Dodgers vs. Rockies odds, tips and betting trends

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13 August 2023

Dodgers vs. Rockies odds, tips and betting trends

The Los Angeles Dodgers (70-46) will host the Colorado Rockies (45-72), Sunday at 4:10 PM ET, with the Dodgers on a seven-game winning run.

The Rockies are a big underdog (+290 moneyline odds) when they square off against the Dodgers (-365). The starting pitchers are Julio Urias (9-6) for the Los Angeles Dodgers, and Kyle Freeland (4-12) for the Colorado Rockies.

These clubs meet again after the Dodgers defeated the Rockies 4-1 yesterday. Tony Gonsolin registered the win for the Dodgers (6.0 IP, 1 R, 3 H, 6 K), and James Outman led the way offensively (1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI). Peter Lambert (6.0 IP, 3 R, 7 H, 4 K) took the loss for the Rockies.

Here’s what you need to prepare for Sunday’s Dodgers vs. Rockies game, including viewing options.

Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Colorado Rockies Odds and Betting Lines

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Favorite: Dodgers (-365, bet $365 to win $100)
Underdog: Rockies (+290, bet $100 to win $290)
Over/under: 9

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Dodgers Stats and Trends

Dodgers Betting Records

The Dodgers have entered the game as favorites 96 times this season and won 59, or 61.5%, of those games.
Los Angeles has played as favorites of -365 or more once this season and won that game.
The Dodgers have a 78.5% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
Games involving Los Angeles has gone over the total set by oddsmakers in 66 of 116 chances this season.
The Dodgers have an ATS record of 62-54-0 in 116 games with a spread this season.

Julio Urías (Dodgers Probable Starter)

Urias (9-6) is trying for his 10th victory when he takes the mound for the Dodgers in his 18th start of the season. He has a 4.39 ERA in 92 1/3 innings pitched, with 87 strikeouts.
In his most recent time out on Wednesday against the Arizona Diamondbacks, the left-hander tossed six scoreless innings while surrendering four hits.
The 27-year-old has an ERA of 4.39, with 8.5 strikeouts per nine innings, in 17 games this season. Opponents are batting .247 against him.
Urias heads into the game with nine quality starts under his belt this season.
Urias will try to last five or more innings for his seventh straight start. He’s averaging 5.4 frames per outing.
He is trying to have his third straight appearance with no earned runs given up.
He will face a Rockies offense that ranks 23rd in the league with 496 runs while batting .247 as a squad. It has a collective .397 slugging percentage (21st in MLB play) and has hit a total of 115 home runs (23rd in MLB).
In six innings over one appearance against the Rockies this season, Urias has a 0 ERA and a 0.833 WHIP while his opponents are batting .227.

Dodgers Batting Stats

The Dodgers’ 185 home runs rank second in Major League Baseball.
Hitters for Los Angeles have a combined .457 slugging percentage this season, which ranks third in MLB.
The Dodgers have a team batting average of .252 this season, which ranks 13th among MLB teams.
Los Angeles has scored 656 runs this season, which ranks third in MLB.
The Dodgers have an OBP of .339 this season, which ranks third in MLB.
Los Angeles ranks 14th in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 8.5 whiffs per contest.

Rockies Stats and Trends

Rockies Betting Records

The Rockies have been victorious in 41, or 39.8%, of the 103 contests they have been chosen as underdogs in this season.
Colorado has played as an underdog of +290 or more just one time this year and came away with a loss in that game.
Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Rockies have a 25.6% chance of pulling out a win.
Colorado and its opponents have gone over in 49 of its 117 games with a total set by sportsbooks this season.
The Rockies have an against the spread record of 57-60-0 in 117 games with a line this season.

Kyle Freeland (Rockies Probable Starter)

Freeland makes the start for the Rockies, his 23rd of the season. He is 4-12 with a 4.84 ERA and 76 strikeouts in 119 2/3 innings pitched.
In his most recent appearance on Wednesday, the left-hander went six innings against the Milwaukee Brewers, giving up three earned runs while surrendering eight hits.
In 22 games this season, the 30-year-old has an ERA of 4.84, with 5.7 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are batting .293 against him.
Freeland is trying to record his 10th quality start of the year in this matchup.
Freeland will try to build on a three-game streak of going five or more innings (he’s averaging 5.4 frames per outing).
He has had four appearances this season that he held his opponents to zero earned runs.
The opposing Dodgers offense has the third-ranked slugging percentage (.457) and ranks second in home runs hit (185) in all of MLB. They have a collective .252 batting average, and are 16th in the league with 991 total hits and third in MLB play scoring 656 runs.
Head-to-head against the Dodgers this season, Freeland has thrown five innings, giving up six earned runs on four hits while striking out seven.
Among qualifying pitchers in MLB play this season, the 30-year-old ranks 49th in ERA (4.84), 56th in WHIP (1.462), and 59th in K/9 (5.7).

Rockies Batting Stats

The Rockies average one home run per game to rank 23rd in MLB play with 115 total home runs .
So far this year, Colorado is 21st in baseball with a .397 slugging percentage.
The Rockies rank 18th in MLB with a .247 batting average.
The offense for Colorado is the No. 23 offense in the majors, scoring 4.2 runs per game (496 total runs).
The Rockies rank 25th in the majors with an on-base percentage of .308.

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