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Monday, July 25, 2011

Rockies vs Dodgers MLB Handicapping

Courtesy of OddShark.com
 The Colorado Rockies and the Los Angeles Dodgers will meet on the field at Dodger Stadium on Monday in a battle of division rivals.
The Rockies will trot Juan Nicasio out to the mound in this one. Righthander Nicasio has a 4-2 record and a 3.88 ERA this season.
The Dodgers will counter Nicasio with Rubby De La Rosa. Righthander De La Rosa has a 3.94 ERA to go along with a 2-4 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Rockies listed as 105-moneyline favorites versus the Dodgers, while the game's total is sitting at 7.
Last time out for Colorado, they were a 7-0 loser as they battled the Diamondbacks on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Diamondbacks at +117 were rewarded, while the 7 combined runs moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
In their last action, Los Angeles was a 3-1 winner at home against the Nationals. Bettors on Los Angeles at -135 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (4) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well.
Current streak:
Colorado has lost 2 straight games.
Los Angeles has won 2 straight games.
Team records:
Colorado: 48-54 SU
Los Angeles: 45-56 SU
Colorado most recently:
When playing on Monday are 7-3
Before playing LA Dodgers are 5-5
After playing Arizona are 2-8
After a loss are 4-6

Los Angeles most recently:
When playing on Monday are 2-8
Before playing Colorado are 6-4
After playing Washington are 7-3
After a win are 6-4
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Colorado's last 8 games when playing LA Dodgers
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Colorado's last 6 games when playing on the road against LA Dodgers
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Colorado's last 7 games 
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Colorado's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 7 of LA Dodgers's last 8 games when playing Colorado
LA Dodgers are 6-1 SU in their last 7 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of LA Dodgers's last 6 games when playing at home against Colorado
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of LA Dodgers's last 12 games at home
Next up:
LA Dodgers home to Colorado, Tuesday, July 26