Los Angeles Dodgers vs Colorado Rockies Prediction, 7/30/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Dodgers vs Colorado Rockies

Date: Saturday, July 30, 2022

Location: Coors Field in Denver, CO

TV: AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain

Odds/Point Spread: Los Angeles (-245) Colorado (+205)

The Colorado Rockies (45-55) will go up against the Los Angeles Dodgers (66-32) at Coors Field on Saturday. The moneyline on this contest has Los Angeles at -245 and Colorado opens at +205. The total comes in at 11. The pitchers who are expected to start are Clayton Kershaw and Kyle Freeland.

The Dodgers have accounted for 193 two-baggers as a team and have hit 126 balls out of the park. Los Angeles has a slugging % of .440 and have been rung up 812 times, while taking a walk on 379 occasions. As a unit, the Los Angeles Dodgers are putting up 5.2 runs per game, which is 2nd in baseball. They have recorded 484 runs batted in in addition to 855 hits on the year, and their team batting average is .257. They have 511 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .336.

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The Dodgers hold a team ERA of 2.96 on the campaign (1st in baseball), and the staff has struck out 867 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 247 opposing hitters and their FIP comes in at 3.46 as a unit this season. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 3.51 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.08. Dodgers pitchers have surrendered 89 home runs and 319 runs (1st in MLB).

The Dodgers bullpen have a save percentage of 72.5% and stepped onto the hill in 105 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 90 runners on the season with 31.1% of those runners crossed the plate. Dodgers bullpen pitchers have entered the contest with opponents on base 65 times as well as having 80 appearances in high leverage situations. The Dodgers have dispatched 338 relievers to the hill this season. The relief pitchers have earned 64 holds for the season (4th in the league). They have earned 29 saves for the year and have missed out on 11 of their 40 save opportunities.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have accounted for 2,623 putouts this season, as well as 830 assists and 45 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .987 which ranks 7th in MLB, and have 78 double plays. The Dodgers have converted 72.1% of baseballs in play into outs out of 7,869 innings on the field, ranking them 2nd in the majors.

Kershaw (192-86 career mark) holds a FIP of 2.76 and he has gone up against 9,963 hitters during his time in the major leagues. He has conceded 1,917 base knocks (6.8 hits per nine innings) and has had 620 free passes. His earned run average is 2.49 (700 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.003. Kershaw has taken the ball for 2,530 innings and is sitting with 2,751 K's so far in his career.

The Rockies hold a team SLG% of .407 and they earn 4.54 runs per contest (12th in baseball). They have recorded 178 two-baggers, while getting a free base 304 times and scoring 454 runs. Colorado has compiled 92 HRs this season to go along with 433 runs batted in. They have struck out on 783 occasions (22nd in baseball) and have totaled 898 hits. The Colorado Rockies have accumulated an OBP of .326 in addition to a batting average of .261 over the course of the season.

The Rockies have a team WHIP of 1.441 in addition to having a FIP of 4.27 as a unit on the campaign. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.16 (703 strikeouts against 326 walks). They have a ranking of 30th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 948. They have conceded 104 HR's and they yield 5.44 runs per 9 innings (28th in MLB). The Colorado pitching staff have conceded 534 runs on the year and come in with a team ERA of 4.91 (482 earned runs yielded).

Sitting with 77 save situations, the Rockies have earned 39 holds and 10 blown saves. Colorado has called on bullpen pitchers to take the mound in 38 save opportunities and they have earned 28 saves. Their relievers have come in 113 times in high leverage situations and also on 83 occasions with runners on. Colorado relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 36.1% out of 133 inherited base runners. They are ranked 4th in the league holding a save percentage of 73.7%, and they have dispatched 315 relievers to the mound on the season.

The Colorado Rockies have turned 103 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .982 (28th in baseball). The Rockies have accrued 1,003 assists, 68 errors and are sitting with 2,652 putouts over the course of the season. In their 7,956 innings on the field, the Rockies have a defensive efficiency of 67.1% (30th in professional baseball).

Freeland (45-47 career record) holds a 4.26 earned run average and has allowed 9.5 hits per nine innings. His K/BB ratio is 2.20 and he has faced 3,295 hitters during his MLB career. He has given up a total of 361 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.400 and having a FIP of 4.5. During his career, Freeland has allowed 802 hits while totaling 586 punch outs in 762 frames.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Los Angeles (-245)

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