Colorado Rockies vs Los Angeles Dodgers Prediction, 6/2/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado Rockies vs Los Angeles Dodgers

Date: Sunday, June 2, 2024

Location: Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Rockies.TV

Odds/Point Spread: Colorado (+280) Los Angeles (-350)

The Los Angeles Dodgers (36-23) welcome the Colorado Rockies (21-35) at Dodger Stadium on Sunday. The line on this matchup has the Rockies at +280 and the Dodgers are opening at -350. The over/under has been set at 8. The starting pitchers are Austin Gomber and Gavin Stone.

Colorado is slugging .386 and have been rung up 530 times, while drawing a walk on 160 occasions. They have accumulated 225 RBI's in addition to 475 base knocks this season, while their team batting average comes in at .248. The Rockies have tallied 99 doubles as a unit and have knocked 49 balls out of the park. They are sitting with 237 runs and hold an OBP of .310. As a squad, the Colorado Rockies are recording 4.2 runs per outing, which has them sitting at 19th in baseball.

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The Rockies hold a team earned run average of 5.20 for the season (30th in MLB), and their staff has struck out 365 batters. Rockies pitchers have surrendered 61 home runs and 309 runs in total (30th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 215 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 4.65 as a unit this season. Colorado has given up 536 base knocks (9.7 per 9 innings) and 287 earned runs. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.70 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.51.

The Rockies have dispatched 166 relief pitchers to the mound for the season. The relief pitchers have inherited 87 base runners this season and 37.9% of those players ended up crossing the plate. They have 12 saves so far this year and have blown 7 out of their 19 save opportunities. The Rockies bullpen have accumulated a save rate of 63.2% and has entered the game in 40 save situations. The relievers have a total of 21 holds on the season (30th in the league). Rockies relief pitchers have come into the game with runners on 58 times in addition to having 54 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Rockies have converted 68.0% of balls hit into play into outs out of 4,473 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 29th in professional baseball. The Colorado Rockies have earned a total of 1,491 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 578 assists and 24 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .989 which ranks 4th in MLB, and they have turned 61 double plays.

Gomber (66-70 win-loss record in his career) holds a FIP of 3.67 while he has faced 4,654 hitters during his time in the majors. He has given up 948 base knocks (7.6 hits per nine innings) with 379 free passes. His earned run average is 3.52 (441 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.179. Gomber has pitched in 1,126 innings and has 1,231 K's so far in his MLB career.

Los Angeles has compiled 75 HRs over the course of the season to go along with 278 RBIs. They have hit 109 two-baggers, while taking a walk 219 times as well as earning 289 runs. The Los Angeles Dodgers have a team OBP of .332 as well as a batting average of .255 for the year. The Dodgers hold a slugging percentage of .431 and they score 4.90 runs per game (6th in baseball). They have struck out on 491 occasions (12th in the league) and have earned 513 base hits.

The Dodgers are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.123 in addition to having a FIP of 3.90 as a unit over the course of the season. They come in at 3rd in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 419. The Los Angeles pitching staff have conceded 210 runs on the season while holding an ERA of 3.32 (195 earned runs given up). They currently have a K/BB ratio of 8.50 (499 strikeouts vs 175 bases on balls). They have surrendered 62 dingers and they allow 3.57 runs per 9 innings (2nd in MLB).

Los Angeles has had relief pitchers step onto the hill in 24 save opportunities and they have converted 17 saves. They are ranked 7th in baseball with a save percentage of 70.8%, and they have sent 181 bullpen pitchers to the hill on the year. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 55 times in high leverage situations and also on 39 occasions with runners on base. Los Angeles relievers hold an inherited score rate of 34.7% out of their 49 inherited base runners. Sitting with 56 save situations, the Dodgers have compiled 31 holds and 7 blown saves.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have turned 39 double plays and have a fielding rate of .989 (1st in baseball). The Dodgers have recorded 523 assists, 23 errors and have notched a total of 1,588 putouts this year. Out of their 4,764 innings played, the Dodgers have earned a efficiency on defense of 73.5% (1st in professional baseball).

Stone (17-18 win-loss record in his career) has earned a 4.54 earned run average while surrendering 9.2 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.64 and he has faced 1,210 hitters in his pro baseball career. He has given up a total of 141 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.393 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.5. Thus far in his career, Stone has surrendered 285 base hits while earning 275 K's in 279 innings pitched.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Colorado (+280)

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