The Los Angeles Dodgers are visiting the Colorado Rockies on Tuesday, June 24^th at the Coors Field in the opening game of this series. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Los Angeles Dodgers vs Colorado Rockies Prediction. We will examine:
The Colorado Rockies recent form and player performance
The Los Angeles Dodgers recent form and player performance
Recent betting trends and streaks involving the Colorado Rockies
Recent betting trends and streaks involving the Los Angeles Dodgers
Recent betting trends in games played between the Los Angeles Dodgers vs Colorado Rockies
A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for the Los Angeles Dodgers vs Colorado Rockies game

Colorado Rockies Preview

The Colorado Rockies have a 18-60 record this season and are sitting on the last place of the NL West. The Rockies have an 8-29 home record and are 32-42 in over/under. They are coming off a 4-2 home victory over the Diamondbacks, which snapped their previous three-game losing streak. Under is 5-1 in their last 6 games, and are playing the Astros and the Brewers next.

The Rockies have a .228 batting average this season, .291 OBP and .383 Slugging percentage. Colorado’s pitching staff has a 5.54 ERA and 1.56 WHIP.  Hunter Goodman leads the Rockies with 80 hits, adding a team-high 48 RBI, and he is the team’s best hitter with a .284 batting average. He also adds a team-high 14 home runs.

German Marquez (R) is the projected starting pitcher for the Rockies, and he has a 3-8 record, 6.11 ERA and 1.64 WHIP. He has been better at home, with a 4.91 ERA across five home starts, and he is coming off a quality start against the Braves with one earned runs across 5 innings pitched. In his previous start against the Dodgers this season, he got torched for 7 earned runs in just 0.2 innings pitched.

Los Angeles Dodgers Preview

The Los Angeles Dodgers have a 48-31 record this season and are sitting on the first place of the NL West. The Dodgers have a 18-17 road record and 46-31 in over/under. They are coming off a 13-7 home victory over the Nationals, and they are 7-2 in their last 9 games. Over is 6-2-2 in their last 10 games, and are playing the Royals and the White Sox next.

The Dodgers have a .264 batting average this season, .341 OBP and .461 slugging percentage. LA’s pitching staff has a 4.26 ERA and 1.32 WHIP.  Sohei Ohtani leads the Dodgers with 89 hits and 26 home runs, while Andy Pages leads the team in RBI with 52. Will Smith is the team’s best hitter with a .328 batting average.

Justin Wrobleski (R) is the projected starting pitcher for the Dodgers, and he has a 2-2 record, 5.18 ERA and 1.19 WHIP. He has been terrible on the road, with a 9.82 ERA across two road starts, but he is coming off back-to-back quality starts, where he has given up one run in each game across 9.1 innings pitched.

Why the Colorado Rockies will win

The Dodgers have lost four of their last five games as road favorites against National League opponents following a win.
The Rockies have won three of their last four games as underdogs following a win.
The Dodgers have failed to cover the run line in each of their last nine games as road favorites against National League opponents following a win.
The underdogs have covered the run line in four of the Dodgers’ last five games.
The Dodgers have lost the first inning in three of their last four night games at Coors Field.
The Dodgers have trailed after 3 innings in four of their last five road games against NL West opponents.
The Dodgers have trailed after 5 innings in five of their last six games against opponents that held a losing record.

Why the Los Angeles Dodgers will win

The Rockies have lost each of their last 11 night games against National League opponents that held a winning record.
The Dodgers have won each of their last seven games against NL West opponents that held a losing record.
The Rockies have failed to cover the run line in each of their last eight home games against the Dodgers following a win.
The road team has covered the run line in seven of the Rockies’ last eight games.
The Rockies have lost the first inning in three of their last four night games against NL West opponents.
The Dodgers have led after 3 innings in each of their last five night games against NL West opponents that held a losing record.
The Dodgers have led after 5 innings in seven of their last eight night games against the Rockies.

Total Runs Facts

Four of the Rockies’ last five games have gone UNDER the total runs line.
Sixteen of the Dodgers’ last 21 road games against NL West opponents have gone OVER the total runs line.
The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Dodgers’ last six night games at Coors Field.
The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in seven of the Rockies’ last eight night games.

Matchup/League Facts

The Rockies rank 1st in the league for triples this season (25).
The Rockies rank 30th in the league for on-base percentage this season (.291).
The Dodgers rank 1st in the league for runs scored this season (442).
The Dodgers rank 1st in the league for hits this season (712).

Los Angeles Dodgers vs Colorado Rockies Prediction

The Dodgersare 9-1 in their last 10 overall meetings against the Rockies, and 4-0 in their last 4 visits in Colorado. Under is 3-1 in their last 4 meetings.
In this Los Angeles Dodgers vs Colorado Rockies Prediction, the Dodgers are coming as -230 road favorites. The Dodgers are rightfully favored, as they have been the superior team this season, with the Rockies having the worst record in the majors. The Dodgers have the better bullpen, superior offense that is even better against righties, with 5.9 runs per game, and are facing German Marquez, whom they torched when they faced him earlier this season. Take the Los Angeles Dodgers to cover the runline in this one.

Nikos Lagouretos's Pick: Los Angeles Dodgers -1.5