Los Angeles Dodgers at New York Mets Betting Preview/Prop Picks
30 August 2022
Time: 7:10 pm ET
Dunkel Ratings: LA Dodgers 16.617; NY Mets 17.081
Dunkel Line & Total: NY Mets by ½; 5
Vegas Line & Total: LA Dodgers (-139); 8 ½
Dunkel Pick: NY Mets (+119); Under
The New York Mets host the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday night in a battle of first-place teams in the National League. Los Angeles currently has a big lead over New York for the best record in baseball, but the Mets can close the gap this week.
The Dodgers come to New York having won four of their last five games, and that includes taking three out of four in Miami. Los Angeles has improved its record to 89-38 on the year, and they are also 22 games over the .500 mark on the road.
New York suffered a 1-0 loss to the Colorado Rockies on Sunday, but they had won the first three games of that series. The Mets are 82-47 overall on the year, and they are trying to hold off the Atlanta Braves in the NL East Division.
The Los Angeles Dodgers are the moneyline betting favorites at -142 over the New York Mets on Tuesday night.
Dodgers Rolling on Offense
The offensive numbers for the Dodgers just continue to amaze, and this lineup has a number of MVP candidates in it. Los Angeles is hitting .263 on the year as a team, and they have also belted 169 home runs.
Mookie Betts leads the way with 31 home runs this season, and he sets the table on offense. Freddie Freeman is hitting .327 for the Dodgers, and there just aren’t any holes on this roster.
Andrew Heaney is going to make this start on Tuesday night, and he is 2-1 with a 1.94 ERA with Los Angeles. The Dodgers have a dominant bullpen, and they can close out a game if given a lead.
Mets Need Pitchers to Dominate
The offensive numbers for the Mets are impressive as well, but this team wants to win games with pitching. New York comes into this series with a team ERA of 3.53, and they have a starting rotation that can dominate.
Taijuan Walker will be on the mound to begin this game, and he is 10-3 with a 3.38 ERA on the year. Walker has been dominant at times this season, and he will need to be at his best to slow down the Dodgers.
Pete Alonso has 31 home runs and 105 RBIs for the Mets in 2022, and he has been carrying this offense of late. New York will need to score some runs if they are going to beat the Dodgers this week.
Mets Take Series Opener
There is a very good chance that these teams will meet up in the 2022 MLB Playoffs, and there isn’t a ton of separation between the two teams. The Dodgers have the better offensive attack, but it’s hard to score runs against the Mets.
Don’t expect a ton of offense in this game, as each team will have a solid starting pitcher on the mound. Having home field advantage doesn’t always matter when it comes to MLB games, but it will impact the outcome of this one.
Bet the New York Mets moneyline as they are able to start off this critical three-game series by picking up a big win over the Dodgers.
Prop Picks
LA Dodgers (-115) UNDER 4.5 Runs
New York is allowing 3.72 runs per 9 innings on defense, which ranks No. 4 in the league. That average decreases to 3.24 runs per 9 innings at home. Scores have gone UNDER in six of the Mets’ last seven home games.
With Dunkel predicting a New York victory by the score of 3-2, take the Dodgers (-115) to finish UNDER their Vegas team total of 4.5 runs against the Mets.
Andrew Heaney (-140) UNDER 2.5 Earned Runs
Heaney has allowed 9 earned runs in 41.2 innings pitched this season for an ERA of 1.94. The Dodgers left hander has an ERA of 2.05 (5 earned runs in 22.0 IP) at night.
With Dunkel predicting the final score staying UNDER the Vegas total, take Heaney (-140) to finish UNDER 2.5 earned runs allowed versus the Mets.
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