The Giants and Rockies are both coming into this game after awful Thursday afternoons. They both went down in shutout fashion before having to head out to Coors Field in Colorado. Despite being divisional opponents, they haven't played each other in quite some time. This will be just their 10th meeting of the year, with the Giants leading the season series 6-3. They're both significantly behind in the NL West, but that does not mean a wildcard spot is out of the question. With both teams looking to bounce back from bad days, let's check out the best markets to target to make th is series opener profitable. Along with this same game parlay, be sure to check out our thoughts on the side and total for all of today's games.
Giants -1.5 (-110)
Over 10.5 total runs (-160)
Brandon Crawford 2+ total bases (-105)
Parlay odds: +350
Let's take a closer look at each leg of our same game parlay.
San Francisco Giants -1.5 (-110) over Colorado Rockies
There was originally some consideration for the Rockies to cover the run line at home. However, they lost quite a bit of value with Charlie Blackmon's injury on Thursday. Not only is he one of their top hitters, he has the most success against Giants starter Alex Wood. The lefty has been strong for the most part this season, and San Francisco has won all 3 of his starts against the Rockies this season. Since then, he went the entire month of July without allowing more than 2 earned runs across 5 starts. That included a huge 12-0 win over the Padres, and he's won each of his last 2 starts against them.
Wood should expect run support tonight, despite the lackluster effort yesterday. The Giants lineup will be taking on a struggling Jose Urena. He wasn't even around the last time these teams met. Things have not gone well since then, as the Rockies have lost each of his last 5 starts, and 7 of his 8 total starts. He started the season in the bullpen before going inactive for over 2 months. His only win came against the lowly Pirates. After that game, he went on to allow 16 runs across his next 2 starts in just 8.1 total innings. The Giants won the first 5 meetings between these teams, with 4 of them being by multiple runs. Expect more of the same to start this weekend.'''