Los Angeles Dodgers vs New York Mets Prediction, 7/24/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Dodgers vs New York Mets

Date: Friday, July 24, 2026

Location: Citi Field in Queens, NY

TV: Sportsnet New York

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

The Los Angeles Dodgers (65-38) are traveling to Citi Field on Friday where they will take on the New York Mets (43-60). The odds on this game have the Dodgers at -128 and the Mets open at +106. The total comes in at 9. The pitchers expected to start will be Roki Sasaki and Sean Manaea.

Los Angeles has a slugging % of .432 and have struck out 816 times, while taking a walk on 408 occasions. They have earned 504 RBI's and 901 hits on the campaign, and their team batting average is at .260. The Dodgers have tallied 172 two-baggers as a team and have smacked 134 baseballs out of the park. They have earned a total of 535 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .341. As a team, the Los Angeles Dodgers are scoring 5.2 runs/g, which has them at 3rd in the league.

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They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.99 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.14. Dodgers pitchers have conceded 114 home runs in addition to 378 runs in total (1st in the league). Los Angeles has yielded 728 base hits (7.2 per 9 innings) and 359 earned runs. The Dodgers are sitting with a team ERA of 3.55 this year (3rd in baseball), and their staff has rung up 919 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 307 hitters and their FIP sits at 3.85 as a squad so far this year.

The Dodgers relief pitchers have recorded a save rate of 71.1% and stepped onto the hill in 103 save situations. They have tallied 27 saves for the year and have blown 11 of 38 chances to save the game. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 106 runners on the campaign with 34.0% of them ended up scoring. Dodgers bullpen pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 66 times in addition to having 95 appearances in high leverage situations. The Dodgers have sent 326 relievers to the mound on the season. The bullpen have earned 64 holds on the campaign (5th in MLB).

The Los Angeles Dodgers have amassed 2,731 putouts thus far, in addition to 858 assists and 37 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .990 which ranks 2nd in baseball, and they have turned 60 double plays. The Dodgers have turned 72.9% of balls hit into play into outs in their 8,193 innings on the field, which has them ranked 1st in MLB.

Sasaki has taken the hill for 122 frames and has earned 113 punch outs so far in his MLB career. Sasaki (4-6 career record) has a FIP of 4.78 and he has gone up against 535 batters during his time in the majors. His earned run average is 4.86 (66 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.374. He has given up 112 base knocks (8.2 hits per nine innings) and has had 56 walks.

The Mets have a team slugging percentage of .383 and they score 4.07 runs per game (27th in baseball). They have 128 two-baggers, while taking a walk 324 times and putting up 419 runs. New York has tallied 121 home runs for the year as well as 399 runs batted in. They have struck out on 861 occasions (13th in baseball) and are sitting with 812 hits. The New York Mets have tallied a team on-base percentage of .304 in addition to a team batting average of .234 on the season.

The Mets hold a team WHIP of 1.306 and have a FIP of 4.04 as a team this season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 9.20 (938 strikeouts vs 369 bases on balls). They are currently ranked 13th in the league as a staff in total hits allowed with 828. They have relinquished 114 homers and they allow 4.74 runs per 9 innings (19th in baseball). The New York pitching staff have given up 483 runs so far this year while having a team ERA of 4.23 (431 earned runs surrendered).

They sit at 25th in MLB with a save percentage of 56.7%, and they have sent 318 bullpen pitchers to the mound over the course of the season. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 108 times in high leverage situations in addition to 103 occasions with runners on. With 69 save situations, the Mets have amassed 39 holds in addition to 13 blown saves. New York has called on relievers to take the mound in 30 save opportunities and they have earned 17 saves. New York bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 28.9% out of their 142 inherited runners.

Out of their 8,250 innings on the diamond, the Mets have earned a defensive efficiency of 69.4% (21st in baseball). The New York Mets have turned 57 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .981 (28th in baseball). The Mets have recorded 837 assists, 69 errors and have earned a total of 2,750 putouts for the season.

In his career, Manaea has given up 1,232 hits and he has 1,265 K's in 1,324 frames. He has allowed 607 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.212 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.1. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.39 and he has faced 5,549 hitters thus far in his career. Manaea (81-71 career record) has a 4.13 earned run average while giving up 8.4 hits per nine innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Los Angeles (-128)

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