Los Angeles Dodgers vs New York Mets Prediction, 7/15/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Dodgers vs New York Mets

Date: Saturday, July 15, 2023

Location: Citi Field in Queens, NY

TV: SportsNet NY

Odds/Point Spread: Los Angeles (-120) New York (+100)

The Los Angeles Dodgers (51-38) are traveling to Citi Field on Saturday where they will try to beat the New York Mets (42-48). The moneyline on this matchup has the Dodgers at -120 while the Mets are sitting at +100. The betting total comes in at 9. The expected starting pitchers are Tony Gonsolin and Kodai Senga.

Los Angeles has a slugging rate of .455 and have struck out 784 times, while being walked on 366 occasions. They have 478 RBI's and 733 base knocks so far this season, while their batting average sits at .244. The Dodgers have accounted for 161 two-baggers as a team and have hit 149 baseballs out of the park. They have 494 runs while holding a team OBP of .330. As a team, the Los Angeles Dodgers are notching 5.6 runs per contest, which has them at 3rd in MLB.

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They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.91 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.27. Dodgers pitchers have yielded 102 home runs and 418 runs (18th in MLB). Los Angeles has surrendered 744 hits (8.5 per 9 innings) as well as 395 earned runs. The Dodgers hold a team ERA of 4.50 for the season (23rd in baseball), and their staff has struck out 762 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 262 opposing players and their FIP is 4.19 as a unit for the year.

Dodgers pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 86 times and also have had 92 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have a total of 53 holds on the season (7th in MLB). The Dodgers relievers have recorded a save percentage of 67.6% and stepped onto the hill in 87 save situations. They have accumulated 23 saves over the course of the season and have not converted 11 out of their 34 save opportunities. The relievers have inherited 134 runners on the campaign and 29.1% of them earned a run for their team. The Dodgers have dispatched 317 relievers to the mound so far this season.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have amassed 2,372 putouts on the year, as well as 786 assists and 42 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .987 which puts them in 9th in the majors, and they have twisted 73 double plays. The Dodgers have turned 69.3% of baseballs in play into outs out of 7,116 innings on the field, ranking them 13th in professional baseball.

Gonsolin (31-9 win-loss mark in his career) sits with a FIP of 3.69 and he has gone up against 1,361 opposing hitters during his time in the majors. He has surrendered 228 base hits (6.0 hits per nine innings) with 117 free passes. His ERA is 2.78 (105 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.014. Gonsolin has thrown 340 innings and is sitting with 321 strikeouts in his pro baseball career.

New York has compiled 114 home runs this year to go along with 394 RBIs. They have hit 119 doubles, while taking a walk 301 times and scoring 405 runs. The New York Mets have earned an OBP of .321 as well as a batting average of .241 so far this year. The Mets hold a team slugging percentage of .405 and they score 4.50 runs per outing (17th in MLB). They have been rung up on 711 occasions (26th in MLB) and have accounted for 720 hits.

The Mets hold a team WHIP of 1.350 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.71 as a unit over the course of the season. They are sitting at 10th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 732. The New York pitching staff have conceded 408 runs on the year while holding an ERA of 4.39 (382 earned runs allowed). Their K/BB ratio comes in at 8.80 (770 strikeouts vs 325 bases on balls). They have relinquished 119 homers and they give up 4.69 runs per 9 innings (18th in the league).

New York has had relievers step onto the mound in 32 save chances and they have tallied 21 saves. They rank 13th in MLB with a save percentage of 65.6%, and they have sent 288 relief pitchers to the hill on the season. Their relievers have come in 88 times in high leverage situations and on 84 occasions with runners on base. New York relievers have an inherited score rate of 27.4% of 124 inherited runners. Sitting with 91 save situations, the Mets have amassed 56 holds and 11 blown saves.

The New York Mets have gotten 83 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .986 (18th in professional baseball). The Mets have accrued 780 assists, 46 errors and have a total of 2,351 putouts over the course of the season. In 7,053 innings on the diamond, the Mets hold a efficiency on defense of 69.6% (12th in professional baseball).

Senga (7-5 career win-loss mark) holds a 3.31 ERA while giving up 6.8 hits per 9 innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.40 and he has faced 383 batters in his MLB career. He has given up a total of 33 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.283 and a FIP of 3.9. So far in his MLB career, Senga has given up 68 hits and he has 113 strikeouts in 89 frames.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Los Angeles (-120)

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