New York Mets vs Los Angeles Dodgers Prediction, 6/5/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Mets vs Los Angeles Dodgers

Date: Thursday, June 5, 2025

Location: Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Spectrum SportsNet LA

Odds/Point Spread: New York (-130) Los Angeles (+110)

The Los Angeles Dodgers (37-24) will play the New York Mets (38-23) at Dodger Stadium on Thursday. The moneyline on this contest has the Mets at -130 and the Dodgers are priced at +110. The total comes in at 8. The starting pitchers will be David Peterson and Landon Knack.

New York owns a slugging percentage of .412 and have been rung up 469 times, while taking a walk on 219 occasions. They have earned 260 RBI's and 496 hits this season, while their team batting average is sitting at .245. The Mets have accumulated 104 two-baggers as a team and have hit 69 baseballs out of the stadium. They have accounted for 269 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .327. As a unit, the New York Mets are putting up 4.4 runs/g, which has them at 13th in the league.

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The Mets have an earned run average of 2.86 so far this year (1st in baseball), and their staff has struck out 548 batters. Mets pitchers have surrendered 43 long balls in addition to 202 total runs (1st in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 221 players from the other team and their FIP is 3.43 as a squad on the year. New York has yielded 450 hits (7.4 per 9 innings) as well as 173 earned runs. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.48 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.23.

The Mets have dispatched 195 relief pitchers to the hill this year. The relief pitchers have inherited 90 base runners over the course of the season with 25.6% of them crossed the plate. They have tallied 19 saves this season and have blown 10 of 29 save opportunities. The Mets relievers have accumulated a save percentage of 65.5% and have entered the game in 78 save situations. The relief pitchers have recorded 49 holds so far this season (1st in baseball). Mets bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 61 times in addition to having 85 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Minnesota Twins are sitting with 1,633 putouts on the year, as well as 544 assists and 30 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .986 which is 15th in professional baseball, and have earned 47 double plays. The Mets have turned 70.5% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 4,899 innings, which has them sitting 12th in baseball.

Peterson has taken the mound for 517 innings and has tallied 523 K's so far in his MLB career. His ERA is 3.92 (225 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.361. He has given up 484 hits (8.4 hits per nine innings) and has 220 walks. Peterson (32-26 win-loss mark in his career) sits with a FIP of 3.86 and he has faced 2,219 opposing hitters during his time in the majors.

Los Angeles has accumulated 100 home runs so far this year and 339 RBIs. They have recorded 105 doubles, while getting a free base 233 times and scoring 352 runs. The Los Angeles Dodgers have tallied a team on-base percentage of .343 and a team batting average of .267 this year. The Dodgers hold a slugging % of .469 and they score 5.77 runs per contest (2nd in baseball). They have struck out on 505 instances (12th in MLB) and are sitting with 558 base hits.

The Dodgers are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.299 with a FIP of 4.19 as a unit on the year. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 9.20 (556 strikeouts against 214 bases on balls). They are currently ranked 17th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 495. They have allowed 78 homers and they relinquish 4.48 runs per 9 innings (22nd in baseball). The Los Angeles pitching staff have given up 272 runs this year and come in with a team ERA of 4.10 (249 earned runs yielded).

Los Angeles bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 23.4% out of 64 inherited base runners. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 65 times in high leverage situations and also on 49 occasions with runners on. With 78 save situations, the Dodgers have accumulated 46 holds and 12 blown saves. They sit at 21st in baseball with a save percentage of 60.0%, and they have dispatched 222 relief pitchers onto the field this year. Los Angeles has had bullpen pitchers step onto the hill in 30 save chances and they have tallied 18 saves.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have turned 48 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .988 (9th in baseball). The Dodgers have accrued 526 assists, 26 errors and have accounted for 1,638 putouts over the course of the season. Out of their 4,914 innings on the diamond, the Dodgers have earned a defensive efficiency of 69.9% (18th in MLB).

So far in his career, Knack has surrendered 93 hits while accumulating 103 punch outs in 104 innings. He has allowed 46 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.191 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.9. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.32 and he has faced 438 opposing hitters during his MLB career. Knack (6-7 career mark) has a 3.98 earned run average and has given up 8.0 hits per nine innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take New York (-130)

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