The Los Angeles Dodgers were 5-0 over their last five games before hitting their current 1-3 slump. The Dodgers look to get back into the win column this Friday when they visit the New York Mets in the first game of a three-game series.
Dodgers vs. Mets odds 2018: Los Angeles a road betting favorite for Friday’s matchup
The Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Mets will both try to snap two-game losing streaks Friday, with the sportsbooks siding with the road team on the MLB odds.
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Los Angeles is a -152 road betting favorite in New York at sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark.com. Alex Wood is projected to get the start for the Dodgers facing Zach Wheeler and the New York Mets as +142 home underdogs.
Los Angeles Dodgers at New York Mets
When: Friday, June 22, 7:10 p.m. ET
Where: Citi Field, Queens, New York
Betting Line / Total: Los Angeles -152 / 8 Runs
Los Angeles Dodgers
The Dodgers have roared back into contention for the top spot in the NL West. Even with losses in three of their last four games, the team is still 22-9 over its last 31 games and is within striking distance of the division leading Arizona Diamondbacks.
Los Angeles has also shaken off a slow start to the year on offense to sit in fourth in the National League in run production with 4.64 runs per game.
This head-to-head series has been extremely lopsided in the Dodgers’ favor in recent seasons. Los Angeles is a perfect 9-0 straight up and on the runline in its last nine games against the Mets per the OddsShark MLB Database.
New York Mets
New York snapped out of a massive 1-12 slump with a surprising three-game win streak last week, but the hot streak was short lived as the Mets lost their next three games to the Rockies.
The Mets return home after a 3-7 road trip and are just 1-10 in their last 11 games in Queens. In Zach Wheeler’s last 10 starts, the Mets are 1-9.
Friday night’s total is set at 8 runs. The OVER is 5-2 in the last seven games between the Mets and Dodgers.
Virtually all of the betting trends leading into this game favor the Dodgers, but contrarian bettors may take a shot on the Mets to pull off an upset or two against the grain this weekend. Saturday’s pitching matchup is currently set with Caleb Ferguson facing Jacob deGrom, and the series wraps up Sunday with a showdown between Rich Hill and Jason Vargas.
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