Los Angeles Dodgers vs Colorado Rockies Prediction, 4/18/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Dodgers vs Colorado Rockies

Date: Saturday, April 18, 2026

Location: Coors Field in Denver, CO

TV: Rockies.TV

Odds/Point Spread: Los Angeles (-132) Colorado (+110)

Coors Field is the site where the Colorado Rockies (7-12) will meet the Los Angeles Dodgers (14-4) on Saturday. The moneyline on this contest has Los Angeles at -132 and Colorado is priced at +110. The over/under is 8.5. The pitchers expected to start will be Emmet Sheehan and Ryan Feltner.

As a unit, the Los Angeles Dodgers are compiling 5.8 runs/g, which is 1st in MLB. They have notched a total of 105 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .363. The Dodgers have accrued 27 doubles as a unit and have hit 33 balls out of the stadium. They have amassed 103 runs batted in in addition to 171 base knocks this season, while their batting average is at .283. Los Angeles has a slugging % of .491 and have been rung up 158 times, while being walked on 73 occasions.

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The Dodgers have compiled a team earned run average of 3.19 this season (2nd in baseball), and their staff has struck out 156 hitters. Dodgers pitchers have surrendered 15 home runs and also 59 runs in total (1st in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 58 players from the other team and their FIP is 3.63 as a team this year. Los Angeles has conceded 116 hits (6.5 per 9 innings) and 57 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.69 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.08.

The Dodgers have sent 57 relievers to the hill on the campaign. The relievers have inherited 19 runners for the year and 31.6% of those runners crossing the plate. The relief pitchers have a total of 13 holds on the season (11th in baseball). Dodgers pitchers have entered the game with opponents on base 11 times as well as having 19 appearances in high leverage situations. They have earned 6 saves on the campaign and have blown 2 of their 8 save opportunities. The Dodgers bullpen have accumulated a save percentage of 75.0% and have stepped onto the mound in 21 save situations.

The Los Angeles Angels have earned a total of 483 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 156 assists and 5 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .992 which is 2nd in pro baseball, and they have turned 11 double plays. The Dodgers have converted 74.9% of balls hit into play into outs in their 1,449 innings on the field, which has them ranked 1st in the majors.

Sheehan has pitched in 148 innings and has totaled 167 strikeouts in his MLB career. Sheehan (12-4 career record) holds a FIP of 4.01 and he has gone up against 604 opposing hitters in the majors. His earned run average is 4.07 (67 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.113. He has surrendered 111 hits (6.7 hits per nine innings) and has had 54 free passes.

Colorado has a total of 20 home runs this year as well as 72 RBIs. They have put up 27 doubles, while getting a free base 57 times and scoring 75 runs. The Colorado Rockies have accounted for an on-base percentage of .307 in addition to a team batting average of .237 for the year. The Rockies have a team slugging % of .379 and they score 3.95 runs per outing (23rd in the league). They have struck out on 194 instances (1st in baseball) and have accounted for 152 hits.

The Rockies have a team WHIP of 1.355 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.69 as a team on the campaign. They are sitting at 24th in the league as a staff in total hits given up with 159. The Colorado pitching staff have conceded 83 runs this season while having an ERA of 4.01 (74 earned runs conceded). Their K/BB ratio sits at 7.60 (140 strikeouts against 66 free passes). They have surrendered 23 long balls and they allow 4.50 runs per 9 innings (17th in the league).

With 14 save situations, the Rockies have amassed 6 holds and also 2 blown saves. Colorado has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the hill in 8 save chances and they have converted 6 saves. Colorado bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 14.3% out of their 35 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 23 times in high leverage situations and also on 22 occasions with base runners. They are ranked 8th in the league with a save rate of 75.0%, and they have dispatched 60 relief pitchers onto the field on the campaign.

The Colorado Rockies have turned 16 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .988 (9th in MLB). The Rockies have 162 assists, 8 errors and have amassed 499 putouts so far this year. In their 1,497 innings on the field, the Rockies have a efficiency on defense of 70.6% (13th in professional baseball).

So far in his MLB career, Feltner has given up 369 hits and he has 300 strikeouts in 351 frames. Feltner (10-27 career mark) has earned a 5.28 earned run average while giving up 9.5 hits per 9 innings. He has given up a total of 206 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.443 and a FIP of 5.2. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.17 and he has faced 1,545 batters during his MLB career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Los Angeles (-132)

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