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NY Mets vs. LA Dodgers MLB Tips Prediction 10/20/2024

Mets at Dodgers, 8:00 p.m. ET – Sean Manaea will start for NY. Manaea has a 3.47 ERA with a 1.08 WHIP in 32 starts this season. The left-hander hits 24.9% and has 8.5% walks. The possession rate on ground balls was 37.6%, with 1.04 home runs per nine innings. The Dodgers will throw out a bullpen game. Landon Knack will be the bulk inning pitcher for LA. Knack has made fifteen appearances this year, posting a 3.65 ERA and a 1.10 WHIP. The right-handers fanned 24.1% with 6.3% walks. Groundballs are at 31.1% with 1.83 home runs per nine innings.

The choice:

Manaea allowed six runs with six walks in 17 innings in his three postseason starts. LA bullpen has an ERA of 2.94 over the last ten games versus the Mets’ 5.44. In their last seven games, the Mets are batting .252 and LA is batting .254. NY is 18-4 to the over, while a road underdog is +125 to +175. LA is 20-8 over when the line at home is between -100 and -150. Play NY and LA over 8.5.