MLB Betting Odds – D’Backs vs Rockies

The Colorado Rockies are looking to for their season high fourth consecutive game when they play host to Arizona Diamondbacks at Coors Field tonight and with Ubaldo Jimenez on the mound, they will probably get it.

The MLB Odds makers like the Rockies chances as well, as they have Colorado as -250 favorites. A bet on the underdog Diamondbacks will pay MLB betting fans +210 on the moneyline. The game total is set at 8½ runs.

MLB Betting Odds

May 26, 2010

Arizona Diamondbacks +1½ +105 +210
Rodrigo Lopez – R

Colorado Rockies -1½ -125 -250
Ubaldo Jimenez – R

Game Total 8½

Location: Coors Field, Denver CO

Game Time: 8:40 PM

TV: FSAZ, FSRM

The Rockies are traditionally slow starters and they are holding true to form this season. The year they made the World Series, they won 14 of 15, including their final 11 to earn the playoff berth. This year they are four games back of first place and lack a spark that we’ve grown accustomed to with the Rockies lately. Sure, there are some bright spots, obviously Jimenez and Todd Helton is shaking off his funk by going 12 for 30 in his last nine games.

The player the Rockies need to turn up the intensity is starting to turn it up, Troy Tulowitzki has his average up over .300 again and the power he displayed last season with 32 homeruns is starting to come around. Tulowitzki has hit homeruns in three consecutive games and four in his last five games.

Ubaldo Jimenez has been has been the best pitcher in the major leagues, he has an 8-1 record with a 0.99 ERA and a brilliant 0.93 ERA. He has the chance to become the first pitcher since Bob Tewksbury to start the season with 10 consecutive starts of six or more innings.

The Diamondbacks are at the bottom of the AL West as we all expected. The bright spots for the Diamondbacks have been starter Dan Haren; Haren is a threat to win 18 games no matter what team he’s playing on. The biggest future star on the team is Justin Upton; Upton is only 23 years old but has a nice combination of speed and power that should put him in the 40/40 club sooner rather than later in his career.

It would be silly to bet against Jimenez while he’s pitching so great but -250 is a huge amount to lay just win a unit. The Rockies shouldn’t have trouble scoring runs against Arizona’s starter Rodrigo Lopez, don’t be afraid to take the Rockies on the -1.5 Runline.