New York Mets vs Los Angeles Dodgers Prediction, 4/18/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Mets vs Los Angeles Dodgers

Date: Tuesday, April 18, 2023

Location: Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Spectrum SportsNet LA

Odds/Point Spread: New York (+165) Los Angeles (-195)

The New York Mets (10-6) are headed to Dodger Stadium on Tuesday where they will attempt to defeat the Los Angeles Dodgers (8-8). The moneyline on this matchup has New York at +165 while Los Angeles is priced at -195. The over/under has been set at 8. The starting pitchers are Tylor Megill and Clayton Kershaw.

As a team, the New York Mets are compiling 4.7 runs per game, which has them sitting at 14th in MLB. They have 75 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .339. The Mets have tallied 27 doubles as a squad and have hit 18 balls out of the stadium. They have amassed 73 runs batted in as well as 112 hits for the year, while their average at the plate sits at .217. New York has a slugging % of .374 and have been called out on strikes 113 times, while drawing a walk on 85 occasions.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.01 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.39. Mets pitchers have allowed 22 home runs in addition to 63 total runs (7th in baseball). New York has given up 128 base hits (8.2 per 9 innings) and 63 earned runs. The Mets have an ERA of 4.02 for the season (11th in the league), and the staff has struck out 137 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 68 opposing hitters and their FIP is 5.00 as a team so far this year.

The Mets have sent 55 relief pitchers to the hill so far this season. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 22 base runners on the year with 18.2% of those runners ended up scoring. They have compiled 5 saves so far this season and have not converted 1 out of their 6 save opportunities. The Mets bullpen have recorded a save percentage of 83.3% and has come into the game in 24 save situations. The bullpen have earned 18 holds for the season (1st in baseball). Mets relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 16 times in addition to having 17 appearances in high leverage situations.

The New York Mets have accounted for 423 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 136 assists and 2 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .996 which ranks 1st in professional baseball, and they have twisted 18 double plays. The Mets have converted 71.2% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 1,269 innings on the field, which ranks them 6th in pro baseball.

Megill (11-8 career mark) has earned a FIP of 4.40 while he has faced 644 hitters in the majors. He has allowed 146 base hits (8.6 hits per 9 innings) with 47 free passes. His earned run average is 4.47 (76 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.261. Megill has pitched in 153 frames and has racked up 163 strikeouts in his MLB career.

The Dodgers have a team slugging percentage of .457 and they are earning 5.31 runs per game (6th in the league). They have put up 24 doubles, while taking a walk 80 times and earning 85 runs. Los Angeles has knocked in 27 home runs this year to go along with 84 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 155 occasions (2nd in the league) and have accounted for 120 hits. The Los Angeles Dodgers are sitting with a team OBP of .338 and a batting average of .231 so far this season.

The Dodgers are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.236 with a FIP of 3.93 as a staff so far this season. They rank 16th in baseball as a staff in total hits surrendered with 137. The Los Angeles pitching staff have given up 67 runs on the year and come in with a team ERA of 4.18 (65 earned runs conceded). Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 8.90 (139 strikeouts vs 36 bases on balls). They have surrendered 18 homers and they surrender 4.31 runs per 9 innings (9th in MLB).

Los Angeles has called on bullpen pitchers to take the mound in 4 save chances and they have tallied 3 saves. They sit at 10th in MLB holding a save rate of 75.0%, and they have sent 50 relievers onto the field on the campaign. Their relievers have come in 6 times in high leverage situations and also on 15 occasions with runners on. Los Angeles relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 21.7% out of 23 inherited runners. Sitting with 6 save situations, the Dodgers have 2 holds in addition to 1 blown save.

Out of their 1,260 innings on the diamond, the Dodgers are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 68.2% (18th in MLB). The Los Angeles Dodgers have turned 12 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .989 (9th in the majors). The Dodgers have racked up 136 assists, 6 errors and have a tally of 420 putouts so far this year.

Thus far in his career, Kershaw has given up 1,971 base knocks while he has accumulated 2,824 strikeouts in 2,599 frames. Kershaw (199-88 win-loss mark in his career) is the owner of a 2.49 earned run average while conceding 6.8 hits per 9 innings. He has allowed a total of 718 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.002 and having a FIP of 2.8. He has a K/BB ratio of 4.46 and he has gone up against 10,233 opposing batters so far in his career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take New York (+165)

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