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If
familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on
Friday when the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Colorado Rockies meet at
Coors Field.
The
Dodgers will give the ball to starter Hiroki Kuroda in this one.
Righthander Kuroda is 8-14 this season with a 2.88 ERA.
Starting
this game for the Rockies will be Jason Hammel. The righthander has a
4.97 ERA to go along with a 7-11 record this season.
Oddsmakers
currently have the Rockies listed as 118-moneyline favorites versus
the Dodgers, while the game's total has not yet been posted.
Last
time out for Los Angeles, they were a 5-1 winner as they battled the
Brewers on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Dodgers at -120
were rewarded, while the 6 combined runs moved the game UNDER for
totals bettors.
Colorado
won its last outing, a 12-5 result against the Marlins on August 17.
Bettors who backed the Rockies at -117 on the moneyline won on the
day, and the total score (17) sent OVER bettors to the payout window.
Team
records:
Los Angeles: 56-67 SU
Colorado: 58-67 SU
Los
Angeles most recently:
When playing on Friday are 3-7
Before
playing Colorado are 7-3
After playing Milwaukee are 7-3
After
a win are 5-5
Colorado most recently:
When playing on
Friday are 3-7
Before playing LA Dodgers are 3-7
After playing
Florida are 4-6
After a win are 3-7
A
few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 5 of LA
Dodgers's last 5 games when playing on the road against Colorado
The
total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Dodgers's last 6 games on the
road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of LA Dodgers's last 5
games
LA Dodgers are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when
playing Colorado
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Colorado's last 5
games when playing at home against LA Dodgers
The total has gone
OVER in 4 of Colorado's last 5 games at home
The total has gone
OVER in 14 of Colorado's last 19 games when playing LA Dodgers
The
total has gone UNDER in 6 of Colorado's last 9 games
Next
up:
Colorado home to LA Dodgers, Saturday, August 20
