Rockies-Nationals Odds Preview

A winning streak will be on the line for the Washington Nationals on Tuesday when they battle the Colorado Rockies at Nationals Park.

The Rockies will trot Ubaldo Jimenez out to the mound in this one. Righthander Jimenez has a 10-9 record and a 3.47 ERA this season.

Jimenez‘s opponent in this one will be Craig Stammen. The Nationals righthander has a 5.24 ERA to go along with a 3-6 record this season.

Oddsmakers currently have the Rockies listed as 175-moneyline favorites versus the Nationals, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.

The Rockies defeated Florida 7-3 as a -110 favorite in Game 2 of a doubleheader on Sunday. The 10 runs scored went OVER the posted over/under total (9.5).

Clint Barmes and Brad Hawpe hit two-run homers for Colorado and Jorge De La Rosa allowed one unearned run on seven hits in 5 2-3 innings.

The Nationals defeated Cincinnati 5-4 as a +105 underdog on Sunday. The nine runs scored caused this game to be a PUSH on the posted over/under total (9).

Josh Willingham was 3-4 with a home run and three RBI for Washington and Adam Dunn was 2-2 with three runs scored in the win.

Current streak:
Washington has won 3 straight games.

Team records:
Colorado: 65-53 SU
Washington: 43-75 SU

Colorado most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 8-2
Before playing Washington are 6-4
After playing Florida are 6-4
After a win are 6-4

Washington most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 4-6
Before playing Colorado are 4-6
After playing Cincinnati are 7-3
After a win are 9-1

A few trends to consider:
Colorado is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Washington
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Colorado’s last 9 games
Colorado is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games when playing on the road against Washington
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Colorado’s last 7 games on the road
Washington is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Washington is 11-3 SU in its last 14 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Washington’s last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Washington’s last 6 games when playing at home against Colorado

Next up:
Washington home to Colorado, Wednesday, August 19