Stephen Nover's MLB Total of the Week
(MLB) Colorado vs. Arizona,
Total: 8.50 | -113.00 Over
Result: Loss
Jon Gray and Zack Greinke enter this matchup in good form and with strong track records. Since this is a one-and-done scenario, starting pitchers will be available to pitch if needed in the later innings.

The Diamondbacks are heavy favorites so the game is likely to go 8 1/2 innings instead of nine. Please note, too, that the roof will be closed at Chase Field. That's a huge plus for the Under.

Gray should be fresh having been limited to 20 starts due to early-season injuries. Only twice did he allow more than three earned runs in his starts. He has a 2.44 ERA since the beginning of August.

Greinke regained his elite form with a strong comeback season going 17-7 with a 3.20 ERA and 1.07 WHIP. Greinke has a 215-to-45 strikeout-to-walk ratio. Opposing hitters are batting only .207 against Greinke at Chase Field.

Both teams lack playoff experience so that could affect the offenses, too.