The Rockies get a visit from the Los Angeles Dodgers in baseball action on Saturday, with the home side looking to send the visitors to the showers with a loss.

Zack Greinke, with a record of 2-1 on the season, gets the ball for the Dodgers, while the Rockies trot Jhoulys Chacin to the mound in this one. He is 3-3 so far in 2013.



View LA Dodgers vs Colorado Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Bettors looking to back visiting Los Angeles before the first pitch in this match found them as -108-moneyline underdogs earlier today at Sportsbook. They saw the total of 9.5 earlier at Sportsbook.

Power Rankings:
According to new MLB Power Rankings here, it's the National League No. 6-ranked Rockies and the National League No. 8-rated Dodgers in this matchup.



How They Match Up:
Rating these teams in several key categories is important for handicappers and Colorado has the National League's No. 2-rated offensive output, at 9.3 hits per game. The Dodgers average 8.5 hits per game, good for No. 7 on the National League list.

Los Angeles brings the National League's No. 8-rated defense to this matchup, facing the Rockies' league No. 9-ranked defense.

Los Angeles was a 7-5 Sportsbook in its last match on the road against the Rockies. They won as -128 favorites, while the total score of 12 made Sportsbooks of OVER bettors. Los Angeles needed extra innings to get the job done against the Rockies on Friday as the Dodgers defeated them 7-5 at Coors Field.




Los Angeles Dodgers Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 7-3
Before playing Colorado are 5-5
After playing Colorado are 6-4
After a win are 3-7

Colorado Rockies Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 5-5
Before playing LA Dodgers are 4-6
After playing LA Dodgers are 4-6
After a loss are 5-5

A few Dodgers at Rockies trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 5 of LA Dodgers' last 5 games when playing Colorado
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of LA Dodgers' last 8 games on the road
LA Dodgers are 6-2 SU in their last 8 games when playing Colorado
The total has gone OVER in 13 of LA Dodgers' last 18 games when playing on the road against Colorado
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Colorado's last 5 games when playing LA Dodgers
The total has gone OVER in 13 of Colorado's last 18 games when playing at home against LA Dodgers
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Colorado's last 7 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Colorado's last 12 games


Next up:
LA Dodgers at Colorado, Sunday, June 2