Dodgers vs. Rockies Prediction, Odds, Picks - September 21

Published Sep. 21, 2024 12:00 a.m. ET

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Ezequiel Tovar and the Colorado Rockies will hit the field on Saturday at Dodger Stadium against Walker Buehler, who is expected to start for the Los Angeles Dodgers. First pitch is set for 9:10 p.m. ET. Oddsmakers list the Dodgers as -277 moneyline favorites, while giving the underdog Rockies +225 moneyline odds to win. Los Angeles is the favorite on the run line (-1.5). The over/under is 8.5 runs for this matchup.

Check out everything you need from a betting perspective on the Dodgers-Rockies game, regarding the run line, moneyline and total, plus expert picks.

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Dodgers vs. Rockies Game Information & Odds

When: Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 9:10 p.m. ET
Where: Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California
How to Watch on TV: SportsNet LA

Favorite	Favorite Moneyline	Underdog Moneyline	Total	Over Total Odds	Under Total Odds	Run Line	Favorite Run Line Odds	Underdog Run Line Odds
Dodgers	-277	+225	8.5	-119	-102	-1.5	-126	+106

Dodgers vs. Rockies Prediction

Score Prediction: Dodgers 5, Rockies 4
Total Prediction: Over 8.5 runs
Win Probabilities: Dodgers 60%, Rockies 40%

Dodgers vs. Rockies Betting Insights

This season, the Dodgers have been favored 134 times and won 84, or 62.7%, of those games.
Los Angeles is 6-4 this season when entering a game favored by -277 or more on the moneyline.
The Dodgers have a 73.5% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
The Rockies have won in 57, or 38.3%, of the 149 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs this year.
Colorado has a win-loss record of 6-7 when favored by +225 or worse by sportsbooks this year.
The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Rockies have a 30.8% chance of walking away with the win.

Dodgers Recent Betting Performance

The Dodgers went 5-4 across the nine games they were moneyline favorites in their last 10 matchups.
In their last 10 matchups (all 10 of them had set totals), the Dodgers and their opponents combined to hit the over nine times.
The Dodgers are 5-5-0 against the spread over their past 10 games.

Dodgers Recent Stats

Stat	Avg/Total
Record	5-5
Runs Per Game	7.5
HR	22
ERA	5.38
K/9	7.4

Dodgers Player Insights

Shohei Ohtani paces the Dodgers with 51 home runs and 120 runs batted in, while accumulating a team-high batting average of .294.
Ohtani's home runs rank him second in MLB, and he ranks second in RBI.
Ohtani carries a three-game hitting streak into this matchup. In his last five games he is hitting .417 with four doubles, four home runs, two walks and 16 RBI.
Freddie Freeman is hitting .282 with 33 doubles, two triples, 22 home runs and 77 walks.
Freeman is 48th in homers and 24th in RBI in the major leagues.
Mookie Betts paces the Dodgers with a .294 batting average.
Teoscar Hernandez is batting .267 with 31 doubles, two triples, 29 home runs and 49 walks.

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Rockies Recent Betting Performance

The Rockies have played as underdogs in 10 of their past 10 games and won six of those contests.
In their last 10 games with a total, the Rockies and their opponents have failed to hit the over five times.
The Rockies have six wins against the spread in their last 10 chances.

Rockies Recent Stats

Stat	Avg/Total
Record	6-4
Runs Per Game	4.4
HR	14
ERA	4.75
K/9	8.0

Rockies Player Insights

Brenton Doyle is batting .264 with 24 doubles, four triples, 22 home runs and 45 walks, while getting on base at a rate of .321.
In all of the big leagues, Doyle is 48th in homers and 56th in RBI.
Tovar has hit 25 home runs with 72 RBI, leading the team in both categories.
Tovar is 31st overall in homers and 52nd in RBI this season.
Ryan McMahon is hitting .246 with 25 doubles, 19 home runs and 68 walks.
Charlie Blackmon has 22 doubles, four triples, nine home runs and 37 walks while hitting .248.