The Los Angeles Dodgers visit the Colorado Rockies Thursday in a season opener at Coors Field. First pitch slated for 4:10 p.m. ET and will be aired on ESPN. Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook‘s lines around the Dodgers vs. Rockies odds with MLB picks and predictions.
LHP Clayton Kershaw is the Dodgers’ projected starting pitcher. He was 6-2 with a 2.16 ERA, 0.84 WHIP, 9.6 K/9 and 1.2 BB/9 in 58 1/3 IP across 10 starts last season.
- 2020 vs. Rockies: 1-0, 1.29 ERA (7 IP, 1 ER, 4 H, 0 BB, 6 K) in 1 start
- Career vs. Rockies: 24-8, 3.22 ERA (268 IP, 96 ER) in 43 starts
RHP German Marquez is expected to start for the Rockies. He was 4-6 with a 3.75 ERA, 1.26 WHIP, 8.0 K/9 and 2.8 BB/9 in 81 2/3 IP over 13 starts last season.
- 2020 vs. Dodgers: 0-0, 2.57 ERA (7 IP, 2 ER, 5 H, 3 BB, 5 K) in 1 start
- Career vs. Dodgers: 2-1, 2.54 ERA (56 2/3 IP, 16 ER) in 9 starts
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Dodgers at Rockies odds, lines, picks and prediction
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports for a full list. Odds last updated Wednesday at 5:39 p.m. ET.
- Money line: Dodgers -225 (bet $225 to win $100) | Rockies +195 (bet $100 to win $195)
- Against the spread/ATS: Dodgers -2.5 (-105) | Rockies +2.5 (-115)
- Over/Under: 11 (O: -110 | U: -110
Prediction
Dodgers 6, Rockies 4
Money line (ML)
PASS. The defending World Series champion Dodgers (-225) are a better-than 2-to-1 favorites. Betting $225 to win $100 is just not a smart way to make money in the long run. PASS.
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Run line/Against the spread (ATS)
BetMGM likes Kershaw and the Dodgers so much in this one that they’re favored by 2.5 runs with a price of -105.
PASS as I won’t lay 2.5 runs, but the alternate line of LOS ANGELES -1.5 (-150) is the STRONGEST PLAY – 1½ times your usual wager.
While the Dodgers traded OF Joc Pederson to the Chicago Cubs and lost OF/2B Kiké Hernández to a free-agent deal with the Boston Red Sox, the offense pretty much remains intact.
That offense led a club that went 43-17 in last year’s 60-game shortened season before eventually winning it all.
The Dodgers were the dominant team in the majors in 2020 and they’re the favorite to repeat in 2021.
Over/Under (O/U)
Back UNDER 11 (-110) with a HALF-UNIT wager. The Rockies were 13-14-3 O/U at home last season. The O/U was 1-2-1 in the four Dodgers-Rockies games played at Coors in 2020. Kershaw was the winning pitcher in one of those Under games in Denver when the Dodgers claimed a 6-1 victory Sept. 19.
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| JOHNNY PARLAY’S RECORD | W-L | SP | ROI |
| 2020 MLB | 80-59-1 | 39-21 | +24.79 |
| 2021 record (all sports) | 98-82-1 | 48-39 | +14.3 |
| *–SP: Strongest plays; ROI: Return on investment | |||
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