Colorado Rockies at L.A. Dodgers Betting Odds
Opening Moneyline: Rockies -110 / Dodgers -110 O/U 8.5 runs
Time: 10:10 PM EST Saturday May 8, 2010
Tonight in a NL West match up the L.A. Lakers host the Colorado Rockies. Both of these teams have playoff aspirations this season after each made the post-season last year, but each is off to a tough start, as both are under .500. The Dodgers have won 2 in a row, including winning last night against the Rockies in Game 1 of this series, are 5-5 in their last 10 games, but are still in the basement of the NL West 5 games back of the San Diego Padres. The Rockies are coming off a loss, are 4-6 in their last 10, and trail the Padres by 4 games.
This season the Dodgers are 9-5 at home and the Rockies are 7-10 on the road.
In the opening game of this series last night the Dodgers beat the Rockies 6-5.
Taking the mound for the Dodgers tonight is the struggling Charlie Haeger (0-3 6.56 ERA), who is still looking for his first win of the season and in his last start gave up 1 earned run in 4 innings in a no decision. Rookie Jhoulys Chacin (1-0 0.00 ERA) is coming off his first career victory going 7 innings and giving up 0 earned runs.
Dating back to last season the Dodgers are 0-9 when Haeger is on the mound including going 0-6 this season.
Tonight will be Chacin's first appearance against the Dodgers.
The Rockies could use another good start from Chacin, as their pitching staff has been decimated by injuries this season. Starters Jorge De La Rosa and Jason Hammel and closer Huston Street are all on the DL and Jeff Francis is in AA ball rehabbing from shoulder surgery after missing all last season.
The Dodgers' offense has not been the problem this season, as they have scored the 4th most runs in the NL, but their pitching has been killing them. The Dodgers; staff has given up the 3rd most runs and has the 5th highest team ERA in the NL.
Chacin really has to worry about the Dodgers sluggers of Andre Ethier and Matt Kemp. Ethier has been on fire as of late and leads the NL in batting average (.376), RBI's (32), and HR's (10) and Kemp ranks in the top 10 in the NL in HR's and RBI's.
Betting Trends
Colorado is 2-5 in their last 7 road games against teams with a losing record and has an Over record of 4-1 in their last 5 games.
L.A. is 5-2 in their last 7 games, 4-0 in their last 4 games against right-handed starters, and has an Over record of 5-0 in their last 5 home games.
Our Selection : Chachin was hot in his first start of the season, allowing 1 run in 7 innings versus the Giants. However, today he faces a Dodger team that has started to turn it around, winning 6 of their last 8 and get M. Ramirez back. Take the Dodgers at +108 at 5Dimes.
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