Los Angeles Dodgers vs New York Mets Prediction, 10/18/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds
Game: Los Angeles Dodgers vs New York Mets
Date: Friday, October 18, 2024
Location: Citi Field in Queens, NY
TV: FS1
The Los Angeles Dodgers (98-64) are en route to Citi Field on Friday where they will compete against the New York Mets (89-73) in Game 5 of the NLCS. The starting pitchers are Jack Flaherty and Kodai Senga. The Dodgers are at -135 while New York opens at +115. The total is set at 8.
As a unit, the Los Angeles Dodgers are recording 5.2 runs per outing, which ranks them 2nd in baseball. They have earned a total of 842 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .335. The Dodgers have tallied 291 doubles as a unit and have hit 233 balls out of the park. They have compiled 815 runs batted in in addition to 1,423 base knocks for the year, and their team batting average is .258. Los Angeles is slugging .446 and have struck out 1,336 times, while taking a walk on 602 occasions.
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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.77 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.23. Dodgers pitchers have conceded 198 home runs in addition to 686 runs in total (13th in baseball). Los Angeles has given up 1,273 base hits (7.9 per 9 innings) and also 626 earned runs. The Dodgers have a team earned run average of 3.90 on the campaign (13th in the league), and they have rung up 1,390 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 501 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 4.18 as a team on the campaign.
The Dodgers have dispatched 565 relievers to the mound so far this year. The relievers have inherited 160 runners on the season with 32.5% of those players ended up crossing the plate. They have tallied 50 saves on the season and have blown 29 of their 79 save chances. The Dodgers bullpen have a save rate of 63.3% and has entered the game in 186 save situations. The relief pitchers have earned 104 holds this season (4th in MLB). Dodgers relief pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 118 times in addition to having 179 appearances in high leverage situations.
The Los Angeles Dodgers have accumulated 4,337 putouts on the year, in addition to 1,366 assists and 88 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .985 which puts them in 18th in pro baseball, and have accumulated 119 double plays. The Dodgers have converted 71.0% of balls in play into outs in their 13,011 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 2nd in MLB.
Flaherty has taken the mound for 829 innings and has totaled 942 K's in his career. Flaherty (55-41 career win-loss record) sits with a FIP of 3.58 and he has gone up against 3,439 opposing hitters in the majors. His earned run average is 3.64 (335 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.183. He has surrendered 689 hits (7.5 hits per nine innings) and has 292 walks.
The New York Mets have accumulated an OBP of .319 in addition to a batting average of .246 on the year. They have struck out on 1,382 instances (15th in the league) and have earned a total of 1,357 hits. New York has tallied 207 home runs so far this season to go along with 735 RBIs. The Mets have a SLG% of .415 and they are earning 4.74 runs per contest (7th in the league). They have recorded 279 doubles, while getting a free base 514 times and scoring 768 runs.
The Mets are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.261 in addition to having a FIP of 4.05 as a unit on the season. They are currently ranked 3rd in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 1,232. The New York pitching staff have given up 697 runs so far this season while holding an ERA of 3.96 (634 earned runs allowed). Their K/BB ratio comes in at 9.10 (1,455 strikeouts vs 586 bases on balls). They have conceded 165 homers and they give up 4.35 runs per 9 innings (14th in baseball).
New York has called on bullpen pitchers to take the mound in 64 save opportunities and they have walked away with 39 saves. They sit at 22nd in MLB holding a save percentage of 60.9%, and they have sent 516 relief pitchers to the hill this year. Their relievers have taken the field 173 times in high leverage situations in addition to 159 occasions with base runners. New York relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 34.1% out of their 214 inherited runners. With 163 save situations, the Mets have 97 holds and also 25 blown saves.
The New York Mets have gotten 127 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .984 (25th in professional baseball). The Mets have accrued 1,408 assists, 94 errors and have amassed 4,327 putouts so far this year. In their 12,981 innings on the diamond, the Mets have earned a efficiency on defense of 70.4% (9th in pro baseball).
Senga (13-7 win-loss mark in his career) holds a 3.00 earned run average while allowing 6.7 hits per nine innings. His K/BB ratio is 2.71 and he has gone up against 714 hitters so far in his career. He has allowed 57 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.203 and a FIP of 3.0. In his MLB career, Senga has surrendered 128 base knocks and he has 211 K's in 171 frames.
Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?
Tony Sink's Pick: Take Los Angeles (-135)
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