The New York Mets and Los Angeles Dodgers meet Monday in MLB action at Dodger Stadium. Here’s a Dodgers vs Mets Prediction. This article will include a Dodgers vs Mets Pick.
New York Mets Betting Preview
The New York Mets are 37-22 on the year and play the Rockies, Nationals, and Rays next. The New York Mets are batting .246 on the season, have a .329 OBP, and a .414 slugging percentage. The New York Mets pitching staff has a 2.85 ERA and a 1.23 WHIP. Francisco Lindor leads the New York Mets with 66 hits and 34 RBI, while Pete Alonso and Juan Soto have combined for 112 hits and 74 RBI.
Paul Blackburn gets the ball for the New York Mets, and he was 5-4 with a 4.66 ERA and 59 strikeouts last season. This will be Blackburn’s first career game against the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Los Angeles Dodgers Betting Preview
The Los Angeles Dodgers are 36-23 on the year and play the Cardinals, Padres, and Giants next. The Los Angeles Dodgers are batting .268 on the season, have a .345 OBP, and a .472 slugging percentage. The Los Angeles Dodgers pitching staff has a 4.16 ERA and a 1.31 WHIP. Shohei Ohtani leads the Los Angeles Dodgers with 67 hits and 37 RBI while Freddie Freeman and Andy Pages have combined for 123 hits and 75 RBI.
Dustin May gets the ball for the Los Angeles Dodgers, and he is 3-4 with a 4.20 ERA and 58 strikeouts this season. May is 0-0 with a 6.75 ERA and 3 strikeouts in his career against the New York Mets.
Why the Los Angeles Dodgers will win
- The Mets have lost each of their last eight road games against National League opponents following a win.
- The Dodgers have won each of their last seven home games against NL East opponents.
- The Mets have failed to cover the run line in each of their last seven road games against National League opponents following a win.
- The Dodgers have covered the run line in each of their last four games as favorites against the Mets following a loss.
- The Mets have lost the first inning in four of their last five night games at Dodger Stadium.
- The Mets have trailed after 3 innings in five of their last six night games against opponents that held a winning record.
- The Dodgers have led after 5 innings in eight of their last 10 home games against NL East opponents that held a winning record.
Why the New York Mets will win
- The Mets have won each of their last nine Monday night games against National League opponents.
- The Dodgers have lost five of their last seven games as home favorites.
- The underdogs have covered the run line in eight of the Dodgers’ last nine games at Dodger Stadium.
- The Dodgers have failed to cover the run line in six of their last seven games as home favorites after playing the previous day.
- The Mets have won the first inning in each of their last three night games.
- The Mets have led after 3 innings in four of their last five games as underdogs against National League opponents.
- The Mets have led after 5 innings in each of their last five games against National League opponents.
Los Angeles Dodgers Player Prop Facts
- Teoscar Hernandez has recorded a Double in each of his last four appearances against NL East opponents.
- Shohei Ohtani has hit at least one home run in each of the Dodgers’ last four night games against opponents that held a winning record.
- Andy Pages has recorded at least one RBI in each of the Dodgers’ last six games against opponents that held a winning record.
- Dustin May has recorded six or more strikeouts in each of his last four appearances with the Dodgers as favorites.
- Tommy Edman has recorded at least one hit in each of his last nine appearances with his team as a home favorite against NL East opponents.
- Shohei Ohtani has scored at least one run in each of the Dodgers’ last 10 Monday night games.
- Esteury Ruiz has recorded at least one Single in each of his six previous appearances in night games against NL East teams that held a winning record.
- Shohei Ohtani ranks 2nd in the league in Home Runs (22) this season.
New York Mets Player Prop Facts
- Juan Soto has hit a home run in three of his last four road appearances against the Dodgers after playing the previous day.
- Juan Soto has recorded at least one RBI in each of the Mets’ last five games against NL West opponents.
- Pete Alonso has recorded at least one Single in each of the Mets’ last 13 Monday games.
- Juan Soto has scored at least one run in seven of his last eight appearances against the Dodgers after playing the previous day.
- Paul Blackburn has recorded four or more strikeouts in six of his seven previous appearances against NL West opponents.
- Pete Alonso has recorded at least one hit in each of the Mets’ last eight games.
Dodgers vs Mets Prediction
The Dodgers are going to be favored more times than not, especially at home. I’m not a fan of backing pitchers with no sample sizes, as we don’t know what to expect. Blackburn hasn’t pitched this season due to knee inflammation, and he wasn’t great last year. There’s no guarantee Blackburn will earn a spot in the Mets rotation.
With that said, the Mets are a good enough team that could overcome a subpar showing from Blackburn. May has been hittable this season, and that includes allowing 27 hits and 14 runs in his last 28.1 innings. The Dodgers should be favored, but the Mets are good enough to take a stab in the underdog role when you can get it.