Colorado Rockies vs Los Angeles Dodgers Prediction, 6/1/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado Rockies vs Los Angeles Dodgers

Date: Saturday, June 1, 2024

Location: Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Spectrum SportsNet LA

Odds/Point Spread: Colorado (+250) Los Angeles (-298)

The Los Angeles Dodgers (36-22) host the Colorado Rockies (20-35) at Dodger Stadium on Saturday. The moneyline on this matchup has the Rockies at +250 while the Dodgers are coming in at -298. The over/under is 8. The pitchers taking the mound are Cal Quantrill and Yoshinobu Yamamoto.

The Rockies have hit 99 doubles as a unit and have knocked 48 balls out of the park. Colorado is slugging .386 and have struck out 522 times, while drawing a walk on 154 occasions. As a squad, the Colorado Rockies are notching 4.2 runs per game, which has them sitting at 19th in baseball. They have accounted for 222 runs batted in as well as 468 hits for the year, and their average at the plate is at .248. They have a total of 233 runs and have an OBP of .309.

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Their K/BB ratio is 1.69 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.52. Rockies pitchers have conceded 61 long balls and also 308 runs (30th in baseball). Colorado has conceded 531 base hits (9.8 per 9 innings) and also 286 earned runs. The Rockies have compiled a team earned run average of 5.27 so far this season (30th in MLB), and they have struck out 360 batters. They have walked 213 opposing players and their FIP sits at 4.67 as a unit so far this year.

The Rockies have sent 164 relievers to the mound this season. The relief pitchers have inherited 83 runners on the season with 38.6% of those players crossed home plate. They have compiled 11 saves on the year and have missed out on 7 of 18 chances to get a save. The Rockies relief pitchers have recorded a save percentage of 61.1% and has come into the game in 38 save situations. The relief pitchers have 20 holds this season (30th in the league). Rockies pitchers have entered the contest with opponents on base 56 times in addition to having 52 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Rockies have turned 67.8% of balls hit into play into outs in their 4,392 innings, which ranks them 29th in MLB. The Colorado Rockies have a tally of 1,464 putouts so far this season, as well as 567 assists and 24 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .988 which ranks 4th in MLB, and have 60 double plays.

Quantrill has taken the ball for 634 innings and has earned 476 punch outs during his MLB career. Quantrill (39-26 win-loss record in his career) holds a FIP of 4.26 while he has gone up against 2,667 opposing batters during his time in the major leagues. His earned run average is 3.80 (268 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.256. He has given up 609 base knocks (8.6 hits per nine innings) and has 188 walks.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have tallied an OBP of .333 in addition to a team batting average of .257 on the year. They have been called out on strikes on 486 occasions (12th in the league) and have accounted for 508 hits. Los Angeles has knocked in 75 HRs for the season and 278 runs batted in. The Dodgers have a SLG% of .435 and they are earning 4.97 runs per contest (5th in baseball). They have put up 108 doubles, while walking 217 times as well as racking up 288 runs.

The Dodgers have a WHIP of 1.117 and have a FIP of 3.87 as a unit this year. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 8.50 (491 strikeouts against 169 free passes). They rank 3rd in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 412. They have given up 61 long balls and they yield 3.56 runs per 9 innings (2nd in MLB). The Los Angeles pitching staff have surrendered 206 runs for the season while having an ERA of 3.32 (192 earned runs yielded).

Los Angeles relievers hold an inherited score rate of 35.4% out of their 48 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 55 times in high leverage situations and also on 38 occasions with runners on base. With 56 save situations, the Dodgers have earned 31 holds and also 7 blown saves. They sit at 7th in MLB with a save percentage of 70.8%, and they have sent 178 bullpen pitchers to the hill so far this season. Los Angeles has called on relievers to step onto the hill in 24 save opportunities and they have earned 17 saves.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have gotten 38 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .990 (1st in baseball). The Dodgers have accrued 513 assists, 22 errors and have earned 1,561 putouts for the year. Out of their 4,683 innings played, the Dodgers have earned a defensive efficiency of 73.5% (1st in baseball).

During his career, Yamamoto has conceded 52 hits while he has accumulated 69 K's in 59 frames. Yamamoto (5-2 win-loss record in his career) has a 3.51 ERA and has allowed 7.9 hits per 9 innings. He has allowed 23 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.102 and being the owner of a FIP of 2.8. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 5.31 and he has faced 243 batters during his career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Colorado (+250)

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