The Los Angeles Dodgers head to Coors Field for a four-game series with the Colorado Rockies beginning Friday night.
Tyler Glasnow gets the nod for the visitors in the series opener, while Tomoyuki Sugano toes the rubber for the home team.
My Dodgers vs. Rockies predictions and MLB picks for Friday, April 17 see a low-scoring game unfolding in frigid conditions.
Who will win Dodgers vs Rockies tonight: Dodgers (-291)
The Los Angeles Dodgers are a warranted heavy favorite given their advantages over the Colorado Rockies in starting pitching, relief pitching, and hitting.
Tyler Glasnow has strong underlying metrics (2.60 xERA, 2.83 FIP) and a 107 Stuff+, whereas Tomoyuki Sugano has a worrisome 4.98 xERA and 5.39 FIP. Sugano’s 82 Stuff+ ranks 178th out of 184 pitchers who have started a game.
L.A. has the more effective and better-rested bullpen after Thursday’s off day. Its lineup is tops in the league against right-handed pitching (135 wRC+), whereas Colorado lags well behind (80 wRC+).
COVERS INTEL: Glasnow has dominated the Rockies, holding their projected lineup to just three hits in 29 at-bats (.103) with 15 strikeouts.
Dodgers vs Rockies Over/Under pick: Under 9.5 (-107)
The Rockies have cashed the Under in 12 of their 19 games this season. With temperatures between 35 and 40 degrees at Coors Field, Friday could be another low-scoring contest.
Glasnow, combined with a well-rested bullpen, should limit a punchless Rockies lineup.
Sugano managed to outperform his underlying metrics a year ago (4.64 ERA, 5.79 xERA), and that’s been the case again through three starts (2.16 ERA, 4.98 xERA).
He’ll certainly experience regression given his .136 BABIP and 100% left-on-base rate, but his surface-level statistics (four earned runs in 16 2/3 innings) indicate that he’s at least in good form.
- ML/RL bets: 4-5, -0.62 units
- Over/Under bets: 5-5, -0.26 units
Dodgers vs Rockies odds
- Moneyline: Dodgers -291 | Rockies +240
- Run line: Dodgers -1.5 | Rockies +1.5
- Over/Under: Over 9.5 | Under 9.5
Dodgers vs Rockies trend
The Rockies have cashed the Under in four of their last five home games. Find more MLB betting trends for Dodgers vs. Rockies.
How to watch Dodgers vs Rockies and game info
| Location | Coors Field, Denver, CO |
| Date | Friday, April 17, 2026 |
| First pitch | 8:40 p.m. ET |
| TV | SportsNet LA, Rockies.TV |
| Dodgers starting pitcher | Tyler Glasnow (1-0, 4.00 ERA) |
| Rockies starting pitcher | Tomoyuki Sugano (1-0, 2.16 ERA) |
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