The MLB season continues later today when the Los Angeles Dodgers take on the Colorado Rockies at Dodger Stadium in the second of a three-game series.
The Dodgers have had an excellent season so far and come into this game with a record of 80-64, while the Rockies have had a terrible season and come into this one with a record of 40-104.
We’ll take a look at the match-up and provide you with our best free MLB betting picks as we try to earn you some extra cash while you take in all the action on the field.
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The Dodgers had a near perfect start to their 2025 season as they won nine of their opening ten games of the season, including their season-openers against the Chicago Cubs in Tokyo. They then lost three in a row to the Philadelphia Phillies and Washington Nationals, before racking up another seven wins from their next ten games to prove why they were so highly-favored in pre-season.
They entered May with a 21-10 record after a five-game winning run, and that continued with two more wins over the Atlanta Braves. However, they lost nine of their next 15, which saw questions asked.
June started poorly as they lost seven of their first 12 games of the month. But they bounced back with some great form, winning five in a row, including three straight over the San Diego Padres.
The Dodgers then lost two of their next three before going on another excellent winning run, winning nine of their last ten as they moved into July. But once again their run was was halted in aggressive fashion, losing seven in a row with just 17 runs scored in those games.
Los Angeles ost four of their next five following their return to action after the All-Star break, and then also lost two in a row to the Boston Red Sox, but recovered with wins over the Reds. The Dodgers then won five of their first eight in August, before four consecutive defeats against the Blue Jays and Angels.
A run of nine wins in their next 13 came next, before a run of seven losses in eight, including six-in-a-row to start September. They’ve since won their last two, though, including a win over the Rockies last night to move to 80-64 for the season.
The Rockies have had a pretty horrific season so far, and it started with a run of seven defeats in their first eight games. The team then picked up two wins in their next four against the Athletics and Brewers, but then lost their next eight in a row, including three against the Dodgers. They snapped that run with a win over the Nationals, but then lost their next eight to end April with a record of 5-25.
A win over the Giants to open May made it two wins in a row for the first time this season, but they then once again went on a long losing run as they lost eight in a row. The team would then only win three games in the rest of the month, against the Padres, Diamondbacks and Yankees, while they would go on four, five and seven game losing runs to see out May.
June was a better month as the team picked up ten victories, including three in a row against the Miami Marlins, plus a run of four in a row later in the month over the Atlanta Braves and Washington Nationals. They then ended the month with eight defeats in ten to enter July with a record of 19-65.
After opening July with nine defeats in 12 before the All-Star break, Colorado went on their best run of the season up to that point following that break, as they won six from their next ten with wins over the Minnesota Twins, St Louis Cardinals and Baltimore Orioles.
August was difficult again as they lost eight of their first ten games, before a run of seven wins in nine games, including a four-game winning run and two wins over the Dodgers. They now come into this game after a horrific September in which they have won just once in seven games.
While the Dodgers have had a poor run in recent times, it’s fairly obvious why they’re the favorites to win this game.
Starting pitcher Emmet Sheehan continues to be a force on the mound for LA, and in what will be his 10th start of the season he’s put together a 3.59 ERA in 52 2/3 innings pitched, with 60 strikeouts so far.
LA are the third highest-scoring team in the MLB with an average of over five runs scored per game, with Shohei Ohtani flying this season with 48 home runs scored, alongside a .279 avg and 90 RBI.
He’s joined by the in-form Freddie Freeman and Teoscar Hernandez, who have more than enough firepower to give any team problems.
There is deent value in taking the Dodgers to claim victory at -320 on the road, but there is arguably even better value to get them on the spread at -1.5 with odds of -140.
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