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Los Angeles Dodgers vs New York Mets: NLCS – Game 5
The New York Mets are hosting the Los Angeles Dodgers today at Citi Field in Game 5 of the NLCS.
The Dodgers are almost there
The Los Angeles Dodgers finished the regular season on top of the NL West with a league-best 98-64 record, including 52-29 at home. The Dodgers have a 3.95 ERA, a .233 batting average, a .304 on-base percentage, and 1.23 walks plus hits per inning pitched. Shohei Ohtani is the best player on the team with 197 hits, 134 runs, and 54 home runs.
Can the Mets save the season?
The New York Mets finished the regular season third in the NL East with an 89-73 record, including 46-35 at home. The Mets have a 3.95 ERA, a .228 batting average, a .313 on-base percentage, and 1.26 walks plus hits per inning pitched. Francisco Lindor leads the team with 169 hits and 107 runs and Pete Alonso is on top with 34 home runs.
Betting Trends
The Mets are 0-5 SU in their last 5 games against the Dodgers and 2-4 SU in their last 6 games against the NL West teams. They have gone over the total run line in 7 of their last 8 games overall, the last 5 games against the Dodgers and 8 of their last 10 home games. The Dodgers are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games overall, 7-1 SU in their last 8 games against the Mets and 8-1 SU in their last 9 games on the road. Los Angeles has gone over the total run line in 4 of their last 5 games overall and 7 of their last 9 games against teams from the NL.
Prediction and Conclusion
The Los Angeles Dodgers made another huge step towards the World Series with a 10-2 win last night in New York to take a 3-1 series lead. The Dodgers will try to end the series tonight going with Jack Flaherty on the mound, who is 13-7 for the season with a 3.17 ERA, 194 K, 162 IP, and 1.07 WHIP. On the other side, the Mets will try to save the season with David Peterson, who is 10-3 for the season with a 2.90 ERA, 101 K, 121 IP, and 1.29 WHIP. Every game of the series has gone over the total tun line, so given the stakes tonight and the quality of the pitchers, we are going with under 7.5.
