The Colorado Rockies have moved into first place in the National League West this week with a 5-0 record over their last five games. The Rockies will try to carry that momentum into a three-game home series against the Los Angeles Dodgers starting this Friday night.
Dodgers, Clayton Kershaw road betting favorites for Friday night
The Colorado Rockies host the Los Angeles Dodgers in a key series for the top spot in the NL West, with the sportsbooks siding with the road team and their ace for the opener.
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Colorado is a +135 home underdog in Denver at sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark.com. Jon Gray will take the mound for the home team facing Clayton Kershaw and the Dodgers as -145 road favorites.
Los Angeles Dodgers at Colorado Rockies
When: Friday, September 7, 8:40 p.m. ET
Where: Coors Field, Denver, Colorado
Betting Line / Total: Los Angeles -145 / 9.5 Runs
Colorado Rockies
Trevor Story had himself a day on Wednesday against the San Francisco Giants, propelling the Rockies to a 5-3 win and sweep over their division rivals with a three home run game.
Story’s second home run traveled 505 feet, the longest shot in Coors Field’s history and the longest in all of baseball since 2015. The Rockies have shaken off a 1-4 slump to win each of their last five games thanks to offensive efforts like this one with the team averaging 6.2 runs per game over its current winning streak.
Jon Gray has been a consistent moneymaker for bettors since late June, leading the Rockies to a 10-1 record over his last 11 starts including a 3-0 record as a betting underdog per the OddsShark MLB Database.
Los Angeles Dodgers
It appeared that things were finally falling into place for the Dodgers as they strung together an 8-1 run that included taking three of four games from the Arizona Diamondbacks to pass them in the standings. But after that big series win Los Angeles lost two of three to the New York Mets, failing to seize the opportunity to take some control of the NL West. The Dodgers lost three of four in their last trip to Coors Field and will play 16 of their final 22 games of the season on the road.
Friday night’s total is set at 9.5 runs. The UNDER is 6-2 in Los Angeles’ last eight games.
Colorado enters this series with a 1.5-game lead for the top spot in the division. Over the weekend, Walker Buehler will face Kyle Freeland on Saturday and Alex Wood clashes with Tyler Anderson on Sunday.
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