In a season marred by injuries upon injuries to their pitching staff, the LA Dodgers relied on Shohei Ohtani and their offense to win games for them. Last night in Game 3, Ohtani and the bats were front and center again, but they were joined by great pitching to propel the Dodgers to an 8-0 victory and a 2-1 lead in the NLCS series.

One of three home runs the Dodgers hit that night, Ohtani’s 3-run shot into the 8^e inning secured the victory. Max Muncy and Enrique Hernandez also went to the yard for LA, but lost among those blasts was the bigger key to the win: Walker Buehler’s performance on the mound. In his first start since allowing six runs in five innings against the Padres in the Divisional Round, Buehler pitched electric four innings of three-hit shutout ball. When you add to the equation that Buehler hasn’t shut out the opposition since a May 18 appearance, the outing increases in scope. The Mets loaded the bases with one out in the 2nd^i.e inning, but Buehler struck out Francisco Alvarez and Francisco Lindor to end the potential threat.

Michael Kopech threw the 5^e for LA and got the win. Kopech was acquired from the Chicago White Sox at the trade deadline and has yet to allow a run in 4.1 innings this postseason. Luis Severino took the loss for the Mets. He gave up 2 unearned runs on 3 hits in 4.2 innings.

Game 4 is Thursday night at Citi Field in Queens. Yoshinobu Yamamoto (1-0, 5.63) takes the ball for the Dodgers. Jose Quintana (0-0, 0-00) gets the nod for the Mets.

Let’s dive into the match and find some sweat.

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Game details and how to watch Dodgers @ Mets – Game 4

● Date: Sunday October 17, 2024
● Time: 8:08 PM ET
● Location: Citi Field
● City: Queens, NY
● TV/streaming: FS1

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Game Odds for Dodgers @ Mets – Game 4

The latest odds from Thursday morning:

● Moneyline: New York Mets (+115), Los Angeles Dodgers (-135)
● Spread: Mets +1.5 (-155), Dodgers -1.5 (+125)
● Total: 7

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Likely starting pitchers for Dodgers @ Mets – Game 4

● Thursday’s pitching game (October 17): Yoshinobu Yamamoto vs. Jose Quintana

○ Of: Quintana – has yet to allow an earned run in two postseason starts. Threw 6 innings of 4-hit ball against Milwaukee in the Wild Card Round and 5 innings of 2-hit ball against the Phillies in the Divisional Round.

○ Evaders: Yamamoto – shot in his 1^st postseason appearance where he gave up 5 runs in 3 innings, but rebounded and was excellent last Friday, throwing 5 innings of 2-hit, shutout ball and a pair of strikeouts.

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The top betting trends and insights you need to know ahead of Dodgers @ Mets – Game 4

• The Dodgers’ pitching staff has thrown four shutouts in their last five games
• The Mets have covered the spread in seven of their last eight games with Jose Quintana on the mound.
• The Mets’ last three games have gone UNDER total with Jose Quintana on the mound.
• Shohei Ohtani is 6-8 with runners on base in the playoffs with 1 HR and 6 RBIs.
• This is the 4^e postseason meeting between the Dodgers and the Mets. LA won the NLCS in 1988, while the Mets won division series in 2006 and 2018.

Playoff history for New York and Los Angeles

• Mets: New York now has an overall record of 57-43 in their postseason history. They won the World Series in 1969 and 1986. They lost the Series in 2000 (Yankees) and in 2015 (Royals).
• Dodgers: LA owns an all-time playoff record of 11,553-10,211. They have won seven World Series crowns: 1959, 1963, 1965, 1981, 1988 and 2020.

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Expert picks and predictions for Game 4 of the NLCS between New York and Los Angeles

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Once the model is ready, we place its projection next to the final betting lines so that the game can reach a relative level of confidence for each bet.

Here are the best bets our model predicts for Game 4 between the Mets and Dodgers:

• Moneyline: NBC Sports is staying away from a play on the Moneyline
• Spread: NBC Sports is leaning towards a play on the Dodgers on the Run Line
• Total runs: NBC Sports recommends a play on the total of more than 7 runs

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