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Colorado Rockies vs. Arizona Diamondbacks
If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Monday when the Colorado Rockies and the Arizona Diamondbacks meet at Chase Field.
The Rockies will trot Cal Quantrill out to the mound in this one. Right hander Quantrill has a 7-8 record and a 4.56 ERA this season.
Quantrill's opponent in this one will be Brandon Pfaadt. The Diamondbacks right hander has a 3.92 ERA to go along with a 6-6 record this season.
Oddsmakers opened the Diamondbacks as -217-moneyline favorites versus the Rockies, while the game's total opened at 8.5.
The Diamondbacks were a 12-5 winner in their most recent outing on the road against the Phillies. That made winners of bettors who got Arizona at 115 on the moneyline, while the total score (17) was good news for OVER bettors.
Colorado won its last outing, a 9-8 result against the Braves on August 11. Bettors who backed the Rockies at 145 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (17) sent OVER bettors to the payout window.
Colorado:
Team record: 44-75 SU
Colorado is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Colorado is 6-17 SU in its last 23 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Colorado's last 16 games on the road
Arizona:
Team record: 66-53 SU
Current Streak: won 3 straight games.
Arizona is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Arizona is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Arizona's last 15 games
Next up:
Colorado at Arizona Tuesday, August 13