New York Mets vs Los Angeles Dodgers Prediction, 4/14/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Mets vs Los Angeles Dodgers

Date: Tuesday, April 14, 2026

Location: Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Spectrum SportsNet LA

Odds/Point Spread: New York (+132) Los Angeles (-160)

The Los Angeles Dodgers (11-4) are welcoming the New York Mets (7-9) at Dodger Stadium on Tuesday. The moneyline on this contest has New York at +132 while Los Angeles is sitting at -160. The over/under has been set at 8.5. The starting pitchers will be Nolan McLean and Yoshinobu Yamamoto.

As a unit, the New York Mets are recording 3.9 runs per game, which puts them at 23rd in the league. They have a total of 62 runs while holding a team OBP of .305. The Mets have earned 20 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 13 balls out of the stadium. They have 59 RBI's in addition to 131 base knocks for the season, while their team batting average is at .236. New York has a slugging rate of .353 and have struck out 129 times, while taking a walk on 55 occasions.

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The Mets are sitting with a team ERA of 3.60 for the year (8th in the league), and their staff has struck out 144 hitters. Mets pitchers have allowed 11 home runs and also 65 runs in total (14th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 54 players from the other team and their FIP comes in at 3.30 as a unit this season. New York has relinquished 129 base hits (7.9 per 9 innings) as well as 59 earned runs. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.67 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.24.

The Mets have dispatched 47 relievers to the mound this year. The relievers have inherited 16 base runners this year with 50.0% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. The relievers are sitting with 4 holds this season (27th in MLB). Mets bullpen pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 15 times in addition to having 20 appearances in high leverage situations. They have recorded 2 saves so far this season and have blown 2 of 4 save chances. The Mets bullpen have earned a save percentage of 50.0% and stepped onto the hill in 8 save situations.

The Minnesota Twins are sitting with 443 putouts for the season, in addition to 156 assists and 8 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .987 which has them ranked 13th in pro baseball, and have accumulated 10 double plays. The Mets have converted 69.9% of baseballs in play into outs out of 1,329 innings on the field, ranking them 17th in pro baseball.

McLean (6-2 career win-loss mark) sits with a FIP of 2.21 and he has faced 252 batters in the majors. He has surrendered 42 base hits (5.9 hits per 9 innings) with 22 walks. His earned run average is 2.24 (16 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 0.997. McLean has taken the mound for 64 frames and is sitting with 77 strikeouts during his MLB career.

The Dodgers hold a team slugging % of .495 and they earn 6.07 runs per outing (1st in baseball). They have notched 21 doubles, while walking 62 times as well as scoring 91 runs. Los Angeles is sitting with 28 home runs on the year as well as 89 runs batted in. They have struck out on 129 instances (17th in the league) and have accounted for 149 base knocks. The Los Angeles Dodgers have tallied a team on-base percentage of .369 in addition to a batting average of .290 this year.

The Los Angeles pitching staff have surrendered 56 runs on the campaign while having an ERA of 3.63 (54 earned runs given up). They have relinquished 14 long balls and they concede 3.76 runs per 9 innings (7th in the league). The Dodgers hold a team WHIP of 1.187 and have a FIP of 3.92 as a squad on the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 8.70 (129 strikeouts vs 55 walks). They are sitting at 3rd in the league as a staff in total hits allowed with 104.

They rank 12th in baseball with a save rate of 71.4%, and they have sent 51 relievers to the mound on the campaign. Their relief pitchers have come in 17 times in high leverage situations and on 10 occasions with runners on base. With 18 save situations, the Dodgers have recorded 11 holds in addition to 2 blown saves. Los Angeles has had relief pitchers take the mound in 7 save opportunities and they have earned 5 saves. Los Angeles bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 35.3% out of 17 inherited base runners.

In 1,206 innings played, the Dodgers are sitting with a efficiency on defense of 73.6% (3rd in the majors). The Los Angeles Dodgers have turned 9 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .991 (3rd in baseball). The Dodgers have recorded 123 assists, 5 errors and have a tally of 402 putouts over the course of the season.

Yamamoto (21-11 career mark) is the owner of a 2.66 earned run average while giving up 6.6 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.86 and he has gone up against 1,119 opposing batters thus far in his career. He has allowed 83 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.024 and having a FIP of 2.6. In his MLB career, Yamamoto has conceded 205 base hits while he has totaled 320 strikeouts in 281 frames.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take New York (+132)

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