There are a lot of key factors that pass inspection here setting up a strong under play on this large total.

Let's start with Dodgers starter Kenta Maeda, who is one of the more consistent pitchers and is in good form with a 5-0 record in his last six starts holding foes to a .226 average during this span with a 30-to-7 strikeout-to-walk ratio.

Maeda has a strong history versus Colorado, too, with a 1.45 ERA in 18 2/3 innings and 22 strikeouts and two walks. Maeda is 2-0 with a 1.50 ERA in two starts at Colorado. His strikeout-to-walk ratio at Coors is 13-to-1.

Good control and getting strikeouts are especially magnified when pitching at Coors. Maeda has excellent control and Colorado starter Jon Gray is a big strikeout pitcher. He has the highest ceiling of any Colorado starter. Gray has battled inconsistency - common for a young strikeout pitcher - but is coming off a well-pitched game. He allowed two runs on four hits with 10 strikeouts against the Brewers during his last start this past Tuesday.

These two teams have a history of going under the total, too, with eight of the last nine meetings falling below the total. Weather shouldn't factor with the forecast calling for a slight wind blowing in.