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Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Colorado Rockies
If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Tuesday when the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Colorado Rockies meet at Coors Field.
The Dodgers will give the ball to starter Emmet Sheehan in this one. Right hander Sheehan is 3-2 this season with a 3.86 ERA.
Starting this game for the Rockies will be Austin Gomber. The left hander has a 6.75 ERA to go along with a 0-6 record this season.
Oddsmakers opened the Dodgers as -250-moneyline favorites versus the Rockies, while the game's total opened at 12.
The Rockies were a 4-3 winner in their most recent outing on the road against the Dodgers. That made winners of bettors who got Colorado at 240 on the moneyline, while the total score (7) was good news for UNDER bettors.
Last time out for Los Angeles, they were a 4-3 loser as they battled the Rockies on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Rockies at 240 were rewarded, while the 7 combined runs moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
Los Angeles:
Team record: 71-54 SU
LA Dodgers is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
LA Dodgers is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of LA Dodgers's last 14 games on the road
Colorado:
Team record: 36-89 SU
Current Streak: won 4 straight games.
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Colorado's last 10 games at home
Colorado is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing LA Dodgers
Colorado is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing LA Dodgers
Next up:
Los Angeles at Colorado Wednesday, August 20