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Colorado Rockies +1.5 (Los Angeles Dodgers @ Colorado Rockies)
fanduel · +146 · +EV 7.68% · 11:05 AM ET · Aug 17
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Parlay of the day+372
1Colorado Rockies +1.5 (Los Angeles Dodgers @ Colorado Rockies)+146
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Season record249163
Win rate60.4%
MLB185131
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