Colorado Rockies vs Los Angeles Dodgers Prediction, 9/8/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado Rockies vs Los Angeles Dodgers

Date: Monday, September 8, 2025

Location: Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Spectrum SportsNet LA

Odds/Point Spread: Colorado (+110) Los Angeles (-130)

Dodger Stadium is where the Los Angeles Dodgers (78-62) will attempt to beat the Colorado Rockies (39-101) on Monday. The moneyline on this contest has Colorado at +110 while Los Angeles is priced at -130. The betting total comes in at 8.5. The pitchers who are expected to start are Chase Dollander and Shohei Ohtani.

The Rockies have earned 228 two-baggers as a team and have hit 139 balls out of the stadium. Colorado has a slugging rate of .393 and have been rung up 1,302 times, while taking a walk on 347 occasions. As a squad, the Colorado Rockies are notching 3.8 runs per contest, which has them at 29th in baseball. They have compiled 516 RBI's in addition to 1,131 base knocks for the year, while their team batting average sits at .241. They are sitting with 530 runs and have an on-base percentage of .297.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 1.91 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.61. Rockies pitchers have conceded 212 home runs and 894 runs in total (30th in baseball). Colorado has given up 1,473 base knocks (10.9 per 9 innings) in addition to 816 earned runs. The Rockies are sitting with a team ERA of 6.01 on the season (30th in the league), and their staff has struck out 932 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 488 opposing players and their FIP is 5.21 as a squad this year.

The Rockies relief pitchers have accumulated a save rate of 52.1% and have entered the game in 99 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 245 runners so far this season with 35.9% of them crossed home plate. Rockies pitchers have come into the game with players on base 143 times in addition to having 127 appearances in high leverage situations. The Rockies have sent 465 relievers to the hill on the campaign. The relief pitchers have tallied 51 holds this year (30th in the league). They have 25 saves for the season and have blown 23 of 48 save opportunities.

The Cleveland Guardians have 3,664 putouts on the campaign, as well as 1,308 assists and 101 errors. Their fielding rate is at .980 which has them sitting 29th in baseball, and have accumulated 138 double plays. The Rockies have converted 65.6% of balls in play into outs out of their 10,992 innings on the field, ranking them 30th in MLB.

Dollander (2-12 win-loss record in his career) has earned a FIP of 6.67 and he has faced 423 batters during his time in the majors. He has conceded 102 base knocks (9.9 hits per nine innings) and has 47 walks. His ERA is 6.77 (70 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.602. Dollander has pitched in 93 innings and has racked up 77 strikeouts during his pro baseball career.

The Dodgers hold a team slugging % of .436 and they are scoring 5.07 runs per game (3rd in MLB). They have put up 221 two-baggers, while getting a free base 515 times and putting up 710 runs. Los Angeles has 205 home runs on the campaign and 682 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 1,185 instances (14th in MLB) and have a total of 1,191 hits. The Los Angeles Dodgers have an on-base percentage of .329 in addition to a team batting average of .252 this year.

The Dodgers are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.293 in addition to having a FIP of 4.10 as a unit on the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 9.10 (1,248 strikeouts against 475 walks). They come in at 9th in the league as a staff in total hits allowed with 1,128. They have allowed 161 dingers and they concede 4.47 runs per 9 innings (17th in baseball). The Los Angeles pitching staff have given up 616 runs on the season while having a team ERA of 4.13 (569 earned runs conceded).

Los Angeles has called on relievers to enter the contest in 59 save opportunities and they have earned 37 saves. They are currently ranked 15th in baseball with a save rate of 62.7%, and they have dispatched 496 bullpen pitchers to the hill this season. Their relievers have come in 148 times in high leverage situations and also on 126 occasions with runners on base. Los Angeles relievers have an inherited score percentage of 25.3% of 198 inherited runners. With 168 save situations, the Dodgers have recorded 105 holds in addition to 22 blown saves.

Out of their 11,166 innings on the diamond, the Dodgers hold a defensive efficiency of 69.8% (16th in MLB). The Los Angeles Dodgers have turned 92 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .988 (8th in baseball). The Dodgers have accrued 1,191 assists, 61 errors and have accounted for 3,722 putouts for the season.

Ohtani (39-20 career record) has a 3.09 earned run average and has surrendered 6.7 hits per nine innings. His K/BB ratio is 3.62 and he has faced 2,086 hitters during his career. He has given up a total of 176 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.091 and having a FIP of 3.0. In his career, Ohtani has allowed 380 hits and he has 652 strikeouts in 513 frames.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Los Angeles (-130) and under 8.5 runs

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