Colorado Rockies vs Los Angeles Dodgers Prediction, 4/3/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado Rockies vs Los Angeles Dodgers

Date: Monday, April 3, 2023

Location: Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Spectrum SportsNet LA

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

Dodger Stadium is the location where the Los Angeles Dodgers (2-1) will go up against the Colorado Rockies (2-2) on Monday. The moneyline on this matchup has Colorado at +205 and Los Angeles is priced at -245. The over/under comes in at 8.5. The pitchers who are expected to start are Ryan Feltner and Michael Grove.

Colorado has a slugging rate of .500 and have been called out on strikes 31 times, while being walked on 7 occasions. They have tallied 15 runs batted in and 32 base knocks this season, while their batting average is .291. The Rockies have earned 8 two-baggers as a unit and have smacked 5 balls out of the stadium. They have racked up 15 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .345. As a unit, the Colorado Rockies are knocking in 5.0 runs per contest, which ranks them 11th in baseball.

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The Rockies are sitting with a team ERA of 3.81 on the season (15th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 19 hitters. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.73 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.27. Rockies pitchers have surrendered 1 long ball and 11 runs (17th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 11 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 3.74 as a team this year.

The Colorado Rockies had 4,276 putouts last season, as well as 1,592 assists and 99 errors. Their fielding percentage was previously at .983 which ranked 26th in baseball, and had a total of 154 double plays. The Rockies converted 67.3% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 12,828 innings on the diamond, which had them ranked 30th in MLB.

Feltner (4-10 career record) has earned a FIP of 5.09 while going up against 461 batters in the majors. He has allowed 111 hits (9.6 hits per 9 innings) and has 40 walks. His earned run average is 6.16 (71 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.457. Feltner has pitched in 103 innings and has accounted for 90 strikeouts in his career.

Los Angeles is sitting with 6 long balls so far this season and 19 runs batted in. They have tallied 5 doubles, while getting a free base 19 times as well as scoring 19 runs. The Los Angeles Dodgers have tallied a team on-base percentage of .385 and a batting average of .263 so far this season. The Dodgers have a team slugging percentage of .505 and they earn 6.33 runs per contest (8th in the league). They have been rung up on 28 occasions (6th in the league) and have notched a total of 25 base hits.

The Dodgers hold a team WHIP of 0.630 in addition to having a FIP of 2.91 as a unit for the year. Their K/BB ratio is 23.00 (23 strikeouts vs 1 free pass). They are currently ranked 10th in MLB as a staff in total hits relinquished with 16. They have conceded 2 home runs and they give up 1.67 runs per 9 innings (6th in the league). The Los Angeles pitching staff have allowed 5 runs on the year and come in with a team ERA of 1.67 (5 earned runs yielded).

Los Angeles Dodgers turned 120 double plays and held a fielding percentage of .986 (12th in pro baseball). The Dodgers had 1,351 assists, 83 errors and had a total of 4,354 putouts for the prior year. In their 13,062 innings played, the Dodgers had a defensive efficiency of 72.9% (1st in the majors).

Grove (1-0 mark in his career) is the owner of a 4.60 earned run average and has allowed 9.8 hits per nine innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.40 and he has faced 133 opposing hitters during his career. He has given up a total of 15 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.432 and being the owner of a FIP of 5.2. During his career, Grove has given up 32 hits and he has 24 strikeouts in 29 innings pitched.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Colorado (+205)

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