Los Angeles Dodgers vs New York Mets Prediction, 8/31/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Dodgers vs New York Mets

Date: Wednesday, August 31, 2022

Location: Citi Field in Queens, NY

TV: Sportsnet New York

Odds/Point Spread: Los Angeles (+130) New York (-150)

Citi Field is where the New York Mets (82-47) will compete against the Los Angeles Dodgers (89-38) on Wednesday. The odds on this game have the Dodgers at +130 and the Mets are sitting at -150. The total has been set at 7. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Tyler Anderson and Jacob deGrom.

As a unit, the Los Angeles Dodgers are notching 5.4 runs per game, which is 1st in baseball. They have notched a total of 686 runs scored and hold an OBP of .338. The Dodgers have earned 267 two-baggers as a team and have hit 169 balls out of the park. They have 653 runs batted in as well as 1,143 base knocks this season, while their batting average is .263. Los Angeles is slugging .452 and have struck out 1,059 times, while taking a walk on 476 occasions.

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Dodgers pitchers have conceded 111 home runs and 400 runs in total (1st in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 319 players from the other team and their FIP is 3.39 as a unit so far this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 3.55 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.05. The Dodgers hold a team earned run average of 2.83 over the course of the season (1st in the league), and their staff has struck out 1,133 batters.

The Dodgers have sent 441 relief pitchers to the mound so far this season. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 118 runners on the campaign and 25.4% of those players ended up crossing the plate. They have earned 35 saves for the season and have blown 14 of 49 save opportunities. The Dodgers bullpen have recorded a save rate of 71.4% and has come into the game in 128 save situations. The relief pitchers have racked up 77 holds for the season (8th in MLB). Dodgers bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with players on base 85 times and also have had 101 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have earned 3,404 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 1,045 assists and 60 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .987 which puts them in 9th in MLB, and have a total of 95 double plays. The Dodgers have turned 72.8% of balls hit into play into outs in their 10,212 innings, which has them sitting 1st in baseball.

Anderson has taken the ball for 764 frames and is sitting with 653 strikeouts in his MLB career. Anderson (42-40 career win-loss mark) has a FIP of 4.22 while going up against 3,204 opposing hitters during his time in the majors. His ERA is 4.26 (362 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.260. He has surrendered 746 base hits (8.8 hits per nine innings) and has 217 walks.

New York has a total of 129 long balls this season to go along with 576 RBIs. They have 222 two-baggers, while walking 397 times as well as recording 607 runs. The New York Mets have tallied a team on-base percentage of .329 and a batting average of .257 for the year. The Mets hold a slugging percentage of .407 and they earn 4.71 runs per contest (5th in the league). They have been rung up on 977 occasions (27th in baseball) and have earned 1,122 base hits.

The New York pitching staff have given up 480 runs for the year while holding a team ERA of 3.53 (450 earned runs relinquished). They have yielded 133 long balls and they surrender 3.77 runs per 9 innings (4th in the league). The Mets have a WHIP of 1.190 and have a FIP of 3.58 as a staff over the course of the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 3.50 (1,218 strikeouts against 348 free passes). They rank 10th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 1,017.

Sitting with 123 save situations, the Mets have tallied 71 holds and 15 blown saves. New York has had relief pitchers enter the game in 51 save chances and they have recorded 36 saves. Their relievers have come in 110 times in high leverage situations in addition to 115 occasions with runners on. New York relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 40.8% of 157 inherited base runners. They are currently ranked 8th in the league holding a save percentage of 70.6%, and they have dispatched 380 relievers onto the diamond over the course of the season.

In 10,329 innings on the field, the Mets have earned a efficiency on defense of 69.3% (19th in baseball). The New York Mets have gotten 103 double plays and have a fielding rate of .988 (6th in the majors). The Mets have accrued 1,087 assists, 57 errors and have accounted for 3,443 putouts for the year.

So far in his MLB career, deGrom has surrendered 995 base knocks while tallying 1,551 strikeouts in 1,291 innings. deGrom (80-54 career mark) has a 2.49 earned run average while allowing 6.9 hits per nine innings. He has given up 357 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.001 and being the owner of a FIP of 2.6. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 5.22 and he has faced 5,081 opposing batters in his pro baseball career.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Los Angeles (+130)

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