German Marquez on Rockies' mound versus Dodgers

Colorado Rockies pitcher German Marquez will start Opening Day against right-hander Clayton Kershaw and the Los Angeles Dodgers on Thursday afternoon.

What It Means:

Marquez recorded a 3.75 ERA and 1.26 WHIP last season across 81 2/3 innings. The Rockies' full Opening Day lineup: Raimel Tapia LF, Josh Fuentes 3B, Trevor Story SS, Charlie Blackmon RF, C.J. Cron 1B, Elias Diaz C, Chris Owings 2B, Garrett Hampson CF, Marquez SP.

numberFire’s models project Marquez for 18.2 FanDuel points versus the Dodgers and he has a salary of $6,900 on Opening Day. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Dodgers have the highest implied total (6.7 runs) out of the 26 teams playing Thursday. The over/under in the Rockies-Dodgers game (11.5 runs) is at least three runs higher than any other total on the slate.