Dodgers vs. Mets Betting Lines, Odds, & Player Matchups May 23, 2025

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The Los Angeles Dodgers (31-19) visit the New York Mets (30-20) on Friday at 7:10 p.m. ET. The Dodgers are favored on the moneyline (-119) against the underdog Mets (+101). Los Angeles’ Clayton Kershaw starts against New York’s Griffin Canning.

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Dodgers to win vs Mets -119

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Dodgers vs. Mets betting lines

  • Favorite: Dodgers (-119)
  • Underdog: Mets (+101)
  • Over/under: 8.5

Dodgers betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Dodgers betting info

  • The Dodgers have been the moneyline favorite 44 total times this season. They’ve finished 28-16 in those games.
  • When playing as moneyline favorites with odds of -119 or shorter, Los Angeles has a 27-16 record (winning 62.8% of its games).
  • Based on this contest’s moneyline, the Dodgers’ implied win probability is 54.3%.
  • Los Angeles has had an over/under set by bookmakers 50 times, and have combined with opponents to go over the total in 28 of those games (28-22-0).
  • The Dodgers have covered 48% of their games this season, going 24-26-0 ATS.

Dodgers hitting info

  • Shohei Ohtani paces the Dodgers with 17 home runs.
  • Ohtani’s home runs rank first in MLB and he ranks 20th in RBI in MLB.
  • Mookie Betts is hitting .267 with five doubles, a triple, eight home runs and 23 walks.
  • Betts ranks 45th in homers and 25th in RBI among hitters in MLB play.
  • Betts enters this matchup on a three-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is batting .286 with two home runs, two walks and two RBIs.
  • Freddie Freeman has a team-best batting average of .368.
  • Freeman has safely hit in five straight games. During his last five outings he is batting .429 with three doubles and a walk.
  • Teoscar Hernandez has made the most of his opportunities as he paces his team with 38 runs batted in.

Dodgers pitching rankings

  • The pitching staff for the Dodgers has a collective 9.4 K/9, the third-best in MLB.
  • Los Angeles’ 4.16 team ERA ranks 22nd among all MLB pitching staffs.
  • The Dodgers have the 18th-ranked WHIP in the majors (1.288).
  • Dodgers pitchers combine to allow 65 total home runs at a rate of 1.3 per game (24th-fewest in baseball).
  • Los Angeles struck out 11 Diamondbacks batters while allowing seven hits in a 3-1 win in its last game.

Mets betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Mets betting info

  • The Mets have won seven, or 50%, of the 14 games they’ve played as underdogs this season.
  • This season, New York has won three of its five games when it’s the underdog by at least +101 on the moneyline.
  • The Mets have a 49.8% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
  • New York and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 17 of its 50 opportunities.
  • The Mets are 24-26-0 against the spread in their 50 chances this season.

Mets hitting info

  • Pete Alonso leads New York in runs batted in with 37 while batting .292, which is also best on the team.
  • Among all hitters in MLB, Alonso’s home run total is 35th, and his RBI total is ninth.
  • Francisco Lindor leads New York in home runs with 10 while driving in 29 runs and slugging .480.
  • Lindor is 19th overall in home runs and 30th in RBI this year.
  • Lindor has hit safely in two straight games. During his last five outings he is hitting .167 with a double, a home run, two walks and two RBIs.
  • Juan Soto is slashing .243/.374/.429 this season for the Mets.
  • Brandon Nimmo has collected 38 hits this season and has an OBP of .276. He’s slugging .399 on the year.

Mets pitching rankings

  • The Mets strike out 9.2 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, sixth-best in MLB.
  • New York has an ERA of 2.83 as a team, best in baseball.
  • Mets pitchers have a 1.257 WHIP this season, 16th in the majors.
  • The Mets have allowed the first-fewest home runs this season at just 33, or 0.7 per game.
  • New York earned a 5-1 win in its most recent game, striking out 16 Red Sox batters while allowing six hits.
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