Its Friday, May 9 and the Padres (23-13) are in Denver to open a series against the Rockies (6-31).
Randy Vásquez is slated to take the mound for San Diego against Antonio Senzatela for Colorado.
The historically bad Rockies have lost six in a row. Yesterday they lost both ends of a doubleheader to the Tigers. Colorado was outscored 21-3 in the losses. San Diego lost two of three in the Bronx to the Yankees.
Lets dive into the matchup and find a sweat or two.
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Game details & how to watch Padres at Rockies
- Date: Friday, May 9, 2025
- Time: 8:40PM EST
- Site: Coors Field
- City: Denver, CO
- Network/Streaming: SDPA, COLR
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Odds for the Padres at the Rockies
The latest odds as of Friday:
- Moneyline: Padres (-177), Rockies (+148)
- Spread: Padres -1.5
- Total: 11.0 runs
Probable starting pitchers for Padres at Rockies
- Pitching matchup for May 9, 2025: Randy Vásquez vs. Antonio Senzatela
- Padres: Randy Vásquez (1-3, 3.90 ERA)
Last outing: 5/3 at Pittsburgh – 5IP, 1ER, 6H, 5BB, 3Ks - Rockies: Antonio Senzatela (1-5, 5.51 ERA)
Last outing: 5/2 at San Francisco – 5IP, 4ER, 7H, 2BB, 4Ks
- Padres: Randy Vásquez (1-3, 3.90 ERA)
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Top betting trends & insights to know ahead of Padres at Rockies
- The Rockies have scored the fewest runs (115) and have the fewest hits (256) in all of baseball this season
- Padres’ pitchers own the 4th-best ERA in baseball (3.00)
- Rockies’ pitchers own the 3rd-worst ERA in baseball (5.47)
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Expert picks & predictions for tonight’s game between the Padres and the Rockies
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Here are the best bets our model is projecting for Friday’s game between the Padres and the Rockies:
- Moneyline: NBC Sports Bet is recommending a play on the San Diego Padres on the Moneyline.
- Spread: NBC Sports Bet is leaning towards a play ATS on the San Diego Padres -1.5.
- Total: NBC Sports Bet is recommending a play on the UNDER on the Game Total of 11.0.
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