Los Angeles Dodgers vs New York Mets Prediction, 5/24/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Dodgers vs New York Mets

Date: Saturday, May 24, 2025

Location: Citi Field in Queens, NY

TV: Sportsnet New York

Odds/Point Spread: Los Angeles (-128) New York (+106)

The New York Mets (30-20) are hosting the Los Angeles Dodgers (31-19) at Citi Field on Saturday. The line on this contest has the Dodgers at -128 and the Mets are sitting at +106. The total is 9. The pitchers expected to start will be Tony Gonsolin and David Peterson.

As a team, the Los Angeles Dodgers are notching 5.7 runs per contest, which puts them at 3rd in baseball. They have racked up 284 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .343. The Dodgers have tallied 86 doubles as a squad and have hit 81 balls out of the park. They have accounted for 273 runs batted in as well as 454 base knocks on the year, while their team batting average comes in at .267. Los Angeles has a slugging % of .471 and have struck out 409 times, while being walked on 188 occasions.

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The Dodgers are sitting with a team ERA of 4.16 over the course of the season (22nd in the league), and they have struck out 462 batters. Dodgers pitchers have surrendered 65 home runs and 222 runs (22nd in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 172 batters and their FIP is 4.16 as a unit this season. Los Angeles has conceded 400 hits (8.1 per 9 innings) and 205 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 2.69 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.29.

Dodgers pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 35 times and also have had 54 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have accumulated 39 holds over the course of the season (3rd in baseball). The Dodgers relief pitchers have compiled a save rate of 63.0% and have stepped onto the mound in 68 save situations. They have recorded 17 saves for the season and have blown 10 of their 27 chances to get a save. The relief pitchers have inherited 47 runners on the year with 23.4% of those players crossed the plate. The Dodgers have dispatched 183 relievers to the hill on the year.

The Dodgers have transformed 70.1% of balls hit into play into outs in their 3,996 innings on the diamond, which ranks them 16th in baseball. The Los Angeles Angels are sitting with 1,332 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 430 assists and 18 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .990 which ranks 2nd in the majors, and they have turned 38 double plays.

Gonsolin has thrown 395 frames and has accumulated 373 strikeouts during his pro baseball career. His ERA is 3.23 (142 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.065. He has conceded 281 base hits (6.4 hits per nine innings) and has had 140 walks. Gonsolin (36-11 career record) sits with a FIP of 3.19 and he has gone up against 1,595 opposing batters in the major leagues.

New York has accounted for 53 long balls on the year to go along with 209 runs batted in. They have tallied 87 two-baggers, while taking a walk 182 times and scoring 218 runs. The New York Mets have tallied an on-base percentage of .328 as well as a batting average of .246 this season. The Mets hold a team slugging percentage of .408 and they are scoring 4.36 runs per game (12th in MLB). They have been rung up on 380 occasions (24th in the league) and have tallied 407 base hits.

The New York pitching staff have yielded 162 runs on the year while having an ERA of 2.82 (138 earned runs relinquished). They have surrendered 33 dingers and they allow 3.31 runs per 9 innings (1st in baseball). The Mets have a WHIP of 1.255 and have a FIP of 3.34 as a staff on the season. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 9.20 (448 strikeouts vs 177 bases on balls). They rank 8th in MLB as a staff in total hits relinquished with 375.

New York has had bullpen pitchers enter the contest in 21 save opportunities and they have tallied 13 saves. They sit at 19th in the league with a save rate of 61.9%, and they have dispatched 157 relief pitchers to the mound for the year. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 63 times in high leverage situations and on 43 occasions with runners on. New York relievers have an inherited score percentage of 29.9% out of 67 inherited runners. Sitting with 57 save situations, the Mets have earned 36 holds and 8 blown saves.

In 3,960 innings on the diamond, the Mets are sitting with a efficiency on defense of 69.7% (17th in baseball). The New York Mets have gotten 35 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .986 (17th in professional baseball). The Mets have recorded 436 assists, 25 errors and are sitting with 1,320 putouts so far this season.

During his MLB career, Peterson has allowed 474 base knocks and he has 511 K's in 504 innings pitched. He has given up a total of 222 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.371 and a FIP of 3.9. His K/BB ratio is 2.35 and he has faced 2,167 opposing batters in his career. Peterson (30-26 career win-loss record) is the owner of a 3.96 earned run average and has conceded 8.5 hits per 9 innings.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take New York (+106)

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