Los Angeles Dodgers vs Colorado Rockies Prediction, 6/20/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Dodgers vs Colorado Rockies

Date: Thursday, June 20, 2024

Location: Coors Field in Denver, CO

TV: Rockies.TV

Odds/Point Spread: Los Angeles (-250) Colorado (+205)

The Colorado Rockies (25-48) will go up against the Los Angeles Dodgers (46-29) at Coors Field on Thursday. The moneyline on this contest has the Dodgers at -250 and the Rockies are opening at +205. The over/under comes in at 12. The pitchers taking the mound will be Gavin Stone and Ty Blach.

As a team, the Los Angeles Dodgers are scoring 5.0 runs per game, which ranks them 2nd in MLB. They have tallied 378 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .337. The Dodgers have earned 139 doubles as a unit and have knocked 102 balls out of the stadium. They have recorded 364 RBI's in addition to 654 hits over the course of the season, and their average at the plate sits at .256. Los Angeles has a slugging % of .441 and have been rung up 609 times, while drawing a walk on 293 occasions.

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The Dodgers hold a team ERA of 3.36 for the season (4th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 645 hitters. Dodgers pitchers have allowed 79 home runs and also 271 runs in total (5th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 221 batters and their FIP is 3.86 as a team on the season. Los Angeles has allowed 535 hits (7.2 per 9 innings) and 251 earned runs. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.92 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.12.

The Dodgers relief pitchers have a save percentage of 73.3% and has stepped onto the mound in 70 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 57 runners this year and 31.6% of those players crossed home plate. Dodgers relief pitchers have entered the game with opponents on base 45 times and also have had 65 appearances in high leverage situations. The Dodgers have sent 232 relievers to the hill on the season. The bullpen have accumulated 39 holds on the season (14th in baseball). They have compiled 22 saves on the year and have blown 8 out of their 30 chances to get a save.

The Dodgers have turned 73.1% of balls in play into outs out of 6,051 innings on the field, which ranks them 1st in professional baseball. The Los Angeles Dodgers have earned 2,017 putouts this year, as well as 651 assists and 34 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .987 which ranks 4th in professional baseball, and have a total of 50 double plays.

Stone has pitched in 105 frames and has earned 78 strikeouts so far in his MLB career. His earned run average is 4.79 (56 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.416. He has conceded 113 base knocks (9.7 hits per 9 innings) and has had 36 free passes. Stone (8-3 career win-loss record) has a FIP of 4.72 while he has gone up against 458 hitters during his time in the majors.

Colorado has tallied 65 long balls this year and 295 RBIs. They have notched 138 two-baggers, while walking 202 times as well as earning 312 runs. The Colorado Rockies have a team on-base percentage of .309 in addition to a team batting average of .249 so far this year. The Rockies have a team SLG% of .393 and they tally 4.27 runs per game (16th in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 682 instances (5th in MLB) and have recorded 621 hits.

The Colorado pitching staff have given up 429 runs for the season while having an ERA of 5.62 (402 earned runs conceded). They have allowed 86 HR's and they surrender 6.00 runs per 9 innings (30th in MLB). The Rockies have a team WHIP of 1.550 in addition to having a FIP of 4.78 as a staff for the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 6.70 (477 strikeouts vs 269 free passes). They are currently ranked 30th in baseball as a staff in total hits given up with 729.

Colorado has had bullpen pitchers step onto the mound in 25 save chances and they have walked away with 15 saves. They are ranked 19th in the league with a save percentage of 60.0%, and they have sent 217 bullpen pitchers to the hill this season. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 70 times in high leverage situations in addition to 75 occasions with runners on base. Colorado relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 36.4% out of 118 inherited runners. Sitting with 54 save situations, the Rockies have earned 29 holds and 10 blown saves.

Out of their 5,796 innings played, the Rockies have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 67.0% (30th in pro baseball). The Colorado Rockies have turned 77 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .988 (3rd in professional baseball). The Rockies have recorded 732 assists, 33 errors and have notched a total of 1,932 putouts this season.

In his MLB career, Blach has given up 583 base hits and he has 284 strikeouts in 499 innings pitched. He has conceded a total of 284 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.469 and a FIP of 5.0. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.89 and he has faced 2,167 batters during his MLB career. Blach (23-29 career record) holds a 5.12 earned run average while giving up 10.5 hits per nine innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Los Angeles (-250)

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