The Los Angeles Dodgers (44-29) open a 4-game road series on Monday against the Colorado Rockies (25-46). First pitch for the opener is at 8:40 p.m. ET at Coors Field. Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the Dodgers vs. Rockies odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.
Season series: Dodgers lead 2-1
The Dodgers closed out a 3-3 homestand on Sunday with a 3-0 shutout win over the Kansas City Royals behind 2 solo hots by DH Shohei Ohtani and 1 by 1B Freddie Freeman to pick up a series win.
The Rockies finished the 1st part of their 10-game homestand by losing a 3-game series to the Pittsburgh Pirates. They lost the finale on Sunday 8-2 and are 4-11 in their last 15 games.
Dodgers at Rockies projected starters
LHP James Paxton vs. RHP Cal Quantrill
Paxton (6-1, 3.92 ERA) makes his 13th start. He has a 1.41 WHIP, 4.8 BB/9 and 5.3 K/9 in 59 2/3 IP.
- Last start: Win, 6 IP, 1 R, 2 H, 2 BB, 2 K in 15-2 home win over the Texas Rangers last Tuesday
- Making 1st career start in his 12-year MLB career at Coors Field
Quantrill (6-4, 3.30 ERA) makes his 15th start. He has a 1.25 WHIP, 3.4 BB/9 and 6.4 K/9 in 79 IP.
- Last start: Win, 6 IP, 0 R, 3 H, 1 BB, 5 K in 5-4 road win over the Minnesota Twins last Tuesday
- Has not allowed a run in last 2 starts (11 IP)
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Dodgers at Rockies odds
Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 8:44 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Dodgers -175 (bet $175 to win $100) | Rockies +145 (bet $100 to win $145)
- Run line (RL)/Against the spread (ATS): Dodgers -1.5 (-120) | Rockies +1.5 (+100)
- Over/Under (O/U): 12 (O: -105 | U: -115)
Dodgers at Rockies picks and predictions
Prediction
Dodgers 6, Rockies 4
Moneyline
The Rockies have lost 11 of their last 15 Games overall and are 1-5 in their last 6 home Games. They are 9-13 against teams with winning records and have lost 12 of their last 16 Games against the Dodgers.
But Quantrill has not allowed a run in his last 2 outings.
The Dodgers have only scored 12 runs in their last 5 Games, but have allowed 3 or fewer runs in 5 of their last 6 Games and in 7 of their last 9.
The Dodgers are 9-3 when Paxton is on the mound.
Expect he Dodgers to get the win, but don’t bet them at -175 as there isn’t the value you can get on the run line.
PASS.
Run line/Against the spread
The Rockies are 16-15 ATS at home this season while the Dodgers are 17-16 ATS on the road, so neither trend is particularly useful to lean one way or the other.
But when it comes to the Dodgers winning, it is a safe bet that they will win by at least 2 runs. Of their last 12 wins, 10 have been by more than 1 run. Of their 44 wins, 36 have been by at least 2 runs.
BET DODGERS -1.5 (-120).
Over/Under
Coors Field is known for its high-scoring games. Half of the Rockies’ last 12 home games have had at least 12 total runs.
But only 2 of Quantrill’s starts this season have reached 12 total runs.
BET UNDER 12 (-115).
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