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Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Colorado Rockies
If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Thursday when the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Colorado Rockies meet at Coors Field.
Left hander Julio Urias will take the mound for the Dodgers to start this game. Urias is 3-0 this season with a 3.53 ERA.
Starting this game for the Rockies will be Kyle Freeland. The left hander has a 3.54 ERA to go along with a 2-1 record this season.
Oddsmakers opened the Dodgers as -161-moneyline favorites versus the Rockies, while the game's total opened at 11.5.
Colorado was a 3-1 loser in its last match on the road against the Athletics. They lost as -120 favorites, while the total score of 4 made winners of UNDER bettors.
The Dodgers were a 7-5 winner in their most recent outing on the road against the Padres. That made winners of bettors who got Los Angeles at -107 on the moneyline, while the total score (12) was good news for OVER bettors.
Los Angeles:
Team record: 35-15 SU
LA Dodgers is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of LA Dodgers's last 6 games on the road
LA Dodgers is 10-4 ATS in its last 14 games when playing Colorado
Colorado:
Team record: 22-26 SU
Colorado is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games
Colorado is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Colorado's last 6 games
Next up:
Los Angeles at Colorado Friday, September 18