Game Time: 7:10 pm ET, Wednesday, August 31st, 2022

Venue: Citi Field, Flushing Meadows, New York

Where to Watch: MLBN, MLB.tv

DraftKings: Moneyline: Dodgers +105, Mets -125; O/U 7

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Dodgers: 89-38, 1st place NL West

Mets: 82-47, 1st place NL East

Game 2 of the Dodgers/Mets series.  It should be a fun one… a preview of what is to come… and a Great Betting Opportunity.  The betting lines will favor the Mets because they are at home and starting Taijuan Walker on the mound… but the Dodgers have a lot of wins in their cumulative numbers.  The Dodgers may even be on pace to be the best Dodgers team ever.  So maybe we check the numbers one more time?  

A National League matchup of the real big boys!  A fireworks show of talent.  A game where many of the players will be tipping their caps to the “other” All-Stars they rubbed elbows with in the All-Star game.  A big time, big fun, pissing contest.  The Los Angeles Dodgers are head and shoulders above everyone when it comes to wins… The New York Mets are the closest head and shoulders to the Dodgers mark.  These two teams are separated by 6 wins.  That is it.  Plus the Mets are at home.  So where is the Great Betting Opportunity?... It’s in the pitching, it’s in the numbers, it’s in the weather.  Let’s check all of those and make a prediction that will grow your bankroll!

The Los Angeles Dodgers have won 7 of their last 10 games. All throughout August they have been dominant.  7 out of ten is their low mark for August.  The month does include a 13 game win streak.  They went 2-1 against the Miami Marlins (with one left to play tonight), 2-1 against the Milwaukee Twins, 3-0 against the Miami Marlins, and 0-1 against the Milwaukee Twins.  They have spent the whole ten games playing either Milwaukee or Miami.  The Dodgers got bad news that one of their 3 ACES (most teams don’t have more than one) Tony Gonsolin will go on the injury list with a strained forearm.  Hopefully that is not serious and doesn’t disrupt a potential best win total ever.  The Dodgers have the best hitters in baseball and that will help being down a quality pitcher.

The New York Mets have also won 7 of their last 10 games.  The Mets are having a season boy!  At 82 wins they are completely transforming the perception of the NL East.  The Mets benefit from the addition of Max Scherzer (although he lost his last outing) but the real deal moment… These Mets are top-five to 6 in hitting and top 5 to 6 in pitching.  That is a wonderful story of well-roundedness.  That is a wonderful collection of talent on both sides of the plate… Of Course the Dodgers are #1 in pitching and hitting… but the Mets are tough and at home.  They went 

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LAD: 89-38, 1371 ML, 52-63-12 O/U, they are 44-22 on the road.

NYM: 82-47, 2065 ML, 63-58-8 O/U, They are 43-20 in home games.  

The Dodgers are 1st in scoring with 5.45 runs per game, 3rd in batting average with .263, and 1st in OBP with .338

The Mets are 5th in scoring with 4.71 runs per game, 7th in batting average with .257, and 3rd in OBP with .329.

The Dodgers pitchers are 1st in ERA with 2.89, 1st in WHIP with 1.07 (that is a team average!), and the fielders are 8th in errors with 54 on the season so far.

The Mets pitchers are 6th in ERA with 3.55, 5th in WHIP with 1.19, and their fielders are 6th in errors with 57 on the season so far.

Our prediction for Wednesday, August 31st is… Dodgers 6 - Mets 4

Yes, the Dodgers are again the bet.  The numbers are too overwhelming.  The Mets will be the Dodgers best competition when it comes down to the wire… but the numbers say to keep pushing the Dodgers. So this is a bet for the Dodgers on the moneyline and it may be the last time for a month you get a chance at a decent money payout on the moneyline for the Dodgers.

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Dodgers: C Austin Barnes (personal) Out ** 3B E. Rios (hammy) Out ** CF K Pillar (shoulder) Out ** 

Mets: 2B L Guillorme (groin) Out ** 

Dodgers: LHP Tyler Anderson, 13-2, 2.69 ERA, 111 strikeouts in 140 innings pitched.  1.02 WHIP.  Tyler is an ACE.. stand back and watch him work.

Mets: RHP Jacob DeGrom, 3-1, 2.15 ERA, 46 strikeouts in 29 innings pitched.  0.55 WHIP.  “Jake” is a stud.  He throws big with lots of action.  His career numbers are very impressive.  This season he missed some time but is ready and raring to go.

Dodgers: RF Mookie Betts, SS Trea Turner, 1B Freddie Freeman, C Will Smith, 3B Max Muncy, DH Justin Turner, 2B Gavin Lux, LF Joey Gallo, CF Cody Bellinger

Mets: CF Brandon Nimmo, SS Francisco Flores, 1B Pete Alonso, DH Daniel Vogelbach, 2B Jeff McNeil, LF Mark Canha, RF Tyler Naquin, 3B Brett Baty, C James McCann, 

Dodgers: Dave “Is this heaven?” Roberts

Mets: Buck “we good now” Showalter

Partly Cloudy, 87*, HUMIDITY 69%, Precipitation 20%, wind 14 mph.  The city is ugly when the humidity gets above 50%.  People don’t know exactly which train to take to get away from the stickiness.  Yuck.  get the pizza.