Dodgers vs. Mets Prediction, Betting Tips & Picks 6/3/2022

Trea Turner will look to add to his 25-game hitting streak when the Los Angeles Dodgers (34-17) and New York Mets (35-18) meet on Friday at 10:10 PM ET, live from Dodger Stadium. Turner and the Dodgers are favored by sportsbooks with -160 odds on the moneyline. Los Angeles’ Tyler Anderson gets the start, and he’ll go against New York’s Chris Bassitt.

Dodgers vs. Mets Spread and Betting Line

Computer Predictions for Dodgers vs. Mets

Our computer pick: New York Mets (+138) and Over (8.5)

Dodgers vs. Mets Game Info

• Los Angeles Dodgers probable starting pitcher: Tyler Anderson
• New York Mets probable starting pitcher: Chris Bassitt
• Game Day: Friday, June 3, 2022
• Game Time: 10:10 PM ET
• Location: Los Angeles, California
• Stadium: Dodger Stadium

Los Angeles Dodgers vs New York Mets Pitching Matchup

Dodgers Starter Tyler Anderson

• Anderson gets the start for the Dodgers, his eighth of the season. He is 6-0 with a 2.90 ERA and 48 strikeouts through 49 2/3 innings pitched.
• In his last appearance on Sunday against the Arizona Diamondbacks, the lefty went six scoreless innings while surrendering five hits.
• The 32-year-old has a 2.90 ERA and 8.7 strikeouts per nine innings across nine games this season, while allowing a batting average of .237 to his opponents.
• Anderson is trying to continue a third-game quality start streak in this matchup.
• Anderson will try to last five or more innings for his seventh straight start. He’s averaging 5.2 innings per outing.
• He will face a Mets offense that ranks first in MLB with 475 total hits (on a .265 batting average). The team also slugs a collective .404 (eighth in MLB) with 47 total home runs (20th in MLB).

Mets Starter Chris Bassitt

• The Mets’ Bassitt (4-2) will make his 11th start of the season.
• The right-hander’s last start was on Sunday, when he tossed six innings while giving up one earned run on two hits in a matchup with the Philadelphia Phillies.
• The 33-year-old has pitched in 10 games this season with an ERA of 3.66, a 3.158 strikeout to walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.169.
• In 10 starts this season, he’s earned five quality starts.
• Bassitt has made nine starts of five or more innings in 10 chances this season, and averages 5.3 frames when he pitches.
• The Dodgers are batting .253 this season, fourth in MLB. They have a team slugging percentage of .429 (first in the league) with 60 home runs.
• Among qualified Major League pitchers this season, the 33-year-old’s 3.66 ERA ranks 36th, 1.169 WHIP ranks 31st, and 9.2 K/9 ranks 18th.

Dodgers Betting Picks & Insights

• This season, the Dodgers have won 36 out of the 55 games, or 65.5%, in which they’ve been favored.
• Los Angeles is 29-14 this season when entering a game favored by -160 or more on the moneyline.
• Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Dodgers have a 61.5% chance to win.
• Los Angeles’ games have gone over the total in 26 of their 56 chances.
• The Dodgers are 32-24-0 against the spread this season.

Mets Betting Picks & Insights

• The Mets have won in six, or 54.5%, of the 11 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs in this year.
• New York has played as an underdog of +138 or more just one time this year and came away with a loss in that game.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Mets have a 42% chance of walking away with the win.
• Contests with New York have gone over the total set by sportsbooks in 27 of 55 chances this season.
• The Mets are 33-20-0 against the spread in their 53 games with a line set by sportsbooks this season.

Dodgers Leaders & Batting Stats

• Mookie Betts has racked up a team-high batting average of .310, while leading the Dodgers in home runs (16).
• Of all hitters in the majors, Betts’ home run total ranks him second, and his RBI tally puts him ninth.
• Betts has collected a hit in two straight games. During his last five outings he is batting .381 with a double, two home runs, two walks and four RBI.
• Freddie Freeman is hitting .289 with 19 doubles, a triple, four home runs and 28 walks.
• Of all major league batters, Freeman ranks 131st in home runs and 22nd in RBI.
• Turner has sent home a team-best 42 runs batted in.
• Turner will look to build on his 25-game hitting in this matchup. In his last 10 outings he is batting .325 with three doubles, a triple, three home runs, two walks and nine RBI.
• Justin Turner has 16 doubles, four home runs and 15 walks while hitting .229.
• Justin Turner takes a two-game streak with at least one hit into this one. In his last five games he is hitting .444 with four doubles, two walks and two RBI.

Mets Leaders & Batting Stats

• Francisco Lindor is batting .261 with eight doubles, two triples, eight home runs and 24 walks.
• In all of MLB, Lindor ranks 38th in home runs and fourth in RBI.
• Lindor takes a hitting streak of three games into this game. In his last five games he is hitting .333 with a triple, a walk and nine RBI.
• Pete Alonso been a consistent power bat this season, as he leads his team with 13 home runs and 47 RBI.
• Alonso ranks fifth overall in homers and second in RBI this year.
• Jeff McNeil paces the Mets with a team-high batting average of .320.
• Starling Marte is batting .275 with nine doubles, two triples, six home runs and seven walks.

Betting Tips for Dodgers vs. Mets

We have the Mets on the moneyline at +138 on the moneyline as our best bet in this contest after digging through all of the key trends and stats for this matchup. Our computer picks see the scoring going over the total of 8.5 runs.