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The NLCS continues on Monday when the Los Angeles Dodgers play host to the New York Mets. The Dodgers will look to build on their 1-0 lead in the series when the game begins at 4:08 p.m. ET on FOX. New York will send Sean Manaea out to start this one, while Los Angeles has not yet named a starter. Bookmakers have installed the Mets as +135 underdogs, while the Dodgers are -161 favorites on the moneyline.
Take a look at our betting preview for this tilt, and uncover all of our MLB picks, too!
Moneyline
Bet $20, Payout $32.42
Dodgers to win vs Mets -161
Dodgers vs. Mets Betting Lines
- Favorite: Dodgers (-161)
- Underdog: Mets (+135)
- Over/under: 8
Dodgers vs. Mets Betting Insights
- The Dodgers have won in 94, or 63.9%, of the 147 contests they have been named as odds-on favorites in this year.
- Los Angeles has a record of 54-31 when favored by -161 or more this year.
- The Dodgers have an implied victory probability of 61.7% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
- The Mets have won 32 of the 70 games they were listed as the moneyline underdog this season (45.7%).
- When playing as a moneyline underdog with odds of +135 or longer, New York has a 6-6 record (winning 50% of its games).
- Based on this contest’s moneyline, the Mets’ implied win probability is 42.6%.
Dodgers vs. Mets Hitting Leaders
- Shohei Ohtani leads Los Angeles in home runs with 54, runs batted in with 130 and his batting average of .310 is also best on his team.
- Ohtani is second in homers and second in RBI among all hitters in baseball.
- Freddie Freeman is batting .282 with an OBP of .378 and a slugging percentage of .476 this season.
- Francisco Lindor paces the Mets in runs batted in (91) and has accumulated a team-best batting average of .273.
- Among all batters in the big leagues, Lindor’s home run total puts him 14th, and his RBI total ranks 25th.
- Pete Alonso has put his power on display as he paces his team with 34 home runs.
Dodgers vs. Mets Pitching Rankings
- The Dodgers average the 12th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.7) in the league this season.
- The Dodgers have the 13th-ranked ERA (3.90) in the majors this season.
- The Dodgers have a combined WHIP of just 1.228 as a pitching staff, which is the eighth-best in baseball this season.
- The pitching staff for the Mets has a collective 9.1 K/9, the fourth-best in MLB.
- New York’s 3.96 team ERA ranks 15th among all MLB pitching staffs.
- Pitchers for the Mets combine for the 18th-ranked WHIP in MLB (1.261).