Los Angeles Dodgers vs Colorado Rockies Prediction – 8/21/2025
The Los Angeles Dodgers and Colorado Rockies will wrap up a four-game series on Thursday afternoon in Denver. This series has been shocking so far. The Rockies have won two of the first three games and will look to hand the Dodgers a third loss in four days here. Let’s dive into this series finale from Coors Field and make our Dodgers vs Rockies prediction for today.
Our Dodgers vs Rockies Pick
- Pick: Los Angeles Dodgers -2.5
- Confidence: ★★★★☆
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Game Snapshot
- Matchup: Los Angeles Dodgers vs Colorado Rockies
- Date & Time: Thursday, August 21, 2025, 3:10 p.m. ET
- Starting Pitchers: Clayton Kershaw (Dodgers) vs Chase Dollander (Rockies)
- Stadium: Coors Field, Denver, CO
- Broadcast: COLR and SportsNet LA
Key Storylines
Pitching matchup
Clayton Kershaw continues to defy age this season. He enters this game with a 7-2 record and a 3.01 ERA on the season. He boasts a low barrel rate (4.5%) and solid control metrics. He has been a much bigger piece of the puzzle than expected for the Dodgers this season.
Colorado’s Chase Dollander is 2–9 with a 6.43 ERA. He has struggled mightily this season. His 1.57 WHIP and 15 home runs allowed are huge concerns against the dangerous bats of the Dodgers. Coors Field has not done him any favors either.
Key Players
Dodgers
- Shohei Ohtani: Ohtani has a team-high 44 home runs. But he just pitched poorly yesterday and that could impact him offensively today.
- Teoscar Hernandez: Hernandez hit another home run on Wednesday for LA.
Rockies
- Hunter Goodman: Goodman had three hits and drive in three runs for the Rockies in Wednesday’s win. Colorado will rely heavily on him here as well.
Recent team streaks
The Dodgers have lost two out of three games in this series so far but have won three of their last five games. Colorado has won four of its last five games and is playing some of its best baseball of the year.
Best Player Props
| Player | Prop |
|---|---|
| Shohei Ohtani | Over 0.5 HR |
| Freddie Freeman | Over 1.5 Total Bases |
| Hunter Goodman | Over 1.5 Total Bases |
Betting Trends & H2H
- The Dodgers lead their season series against the Rockies 7-2 going into this game.
- Los Angeles is just 31-31 on the road this season and 41-24 at home.
- Both of these teams are in the bottom five in MLB in runline win percentage in 2025.
Dodgers vs Rockies Model Projection
Score Projection: Dodgers 6 – Rockies 3
Win Probability: Dodgers 70%, Rockies 30%
Final Thoughts
I don’t think it is controversial to say that the Colorado Rockies have outplayed the LA Dodgers in their series so far this week. But I don’t think that will happen again in today’s game. The Rockies are at a huge pitching disadvantage in this contest and I expect Kershaw to pitch well while the Dodgers take advantage of Dollander’s struggles. I’ll lay the big runline number with LA and hope they can get their act together.
