Colorado Rockies vs Los Angeles Dodgers Game Prediction, Odds and Preview - 10/03/2022

by James Q

Sunday, Oct 02, 2022

Colorado Rockies vs Los Angeles Dodgers Game Prediction, Odds and Preview - 10/03/2022

Game Time: 10:10 pm ET, Monday, October 3rd, 2022
Venue: Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, California
Where to Watch: MLB.TV

Opening MLB Odds at USA Sportsbooks

DraftKings: Moneyline:   Rockies +310, Dodgers -385; O/U 8.5
BetMGM:  Moneyline:  
PointsBet:  Moneyline: 
 

Season Record

Rockies: 65-93, last place NL West
Dodgers: 110-48, 1st place NL West

The games just keep on coming. This prediction is for Game 4 of the series on Monday Oct, 3rd.  Games 1 and 2 were big wins for the Dodgers (as expected).  In both predictions I implored you to bet the Dodgers ATS.  Both games paid off against the spread… Though Game 2 made me sweat a bit.  The Rockies went up 4-1 and kept it that way going in the 7th inning… that is an anxious feeling when you have $1000 on the Dodgers to win by 1.5 points… However… the fear was short-lived as the Dodgers scored 3 runs in the 7th and then 2 runs in the 8th… and didn’t even get up to bat in the 9th as they simply finished with a 6-4 win!!  Close call… but it paid off.  Game 3’s prediction is already out and covers Sunday (hint: bet the Dodgers against the 1.5 point spread)... Let’s check the pitching matchup on this one and then make yet another solid prediction.

Wow!  The best team in the National League West… that also just happens to be the best team in all of baseball (record wise) with 108 wins so far… will finish the season with a six-game homestand against the Worst team in their division… who also happens to be one of the worst teams in the league.  If the “Team of Destiny” 2022 Los Angeles Dodgers only goes .500 in this series because they are looking ahead… They will finish with 111 wins on the season.. Better than .500 will bring more.  If the Dodgers play up to their abilities and avoid looking ahead to the postseason… they could sweep and finish with 113 wins.  Just 3 wins off of the all time record set back in the days of newspaper and local radio covering baseball if you were not at the park.  It is a great place to be… and a great place to finish the final stretch of games.  The Colorado Rockies can also look forward to this series because when it is over so will be their awful season… yet again.  The Rockies have spent the entire season with terrible pitching… but they aren’t bad hitters… in fact they are pretty good at the plate… and what we know with the Dodgers at 107 wins and the postseason long ago clinched… The Dodgers will rest the big arms and experiment with bullpen guys to see how they even want to set the playoff rotation.  The result could be the Rockies getting some big hits that result in big innings.  Let’s check the pitching matchup… and look again at the obscene moneyline odds… before making a bet.

The Colorado Rockies are at death’s door.  They have won only 1 of their last 10 games.  They are on a gross 5-game losing streak.  The 7 of the last 9 losses were to the awful San Francisco Giants.  Anyway they went 0-3 to the San Francisco Giants, 1-2 to the San Diego Padres, 0-4 to the San Francisco Giants, and 0-1 to the San Diego Padres during that stretch.  It has been bad.  Most Rockies are already feeling the joy of vacation.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have won 6 of their last 10 games.  It was actually a bad stretch of games for a team with such a great winning percentage.  The experimentation on the mound started two weeks ago.  Some of it good, some of it bad… but the Dodgers keep stacking wins.  They went 2-1 against the San Diego Padres, 2-1 against the St Louis Cardinals, 2-2 against the Arizona Cardinals.  The Dodgers are a tough out for anyone… for the Rockies they are even tougher.  The Rockies pitchers are among the worst anywhere and they will be pitching to the best line-up of batters in all the land.

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Colorado Rockies vs Los Angeles Dodgers Review and Analysis

Recent Form

COL: 65-91, -412 ML, 72-77-7 O/U, 24-51 on the road.
LAD: 107-48, 1530 ML, 65-78-13 O/U, 54-21 in home games.
  

Offensive Analysis

The Rockies are 14th in scoring with 4.37 runs per game, 6th in batting average with .255, and 11th in OBP with .317.  This is a line-up that has long deserved a better pitching rotation.
 
The Dodgers are 1st in scoring with 5.45 runs per game, 3rd in batting average with .263, and 1st in OBP with .338

Defensive Analysis

The Rockies pitchers are 30th in MLB in TEAM ERA with 5.09, 29th in WHIP with 1.44, and their fielders are 27th in errors with 98 on the season so far.  THis is a bad ERA and WHIP to bring into Dodger stadium!

The Dodgers pitchers are 1st in ERA with 2.89, 1st in WHIP with 1.07 (that is a team average!), and the fielders are 15th in errors with 78 on the season so far.
 

Colorado Rockies vs Los Angeles Dodgers Prediction


Our prediction for Monday, October 3rd is… Dodgers 8 - Rockies 1

Bet on the Dodgers ATS AGAIN. The pitching advantage is so huge in this one that the Dodgers should be circling the bases until they have to change cleats.

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MLB Betting Trends

The Dodgers are 49-15 after a game where the bullpen gave up no earned runs.
The Dodgers are 260-79 as a home favorite of -200 or more since 1997.

Key Injuries 

Rockies: LF C Joe Out ** CF K Blackmon Out ** LF K Bryant Out ** CF R Grichuk Quest

Dodgers: The players that are held out will swell a bit as more and more guys will get rest before the postseason.  Players that have long sat on the injury list will be worked in here and there as a warm-up for the postseason.  Their injury list is full but meaningless.

Players to Watch 

Rockies: RHP Jose Urena, 3-8, 5.24 ERA, 59 strikeouts in 91 innings pitched. 1.62 WHIP.  Jose can’t wait for this nightmare of a season to be over… His numbers are bad across the board both for a season and for his career.  He may not be long for the Majors.

Dodgers: RHP Tony Gonsolin, 16-1, 2.10, 116 strikeouts in 128 innings pitched.  0.86 WHIP.  Tony is yet another Dodger ACE.  His numbers are a day dream… his welcome back from the injury list will be loud from the fans… He will be either the first or second starter in the postseason. He’s 28 and the BIG PAYDAY is on the way.

Starting Lineups

Rockies: CF Yonathan Diaz, 3B Alan Trejo, 2B Brendan Rodgers, 1B CJ Cron, LF Sean Boouchard, RF Michael Toglia, DH Elehuris Montero, SS Ezequiel Tovar, C Brian Serven

Dodgers: RF Mookie Betts, SS Trea Turner, 1B Freddie Freeman, C Will Smith, 3B Max Muncy, DH Justin Turner, 2B Gavin Lux, LF Joey Gallo, CF Cody Bellinger

Manager

Rockies: Bud “should I start drinking?” Black

Dodgers: Dave “Is this heaven?” Roberts

Weather Forecast 

Sunny during the day.  Warm enough during game time.  Nice all around.


James Q

About the Author:

James Q. has been involved with sports and gambling his entire life. A former division 1 scholarship basketball player, James understands sports (and especially basketball) inside-and-out. Following his basketball playing days, James parlayed his gambling skills into a semi-pro poker career. James resides in Los Angeles, and especially loves the Los Angeles Clippers, Los Angeles Rams, and Los Angeles Dodgers. And when he isn't betting on sports (and writing about it), James can be found performing stand-up comedy on the Sunset Strip.

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