Rockies vs Dodgers Baseball Handicapping

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The division rival Colorado Rockies and Los Angeles Dodgers are set to renew hostilities on Wednesday when they meet at Dodger Stadium. The Rockies will pin their hopes on the pitching of righthander Jason Hammel in this game. Hammel has a 8-7 record and a 4.42 ERA this season. Hammel's opponent in this one will be Hiroki Kuroda. The Dodgers righthander has a 3.53 ERA to go along with a 8-11 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Dodgers listed as 137-moneyline favorites versus the Rockies, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Clayton Kershaw threw seven shutout innings to get the win, as the Dodgers handled the Rockies 6-0 on Tuesday night. Los Angeles cashed as -170 home favorites, while the game played UNDER the 7-run total posted by oddsmakers. James Loney and Scott Podsednik drove in two runs apiece for the Dodgers, as Casey Blake went 2-for-4 with a run batted in for Los Angeles. Eric Young Jr. was 2-for-3 for Colorado, while losing pitcher Jhoulys Chacin was tagged for five runs over five innings for the Rockies. Team records: Colorado: 61-57 SU Los Angeles: 61-59 SU Colorado most recently: When playing on Wednesday are 5-5 Before playing LA Dodgers are 7-3 After playing LA Dodgers are 3-7 After a loss are 7-3 Los Angeles most recently: When playing on Wednesday are 6-4 Before playing Colorado are 4-6 After playing Colorado are 7-3 After a win are 5-5 A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Colorado's last 6 games when playing LA Dodgers The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Colorado's last 10 games when playing on the road against LA Dodgers Colorado is 3-11 SU in its last 14 games on the road Colorado is 1-4 SU in their last 5 games when playing LA Dodgers The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Dodgers's last 6 games when playing Colorado LA Dodgers are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games when playing at home against Colorado LA Dodgers are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing Colorado LA Dodgers are 5-2 SU in their last 7 games at home Next up: LA Dodgers home to Colorado, Thursday, August 19 Grandmaster sports handicapper Joe Duffy former General Manager of the Freescoreboard scorephone network and CEO of OffshoreInsiders.com the premier hub of world-class handicappers.