Dodgers vs. Rockies Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – September 20, 2024

Coming off of a 1-1 series split with the Marlins, the Los Angeles Dodgers (90-62) are -260 favorites to pick up the win in Game 1 of a three-game series against the Colorado Rockies (59-94). The series begins at Dodger Stadium, starting on Friday at 10:10 p.m. ET on COLR. Walker Buehler takes the mound for Los Angeles while Kyle Freeland is Colorado’s starter for the contest.

Here is our preview for this contest, and uncover all of our MLB betting picks, too!

Dodgers vs. Rockies Betting Lines

• Favorite: Dodgers (-260)
• Underdog: Rockies (+215)
• Over/under: 9

Dodgers vs. Rockies Betting Insights

• The Dodgers have won in 83, or 62.4%, of the 133 contests they have been named as odds-on favorites in this year.
• This season Los Angeles has been victorious seven times in 11 chances when named as a favorite of at least -260 on the moneyline.
• Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Dodgers have a 72.2% chance of pulling out a win.
• The Rockies have won 38.3% of the games this season they were the underdog on the moneyline (57-92).
• When playing as a moneyline underdog with odds of +215 or longer, Colorado has a 6-8 record (winning 42.9% of its games).
• Based on this contest’s moneyline, the Rockies’ implied win probability is 31.7%.

Dodgers vs. Rockies Hitting Leaders

• Shohei Ohtani is batting .287 this season with a team-high 48 home runs and 110 RBI.
• Ohtani ranks second in Major League Baseball in homers, and second in RBI.
• Freddie Freeman has 146 hits and an OBP of .381 to go with a slugging percentage of .483 this season.
• Brenton Doyle has 24 doubles, four triples, 22 home runs and 45 walks while hitting .264.
• In all of the majors, Doyle is 47th in home runs and 53rd in RBI.
• Ezequiel Tovar has hit 25 home runs with 72 runs batted in. Both are team-highs.

Dodgers vs. Rockies Pitching Rankings

• The Dodgers average the 17th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.5) in the league this season.
• Dodgers pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.93 this year, which ranks 14th in MLB.
• The Dodgers have a combined 1.235 WHIP as a pitching staff, ninth-lowest in MLB.
• The pitching staff for the Rockies has a collective seven K/9, the worst in MLB.
• Colorado’s 5.41 team ERA ranks last across all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Rockies average baseball’s worst WHIP (1.512).