Looking at Rockies vs Padres odds won’t reflect what these two teams will be able to accomplish when the season starts. Colorado is a team that is still trying to build itself into contention. The Colorado Rockies are hoping that in a difficult National League West Division, they can eventually break into the playoff chase along with the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres.
When it comes to the MLB schedule, San Diego is hoping to find enough wins to challenge the Dodgers for the division crown and avoid ending up in the Wild Card for the second straight season.
San Diego wasn’t impacted by having to play another round in the postseason last year, making the NLCS last season, but will want to try and find an easier path last season.
Colorado Rockies vs. San Diego Padres Odds
MLB odds are a way to predict the likelihood of a team winning a baseball game or championship.
Rockies vs Padres odds show that San Diego is a -159 favorite. The Rockies are +130.
Colorado Rockies vs. San Diego Padres Matchup Information
Colorado Rockies vs San Diego Padres
Location of the Game: Peoria Sports Complex, Peoria, Arizona.
Date and Time: Tuesday, March 21, 2023, 9:40 PM ET.
Colorado Rockies vs. San Diego Padres Betting Preview
Colorado
Looking at the Colorado Rockies schedule shows they will send Peter Lambert to the mound for this season. Lambert has thrown five innings thus far this spring training and has a 1-0 record with a 3.60 ERA. He has struck out six batters in 5.0 innings of work with a 1.40 WHIP.
The Rockies are 10-14 in the MLB standings. Colorado is batting .271 so far this season and has a .726 OPS. MLB player stats show that the Rockies have hit 25 home runs and driven in 119 runs during spring training.
MLB picks show that Elehuris Montero leads Colorado with four home runs in the preseason. He only hit six during a 53-game stay in the majors last season, where he saw 176 at-bats.
MLB player stats show that Kris Bryant has connected on three home runs in spring training. He only hit 12 home runs last season, and MLB player stats show he was limited to 42 games due to injury.
San Diego
Michael Wacha will be the starting pitcher for this spring training contest. The veteran right-handed pitcher has made two starts this season and compiled a 1.42 ERA. Wacha has thrown 6.1 innings this preseason and recorded seven strikeouts.
Wacha, who had a bounce-back season last year, has a 1.26 WHIP. People looking at MLB teams preseason stats will see that left fielder Taylor Kohlwey leads the Padres by driving in 10 runs. David Dahl and Jose Azocar have also driven in 10 runs for San Diego.
The Padres are batting .275 as a team, with 21 home runs and 120 RBIs. San Diego is 10-12 this preseason. Looking at the MLB injury report shows that Austin Nola and Juan Soto are listed as injured day-to-day.
Colorado Rockies vs. San Diego Padres Betting Picks
Wacha has been a good reclamation project from San Diego. The Padres have been on a collision course with the race for the World Series. San Diego is likely anxious for the regular MLB games to start its pursuit of a title.
While neither team has been lighting things up in spring training in terms of wins or losses, this is a good spot to bet the Padres behind a veteran pitcher who is throwing well during spring training.
When betting on this San Diego Padres game, take San Diego to cover the Rockies vs Padres odds.
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