Los Angeles Dodgers vs Colorado Rockies Prediction – 8/18/2025
The Los Angeles Dodgers and Colorado Rockies have had very different seasons in terms of their levels of success. But they both enter Monday’s series opener at Coors Field on identical three-game winning streaks. One of those streaks will continue and one will come to an end when these NL West rivals face off on Monday night. Before the game begins, keep reading to get my Dodgers vs Rockies prediction.
Our Dodgers vs Rockies Pick
- Pick: Los Angeles Dodgers -1.5
- Confidence: ★★★★☆
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Game Snapshot
- Matchup: Los Angeles Dodgers vs Colorado Rockies
- Date & Time: Monday, August 18, 2025, 8:40 p.m. ET
- Starting Pitchers:
- Dodgers: Yoshinobu Yamamoto (10-8, 2.84 ERA)
- Rockies: Kyle Freeland (3-12, 5.18 ERA)
- Stadium: Coors Field, Denver, CO
- Broadcast: SportsNet LA and Rockies-TV
Key Storylines
Pitching matchup
Yoshinobu Yamamoto has been one of the league’s most reliable arms in 2025. He comes in with a sub-3.00 ERA and a high strikeout total. Yamamoto will have high expectations tonight against the worst team in baseball. Kyle Freeland has struggled all season and brings a high ERA and WHIP into this game. Los Angeles will be expected to have a huge edge on the mound tonight.
NL West Race
The LA Dodgers entered their weekend series with the San Diego Padres down by a game in the NL West standings. But they come into this series ahead of the Padres by two games after sweeping San Diego. The Rockies enter this series 36 games back of the Dodgers in the division.
Recent Team Streaks
- The Dodgers have won three straight games and swept the Padres in their last series.
- The Rockies have won three straight games themselves. They took three out of four games against the Arizona Diamondbacks in their last series.
Best Player Props
| Player | Prop |
|---|---|
| Shohei Ohtani | Over 0.5 Home Runs |
| Yoshinobu Yamamoto | Over 5.5 Strikeouts |
| Hunter Goodman | Under 1.5 Total Bases |
Betting Trends & H2H
- The Dodgers are 3-0 against the Rockies so far this season.
- Los Angeles won by two runs or more in all three of the previous meetings between these teams this season.
- The Dodgers outscored the Rockies 20-9 over those three previous matchups.
Dodgers vs Rockies Model Projection
Score Projection: Dodgers 7 – Rockies 3
Win Probability: Dodgers 75%, Rockies 25%
Final Thoughts
The Dodgers are better than the Rockies in just about every facet of the game of baseball. That is not always enough to help a team get a win in a ballgame. But the Dodgers should be able to do more than enough to get a win in this series opener. I’ll lay the runline with the Dodgers in this contest as they should be able to run away with it against a dismal Rockies pitching staff.
