LA Dodgers (50-31) at Colorado (18-62)
- When: Jun 26 2025, 3:10 PM
- Where: Coors Field, Denver
- Where to watch: COLR
Dodgers vs. Rockies – Game Betting Preview & Prediction
Moneyline: LA Dodgers -294 | Total: 12.0
Los Angeles Dodgers Betting Preview
Clayton Kershaw’s next strikeout is history-in-the-making. The 37-year-old southpaw sits eight K’s shy of the hallowed 3,000 mark and gets his first crack at it in Thursday’s getaway matinee at altitude. He’s 3-0 with a tidy 3.31 ERA since returning in mid-May, and while workload limits (rarely beyond five frames) could slow the chase, the matchup helps: Colorado’s offense fans nearly 10 times per game and owns the NL’s worst record.
Los Angeles has already pocketed the first two contests at Coors Field, including an 8-1, rain-soaked romp on Wednesday. With a staff ERA under 5.00 in baseball’s toughest hitters’ park this week, the Dodgers arrive in firm sweep mode. Historically, Kershaw has handled these hitters, a 27-11 career mark vs. the Rockies with just over six strikeouts per start and manager Dave Roberts openly embraces the milestone buzz as extra fuel.
Handicapping angle: L.A.’s bats have plated 16 runs over the first two games and should feast again on a shaky Colorado bullpen if they don’t crack the starter early. Given Kershaw’s limited pitch count, a strong early lead is the simplest path to cashing a heavy chalk ticket.
Colorado Rockies Betting Preview
The Rockies limp into the finale 1-4 on the homestand and turn to lefty Austin Gomber (0-1, 8.38) in search of his first victory of 2025. After five encouraging scoreless frames in his season debut, Gomber unraveled versus Arizona, nine earned in fewer than five innings. His career line against the Dodgers (0-4, 5.89 ERA) inspires little market confidence, and Los Angeles’ right-heavy order profiles poorly for him at Coors.
Interim skipper Warren Schaeffer keeps preaching aggressiveness, juggling a young lineup that showed spark Wednesday: Tyler Freeman’s hit streak climbed to 12, while Jordan Beck and Hunter Goodman slide into premium RBI slots. Colorado’s best shot is an early offensive ambush before Kershaw settles and praying their bullpen can finally string zeros.
Handicapping angle: Rockies backers are banking on Coors chaos and the possibility Kershaw falls a strikeout short and exits early, turning the game into a battle of bullpens. The plus-money is enticing, but Colorado must slug first.
Final Score Prediction:
Altitude, sunshine and a future Hall-of-Famer chasing 3,000 make for headline theatre, but form still points one way. Kershaw gets to 3,002 punch-outs in five innings, L.A. finishes the sweep and Colorado’s late rally only nudges the total toward, not over, the lofty 12-run bar. Clayton Kershaw Odds
Score Prediction: Dodgers 7, Rockies 4
Pick: LA Dodgers RL -2.5 (-130)
Total: Under 12.0 (-118)
- MLB Odds source: MyBookie Sportsbook
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