with an over/under set, and has combined with their opponents to go over the total 13 times (13-14-1).
• The Giants have a 15-13-0 record against the spread this season (covering 53.6% of the time).

Rockies Betting Trends

• The Rockies have been underdogs in 18 games this season and won nine (50%) of those contests.
• Colorado has not entered a game this season as a bigger underdog on the moneyline than the +202 odds on them winning this game.
• The sportsbooks’ moneyline implies a 33.1% chance of a victory for the Rockies.
• Games involving Colorado have gone over the total set by oddsmakers in 13 of 28 chances this season.
• In 28 games with a spread this season, the Rockies are 13-15-0 ATS.

Giants Players to Watch

• Wilmer Flores has accumulated an on-base percentage of .345, a slugging percentage of .427, and has 26 hits, all club-bests for the Giants. He’s batting .271 with six doubles, three home runs and 11 walks.
• Among qualified hitters in baseball, Flores ranks 46th in batting average, 51st in on-base percentage, and 61st in slugging.
• Thairo Estrada is hitting .235 with six doubles, two home runs and five walks.
• Estrada ranks 96th in batting average, 138th in on base percentage, and 111th in slugging in MLB.
• Joc Pederson is batting .261 with two doubles, six home runs and three walks.
• Brandon Crawford is hitting .226 with five doubles, two home runs and 10 walks.

Giants Batting Stats (2022)

Rockies Players to Watch

• C.J. Cron has 33 hits and an OBP of .362 to go with a slugging percentage of .651. All three of those stats are tops among Colorado hitters this season.
• Among all qualified hitters in MLB, Cron’s batting average is 18th, his on-base percentage is 34th, and he is second in slugging.
• Connor Joe is batting .267 with a .467 slugging percentage and 11 RBI this year.
• Joe’s batting average ranks 52nd among all qualified players, his on-base percentage puts him 50th, and he is 36th in slugging.
• Charlie Blackmon is batting .235 with a .418 slugging percentage and 12 RBI this year.
• Randal Grichuk has four home runs, 16 RBI and a batting average of .294 this season.

Rockies Batting Stats (2022)

Giants vs Rockies Player Props

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