Los Angeles Dodgers vs New York Mets Prediction, 5/27/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Dodgers vs New York Mets

Date: Monday, May 27, 2024

Location: Citi Field in Queens, NY

TV: Spectrum SportsNet LA

Odds/Point Spread: Los Angeles (-156) New York (+132)

The Los Angeles Dodgers (33-22) are headed to Citi Field on Monday where they will play the New York Mets (22-30). The line on this contest has the Dodgers at -156 and the Mets are priced at +132. The total is set at 9. The expected starting pitchers are Gavin Stone and Tylor Megill.

As a unit, the Los Angeles Dodgers are knocking in 5.0 runs per outing, which has them at 3rd in MLB. They have racked up 269 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .335. The Dodgers have accounted for 98 two-baggers as a team and have hit 68 baseballs out of the park. They have amassed 259 RBI's and 466 hits over the course of the season, and their team batting average sits at .255. Los Angeles has a slugging rate of .430 and have been rung up 450 times, while being walked on 211 occasions.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.89 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.13. Dodgers pitchers have surrendered 59 home runs and 197 runs in total (7th in baseball). Los Angeles has yielded 388 base hits (7.2 per 9 innings) and also 183 earned runs. The Dodgers are sitting with a team earned run average of 3.40 this year (7th in the league), and the staff has rung up 453 hitters. They have walked 157 opposing batters and their FIP comes in at 3.94 as a team on the season.

The Dodgers have sent 166 relief pitchers to the hill over the course of the season. The relief pitchers have inherited 47 base runners on the year and 34.0% of those players ended up scoring. They have earned 15 saves so far this season and have blown 6 of their 21 chances to save the game. The Dodgers relief pitchers have earned a save percentage of 71.4% and stepped onto the hill in 52 save situations. The relievers have 31 holds so far this season (9th in the league). Dodgers pitchers have come into the game with opponents on base 36 times and also have had 51 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Dodgers have converted 73.4% of baseballs in play into outs in their 4,359 innings, which has them sitting 1st in MLB. The Los Angeles Dodgers have accounted for 1,453 putouts this season, in addition to 487 assists and 22 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .989 which puts them in 5th in professional baseball, and have a total of 36 double plays.

Stone (5-3 mark in his career) has earned a FIP of 4.91 while he has faced 361 opposing hitters during his time in the major leagues. He has surrendered 94 base hits (10.4 hits per nine innings) and has 30 free passes. His earned run average is 5.67 (51 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.531. Stone has taken the mound for 81 innings and has earned 56 punch outs in his career.

New York has accumulated 56 long balls so far this year to go along with 207 runs batted in. They have recorded 82 doubles, while taking a walk 160 times and recording 218 runs. The New York Mets have a team OBP of .308 in addition to a team batting average of .235 on the campaign. The Mets hold a team slugging % of .378 and they score 4.27 runs per game (18th in baseball). They have been rung up on 410 instances (20th in the league) and have earned 415 base hits.

The New York pitching staff have yielded 243 runs so far this season and come in with a team ERA of 4.11 (209 earned runs yielded). They have conceded 41 long balls and they concede 4.77 runs per 9 innings (22nd in the league). The Mets hold a team WHIP of 1.329 in addition to having a FIP of 3.94 as a staff for the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 8.90 (451 strikeouts vs 219 walks). They rank 6th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 390.

Sitting with 57 save situations, the Mets have earned 36 holds in addition to 9 blown saves. New York has had bullpen pitchers enter the game in 21 save opportunities and they have tallied 12 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 75 times in high leverage situations in addition to 54 occasions with runners on. New York bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 31.8% out of their 66 inherited runners. They are currently ranked 20th in MLB holding a save rate of 57.1%, and they have sent 172 bullpen pitchers to the mound so far this season.

The New York Mets have turned 41 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .983 (22nd in MLB). The Mets have 431 assists, 31 errors and have amassed 1,375 putouts during this campaign. Out of their 4,125 innings played, the Mets have earned a defensive efficiency of 70.0% (19th in baseball).

In his MLB career, Megill has given up 282 base knocks while earning 266 strikeouts in 272 frames. Megill (17-18 career win-loss mark) is the owner of a 4.66 earned run average and has allowed 9.3 hits per 9 innings. He has given up 141 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.414 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.6. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.58 and he has gone up against 1,185 batters during his career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take New York (+132)

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