Dodgers Vs Mets: MLB Betting Odds, Trends & Stats – August 15, 2021

The Los Angeles Dodgers (71-46) will look to Will Smith, who is riding a two-game home run streak, when they play the New York Mets (59-57) at 7:08 PM ET on Sunday at Citi Field. Los Angeles’ (-165 to win) Max Scherzer starts against New York’s (+145) Carlos Carrasco.

The betting insights and predictions in this article reflect betting data from DraftKings as of August 14, 2021, 10:00 PM ET. See table below for current betting odds and CLICK HERE to bet at DraftKings Sportsbook.

Dodgers vs Mets Betting Odds

Pitching Matchup

Dodgers Probable Starter Max Scherzer

• Scherzer aims for his 10th win when he makes the start for the Dodgers, his 22nd of the season. He is 9-4 with a 2.67 ERA and 163 strikeouts in 121 1/3 innings pitched.
• The right-hander’s most recent time out came on Tuesday against the Phillies, when he went 3 1/3 scoreless innings while giving up three hits.
• He will face a Mets offense that is batting .235 as a unit (24th in the MLB). They are also slugging a collective .382 (25th in the league) with 123 total home runs (26th in MLB play).
• The Dodgers won each of Scherzer’s four starts this season that they were the moneyline favorite.

Starting pitcher projections reflect team information as of August 14, 2021 at 10:48 PM ET and may change up to the start of game.

Mets Stats vs Scherzer

Mets Probable Starter Carlos Carrasco

• Carrasco (0-0) will take to the mound for the Mets and make his fourth start of the season.
• The right-hander’s last start was on Wednesday, when he tossed one inning while giving up four earned runs on four hits in a matchup with the Nationals.
• The Dodgers rank 11th in MLB with a .245 batting average this season. They have a team slugging percentage that ranks eighth in the league (.422) and 160 home runs.
• He has yet to start a game this season when his team was the moneyline underdog.

Starting pitcher projections reflect team information as of August 14, 2021 at 10:48 PM ET and may change up to the start of game.

Dodgers Stats vs Carrasco

Dodgers Betting Trends

• The Dodgers average 5.3 runs per game on the road while scoring 5.1 per contest at home.
• The Dodgers are the second-highest scoring team in MLB play averaging 5.2 runs per game (605 total).
• The Dodgers are 71-43 in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 62.3% of those games).
• In games it has played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -165 or shorter, Los Angeles has a 53-25 record (winning 67.9% of its games).
• Los Angeles has played in 117 games with over/under set, and has combined with opponents to go over the total 53 times (53-57-7).
• Los Angeles has a 7-3 record from the 10 games it was favored on the moneyline over its last 10 matchups.

Mets Betting Trends

• The Mets have scored the 28th-most runs in the league this season with just 439 (3.8 per game).
• They’ve scored 3.5 runs per game this season at home compared to an average of 4.1 per contest on the road.
• This season, the Mets have won 19 out of the 46 games, or 41.3%, in which they’ve been the underdog.
• This season, New York has been at least a +145 underdog on the moneyline six times, losing each of those contests.
• So far this season, New York and its opponents have hit the over in 49 of their 116 games with a total.
• New York has played as the underdog in five of its past 10 games and lost each of those contests.

Dodgers Players to Watch

• Max Muncy leads the Dodgers with 23 home runs.
• Among the qualifying batters in MLB play, Muncy ranks 21st in HR (23), and fifth in OBP (.393).
• Justin Turner has been productive as he leads his team with 66 runs batted in.
• Turner ranks 23rd in AVG (.288), and 12th in OBP (.375) among qualifying hitters in MLB action.

Dodgers Batting Stats (2021)

Mets Players to Watch

• Pete Alonso is batting .251 this season with a team-high 25 home runs and 65 RBI.
• Alonso ranks ninth in HR among qualified hitters in MLB.
• Dominic Smith has 96 hits and an OBP of .314 to go with a slugging percentage of .384 this season.
• Among qualified hitters, Dominic Smith does not rank in the top 10 in average and home runs in the league.

Mets Batting Stats (2021)

Dodgers vs Mets Player Props

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