New York Mets vs Los Angeles Dodgers Prediction, 10/20/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Mets vs Los Angeles Dodgers

Date: Sunday, October 20, 2024

Location: Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, CA

TV: FS1

Odds/Point Spread: New York (-118) Los Angeles (-102)

The Los Angeles Dodgers (98-64) will compete against the New York Mets (89-73) at Dodger Stadium on Sunday in Game 6 of the NLCS. The moneyline on this matchup has New York at -118 and Los Angeles is priced at -102. The over/under is set at 7.5. The pitchers taking the mound are Sean Manaea and Landon Knack. The Dodgers lead the series 3-2.

New York is slugging .415 and have struck out 1,382 times, while drawing a walk on 514 occasions. They have 735 RBI's and 1,357 base knocks so far this year, and their team batting average is sitting at .246. The Mets have accrued 279 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 207 baseballs out of the park. They have 768 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .319. As a squad, the New York Mets are scoring 4.7 runs per outing, which has them sitting at 7th in MLB.

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The Mets have an ERA of 3.96 on the campaign (15th in MLB), and the staff has struck out 1,455 hitters. Mets pitchers have conceded 165 home runs in addition to 697 runs (15th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 586 opposing players and their FIP is 4.05 as a unit over the course of the season. New York has allowed 1,232 base hits (7.7 per 9 innings) and also 634 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.48 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.26.

Mets bullpen pitchers have come into the game with players on base 159 times as well as having 173 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have earned 97 holds on the year (8th in the league). The Mets bullpen have accumulated a save percentage of 60.9% and has stepped onto the mound in 163 save situations. They have tallied 39 saves on the year and have missed out on 25 of 64 chances to get a save. The relievers have inherited 214 base runners on the campaign and 34.1% of those players ended up crossing the plate. The Mets have sent 516 relief pitchers to the mound for the year.

The Mets have converted 70.4% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 12,981 innings, which has them ranked 9th in baseball. The New York Mets have accounted for 4,327 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 1,408 assists and 94 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .984 which has them ranked 25th in baseball, and have 127 double plays.

Manaea has thrown 1,183 innings and has accumulated 1,109 punch outs during his career. His ERA is 4.01 (527 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.202. He has given up 1,088 base hits (8.3 hits per nine innings) and has 335 free passes. Manaea (77-62 career win-loss record) sits with a FIP of 3.95 while going up against 4,933 batters during his time in the major leagues.

Los Angeles has 233 home runs on the campaign to go along with 815 RBIs. They have recorded 291 doubles, while walking 602 times as well as putting up 842 runs. The Los Angeles Dodgers have tallied an OBP of .335 as well as a team batting average of .258 on the season. The Dodgers have a slugging percentage of .446 and they earn 5.20 runs per contest (2nd in MLB). They have struck out on 1,336 instances (19th in MLB) and have earned a total of 1,423 base knocks.

The Los Angeles pitching staff have allowed 686 runs so far this year while holding a team ERA of 3.90 (626 earned runs relinquished). They have given up 198 home runs and they concede 4.27 runs per 9 innings (13th in baseball). The Dodgers have a WHIP of 1.228 in addition to having a FIP of 4.18 as a squad for the year. Their K/BB ratio sits at 8.70 (1,390 strikeouts against 501 bases on balls). They rank 7th in baseball as a staff in total hits relinquished with 1,273.

Sitting with 186 save situations, the Dodgers have tallied 104 holds and also 29 blown saves. Los Angeles has had relief pitchers enter the game in 79 save chances and they have converted 50 saves. Their relievers have taken the field 179 times in high leverage situations in addition to 118 occasions with base runners. Los Angeles bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 32.5% of 160 inherited base runners. They rank 18th in baseball with a save rate of 63.3%, and they have dispatched 565 relievers to the hill this year.

In 13,011 innings played, the Dodgers are sitting with a efficiency on defense of 71.0% (2nd in the majors). The Los Angeles Dodgers have gotten 119 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .985 (18th in MLB). The Dodgers have 1,366 assists, 88 errors and have accumulated 4,337 putouts this season.

So far in his career, Knack has conceded 58 base hits while totaling 69 K's in 69 innings. Knack (3-5 win-loss record in his career) has earned a 3.65 ERA and has surrendered 7.6 hits per nine innings. He has surrendered a total of 28 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.101 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.6. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.83 and he has faced 286 hitters in his career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take New York (-118)

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