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Colorado Rockies vs Los Angeles Dodgers: A NL West matchup

The Colorado Rockies are visiting the Los Angeles Dodgers tonight at Dodger Stadium.

The Rockies have a solid week

The Colorado Rockies are at the bottom of the NL West with a 59-94 record, including 23-55 on the road. They have won 5 of the last 7 games and are coming off a 9-4 loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks. The Rockies have a 5.41 ERA, a .280 batting average, a .351 on-base percentage, and 1.51 walks plus hits per inning pitched. Ezequiel Tovar leads the team with 164 hits, 80 runs, and 25 home runs.

The Dodgers have the best record in the league

The Los Angeles Dodgers are on top of the NL West with a league-best 91-62 record, including 48-27 at home. They have won 4 of the last 5 games and are coming off a 20-4 win over the Miami Marlins. The Dodgers have a 3.95 ERA, a .233 batting average, a .304 on-base percentage, and 1.23 walks plus hits per inning pitched. Shohei Ohtani is the best player on the team with 176 hits, 123 runs, and 51 home runs.

Betting Trends

The Dodgers are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games overall, 13-5 SU in their last 18 home games and 9-1 SU in their last 10 home games against Colorado. Los Angeles has played over the total run line in their last 6 games overall, their last 5 games against teams from the NL and their last 8 games against teams from the NL West. The Rockies are 5-2 SU in their last 7 games overall, 1-5 SU in their last 6 games against the Dodgers and 5-12 SU in their last 17 games against teams from the NL West. Colorado has played under the total run line in 11 of their last 16 games overall, 7 of their last 9 games on the road and 9 of their last 12 games against teams form the NL.

Prediction and Conclusion

The Los Angeles Dodgers clinched the playoffs last night with an amazing 20-4 win in Miami. Shohei Ohtani had an epic night, becoming only the sixth player in MLB history to score 10 RBIs in a single game. Now the Dodgers are back home to face the worst team in the NL, the Colorado Rockies. The Dodgers have yet to decide who the starting pitcher will be for tonight’s game, while the Rockies will go with Kyle Freeland. He is 5-7 for the season, with a 4.89 ERA, 79 K, 103 IP, and 1.38 WHIP. Three of the last four games between the two went over the total run line, and the one that was under finished with 8 runs. The line is set at 9.5 for tonight’s game, so we go with over, which may come even early in the game.