Padres vs. Rockies Prediction, Betting Tips & Picks 6/10/2022

An NL West matchup Friday features the second-place San Diego Padres (35-22) hosting the fifth-place Colorado Rockies (25-32). The Padres (-262) are listed as favorites for the game, which gets underway at 9:40 PM ET from PETCO Park. San Diego’s Joe Musgrove and Colorado’s Chad Kuhl have been named the starters for this contest.

Padres vs. Rockies Spread and Betting Line

Computer Predictions for Padres vs. Rockies

Our computer pick: Colorado Rockies (+215) and Over (7)

Padres vs. Rockies Game Info

• San Diego Padres probable starting pitcher: Joe Musgrove
• Colorado Rockies probable starting pitcher: Chad Kuhl
• Game Day: Friday, June 10, 2022
• Game Time: 9:40 PM ET
• Location: San Diego, California
• Stadium: PETCO Park

San Diego Padres vs Colorado Rockies Pitching Matchup

Padres Starter Joe Musgrove

• Musgrove gets the start for the Padres, his 11th of the season. He is 6-0 with a 1.64 ERA and 64 strikeouts in 66 innings pitched.
• In his most recent time out on Saturday, the right-hander went 8 2/3 scoreless innings against the Milwaukee Brewers while surrendering one hit.
• In 10 games this season, the 29-year-old has an ERA of 1.64, with 8.7 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are batting .197 against him.
• Musgrove is trying to secure his 11th quality start in a row in this outing.
• Musgrove will try to continue an 11-game streak of lasting five or more innings (he’s averaging 6.2 innings per outing).
• The opposing Rockies offense has the 13th-ranked slugging percentage (.397) and ranks 21st in MLB play with 53 home runs. It has a collective .260 batting average, and is third in MLB with 509 total hits and eighth in MLB play scoring 263 runs.
• Among qualifying pitchers in MLB play this season, the 29-year-old’s 1.64 ERA ranks fourth, .924 WHIP ranks seventh, and 8.7 K/9 ranks 24th.

Rockies Starter Chad Kuhl

• The Rockies’ Kuhl (4-2) will make his 11th start of the season.
• The right-hander’s last start was on Saturday, when he tossed 6 2/3 innings without allowing a run on five hits in a matchup with the Atlanta Braves.
• The 29-year-old has pitched in 10 games this season with an ERA of 3.17, a 2.05 strikeout to walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.259.
• He’s going for his third quality start in a row.
• Kuhl has pitched five or more innings in two straight games and will look to extend that streak.
• The Padres have scored 253 runs this season, which ranks 11th in MLB. They have 453 hits, 16th in baseball, with 44 home runs (25th in the league).

Padres Betting Picks & Insights

• This season, the Padres have won 23 out of the 37 games, or 62.2%, in which they’ve been favored.
• San Diego has not entered a game this season with shorter moneyline odds than -262.
• Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Padres have a 72.4% chance to win.
• San Diego and its opponents have hit the over in 26 of their 58 games with a total this season.
• The Padres are 31-27-0 against the spread in their 58 chances this season.

Rockies Betting Picks & Insights

• The Rockies have been underdogs in 43 games this season and have come away with the win 16 times (37.2%) in those contests.
• Colorado has yet to play a game this season with longer moneyline odds than +215.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Rockies have a 31.7% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
• Contests with Colorado have gone over the total set by oddsmakers in 31 of 58 chances this season.
• The Rockies are 27-31-0 against the spread in their 58 games that had a posted line this season.

Padres Leaders & Batting Stats

• Manny Machado leads the Padres with nine home runs and 36 runs batted in, while accumulating a team-best batting average of .329.
• Of all batters in the majors, Machado is 40th in homers and 17th in RBI.
• Machado carries a two-game hitting streak into this matchup. In his last five games he is batting .190 with three doubles and four RBI.
• Jurickson Profar is hitting .252 with 13 doubles, a triple, seven home runs and 31 walks.
• Profar is 59th in home runs in the majors, and 28th in RBI.
• Profar carries a four-game streak with at least one hit into this contest. In his last five games he is hitting .421 with two doubles, a home run, four walks and seven RBI.
• Jake Cronenworth is batting .226 with 10 doubles, two triples, six home runs and 25 walks.
• Cronenworth is on a two-game hitting streak entering this contest. In his last five games he is batting .444 with two doubles, three home runs, four walks and 14 RBI.
• Eric Hosmer has 11 doubles, four home runs and 18 walks while batting .289.

Rockies Leaders & Batting Stats

• C.J. Cron leads the Rockies in home runs (14) and runs batted in (41).
• In all of MLB, Cron ranks ninth in homers and eighth in RBI.
• Charlie Blackmon is hitting .260 with 10 doubles, a triple, nine home runs and 16 walks.
• Blackmon is currently 40th in homers and 40th in RBI in the big leagues.
• Connor Joe is batting .267 with nine doubles, three triples, five home runs and 30 walks.
• Brendan Rodgers has 10 doubles, six home runs and 11 walks while hitting .259.

Betting Tips for Padres vs. Rockies

We have the Rockies on the moneyline at +215 on the moneyline as our best bet in this game after taking a look at all of the key trends and stats for this matchup. Our computer picks see the scoring going over the total of 7 runs.