New York Mets vs Los Angeles Dodgers Prediction, 10/13/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Mets vs Los Angeles Dodgers

Date: Sunday, October 13, 2024

Location: Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, CA

TV: FOX

Odds/Point Spread: New York (+130) Los Angeles (-155)

The New York Mets (89-73) are on their way to Dodger Stadium on Sunday where they will take on the Los Angeles Dodgers (98-64) in Game 1 of the NLCS. The odds on this game have New York at +130 and Los Angeles is at -155. The total is 8. The pitchers expected to start will be Kodai Senga and Jack Flaherty.

As a squad, the New York Mets are scoring 4.7 runs per outing, which has them sitting at 7th in MLB. They have accumulated 768 runs and have an on-base percentage of .319. The Mets have recorded 279 two-baggers as a squad and have smacked 207 baseballs out of the stadium. They have 735 RBI's in addition to 1,357 base knocks this year, and their team batting average comes in at .246. New York has a slugging rate of .415 and have been called out on strikes 1,382 times, while taking a walk on 514 occasions.

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They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.48 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.26. Mets pitchers have surrendered 165 home runs and also 697 total runs (15th in the league). New York has given up 1,232 base hits (7.7 per 9 innings) and also 634 earned runs. The Mets have compiled a team earned run average of 3.96 on the campaign (15th in MLB), and the staff has struck out 1,455 batters. They have walked 586 opposing hitters and their FIP comes in at 4.05 as a team on the season.

The Mets relievers have a save percentage of 60.9% and has stepped onto the mound in 163 save situations. The relievers have inherited 214 runners this year with 34.1% of them crossed home plate. Mets bullpen pitchers have entered the contest with opponents on base 159 times and also have had 173 appearances in high leverage situations. The Mets have dispatched 516 relievers to the hill this season. The relief pitchers have a total of 97 holds on the campaign (8th in baseball). They have compiled 39 saves so far this season and have missed out on 25 of 64 save chances.

The Mets have converted 70.4% of baseballs in play into outs in their 12,981 innings on the field, which has them sitting 9th in the majors. The New York Mets have amassed 4,327 putouts on the campaign, as well as 1,408 assists and 94 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .984 which is 25th in baseball, and they have turned 127 double plays.

Senga (13-7 career mark) holds a FIP of 2.95 while he has gone up against 714 hitters in the majors. He has given up 128 hits (6.7 hits per 9 innings) and has 78 free passes. His earned run average is 3.00 (57 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.203. Senga has taken the ball for 171 innings and has tallied 211 K's in his career.

Los Angeles has knocked in 233 home runs for the year to go along with 815 RBIs. They have hit 291 two-baggers, while taking a walk 602 times as well as putting up 842 runs. The Los Angeles Dodgers have accounted for a team OBP of .335 as well as a batting average of .258 for the season. The Dodgers hold a team slugging percentage of .446 and they tally 5.20 runs per contest (2nd in the league). They have been rung up on 1,336 occasions (19th in the league) and have earned 1,423 base knocks.

The Los Angeles pitching staff have allowed 686 runs so far this season while holding an ERA of 3.90 (626 earned runs relinquished). They have allowed 198 dingers and they allow 4.27 runs per 9 innings (13th in MLB). The Dodgers are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.228 in addition to having a FIP of 4.18 as a staff so far this season. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.70 (1,390 strikeouts vs 501 bases on balls). They come in at 7th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 1,273.

Los Angeles has called on relief pitchers to step onto the mound in 79 save chances and they have walked away with 50 saves. They are ranked 18th in baseball with a save rate of 63.3%, and they have dispatched 565 relievers to the hill for the year. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 179 times in high leverage situations and on 118 occasions with runners on base. Los Angeles bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 32.5% out of their 160 inherited base runners. With 186 save situations, the Dodgers have recorded 104 holds in addition to 29 blown saves.

In their 13,011 innings on the diamond, the Dodgers are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 71.0% (2nd in professional baseball). The Los Angeles Dodgers have gotten 119 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .985 (18th in baseball). The Dodgers have recorded 1,366 assists, 88 errors and have a tally of 4,337 putouts this season.

In his MLB career, Flaherty has conceded 689 hits while he has earned 942 K's in 829 innings pitched. Flaherty (55-41 win-loss mark in his career) has earned a 3.64 ERA while allowing 7.5 hits per nine innings. He has given up 335 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.183 and a FIP of 3.6. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.23 and he has gone up against 3,439 batters so far in his MLB career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Los Angeles (-155)

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