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Rockies at Giants prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for May 2

Its Friday, May 2 and the Rockies (6-25) are in San Francisco to take on the Giants (19-13). Antonio Senzatela is slated to take the mound for Colorado against Robbie Ray for San Francisco.

The Rockies won game one of the series 4-3 and made it two wins in a row after a brutal start.

Kyle Freeland was on the mound for the Rockies. He struck out five batters, gave up seven hits, and three earned runs in 6.0 innings.

Though Justin Verlander could not pick up the win, he was solid through 6.1 innings. He struck out four batters and gave up just two earned runs on five hits.

Lets dive into the matchup and find a sweat or two.

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Game details & how to watch Rockies at Giants

Date: Friday, May 2, 2025
Time: 10:15PM EST
Site: Oracle Park
City: San Francisco, CA
Network/Streaming: NBCS BA+, KNTV, Rockies.TV, MLBN

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Odds for the Rockies at the Giants

The latest odds as of Friday:

Moneyline: Rockies (+212), Giants (-261)
Spread: Giants -1.5
Total: 7.0 runs

Probable starting pitchers for Rockies at Giants

Pitching matchup for May 2, 2025: Antonio Senzatela vs. Robbie Ray
- Rockies: Antonio Senzatela, (1-4, 5.22 ERA)
  Last outing (Cincinnati Reds, 4/26): 5.0 Innings Pitched, 4 Earned Runs Allowed, 8 Hits Allowed, 0 Walks, and 4 Strikeouts
- Giants: Robbie Ray, (3-0, 3.73 ERA)
  Last outing (Texas Rangers, 4/26): 7.0 Innings Pitched, 2 Earned Runs Allowed, 5 Hits Allowed, 1 Walks, and 8 Strikeouts

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Top betting trends & insights to know ahead of Rockies at Giants

The Giants are showing a 110% return on investment at home on the Money Line
The Giants’ last 4 home games have stayed under the Total
The Giants have failed to cover the Run Line in 13 of their last 16 games

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Expert picks & predictions for tonight’s game between the Rockies and the Giants

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Our model calculates projections around each moneyline, spread and over/under bet for every game on the MLB calendar based on data points like past performance, player matchups, ballpark information and weather forecasts.

Once the model is finished running, we put its projection next to the latest betting lines for the game to arrive at a relative confidence level for each wager.

Here are the best bets our model is projecting for Friday’s game between the Rockies and the Giants:

Moneyline: NBC Sports Bet is recommending a play on the San Francisco Giants on the Moneyline.
Spread: NBC Sports Bet is leaning towards a play ATS on the Colorado Rockies at +1.5.
Total: NBC Sports Bet is recommending a play on the over on the Game Total of 7.0.

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