Los Angeles Dodgers vs Colorado Rockies Prediction, 7/31/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Dodgers vs Colorado Rockies

Date: Sunday, July 31, 2022

Location: Coors Field in Denver, CO

TV: AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain

Odds/Point Spread: Los Angeles (-200) Colorado (+170)

The Los Angeles Dodgers (67-32) are on their way to Coors Field on Sunday where they will try to defeat the Colorado Rockies (45-56). The line on this matchup has the Dodgers at -200 and the Rockies are coming in at +170. The betting total is set at 12.5. The starting pitchers are Tony Gonsolin and German Marquez.

Los Angeles has a slugging % of .442 and have been rung up 819 times, while taking a walk on 386 occasions. They have tallied 489 RBI's and 865 base knocks for the year, while their average at the plate is at .257. The Dodgers have accumulated 195 two-baggers as a team and have hit 128 balls out of the park. They have racked up 516 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .336. As a unit, the Los Angeles Dodgers are putting up 5.2 runs per game, which ranks them 2nd in the league.

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Dodgers pitchers have surrendered 89 home runs and 323 total runs (1st in MLB). They have walked 248 opposing players and their FIP is 3.44 as a team over the course of the season. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 3.52 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.08. The Dodgers have an earned run average of 2.97 this year (1st in MLB), and the staff has struck out 874 batters.

The Dodgers relief pitchers have compiled a save rate of 73.2% and stepped onto the hill in 107 save situations. The relievers have inherited 90 base runners for the year with 31.1% of those players crossed home plate. Dodgers relief pitchers have come into the game with opponents on base 65 times as well as having 80 appearances in high leverage situations. The Dodgers have sent 340 relief pitchers to the hill so far this year. The relief pitchers have 65 holds on the season (4th in baseball). They have compiled 30 saves on the season and have blown 11 of 41 save opportunities.

The Dodgers have converted 72.1% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 7,950 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 2nd in professional baseball. The Los Angeles Dodgers have earned a total of 2,650 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 839 assists and 46 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .987 which puts them in 8th in baseball, and have accumulated 80 double plays.

Gonsolin (21-6 career mark) has earned a FIP of 3.58 while he has faced 960 opposing batters in the major leagues. He has conceded 160 base knocks (6.0 hits per nine innings) and has 83 free passes. His earned run average is 2.60 (70 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.004. Gonsolin has taken the hill for 242 innings and has 238 punch outs during his pro baseball career.

Colorado has hit 92 home runs this season and 437 runs batted in. They have hit 179 doubles, while taking a walk 305 times as well as notching 458 runs. The Colorado Rockies have compiled an OBP of .325 as well as a batting average of .261 for the year. The Rockies hold a team slugging percentage of .406 and they have an average of 4.53 runs per contest (11th in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 790 occasions (22nd in the league) and have earned a total of 905 base hits.

The Colorado pitching staff have given up 539 runs on the campaign while having a team ERA of 4.88 (484 earned runs surrendered). They have conceded 106 homers and they concede 5.43 runs per 9 innings (28th in the league). The Rockies have a team WHIP of 1.446 in addition to having a FIP of 4.30 as a staff this season. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 2.13 (710 strikeouts vs 333 bases on balls). They come in at 30th in MLB as a staff in total hits surrendered with 958.

Colorado has called on relievers to enter the game in 38 save chances and they have earned 28 saves. They sit at 5th in baseball holding a save percentage of 73.7%, and they have dispatched 318 relievers to the mound so far this season. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 114 times in high leverage situations in addition to 84 occasions with runners on. Colorado relievers have an inherited score rate of 35.3% out of their 136 inherited runners. Sitting with 77 save situations, the Rockies have 39 holds in addition to 10 blown saves.

In 8,037 innings on the diamond, the Rockies have a defensive efficiency of 67.1% (30th in baseball). The Colorado Rockies have turned 104 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .982 (28th in pro baseball). The Rockies have accrued 1,011 assists, 69 errors and have 2,679 putouts this year.

During his career, Marquez has allowed 917 base hits and he has 907 strikeouts in 924 frames. He has surrendered a total of 451 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.289 and having a FIP of 4.0. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.31 and he has faced 3,915 hitters in his MLB career. Marquez (60-49 career record) has a 4.39 ERA while allowing 8.9 hits per 9 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Los Angeles (-200)

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