The New York Mets forced the National League Championship Series back to Southern California with a 12-6 win over the Dodgers on Friday night. As usual in this series, the game was one-sided. None of the five games so far in this series have been closer than 4 runs and the average run difference for the games is 7 runs per game.

New York's Pete Alonso set the tone in the first inning of Game 5 with a 3-run blast against Jack Flaherty. The lead grew to 8-1 after a 5-run third for the Mets. Starling Marte drove in a few runs in inning #3 with one of his 4 doubles.

Mookie Betts' hot streak at the plate continued as he hit another home run and sent Andy Page's two over the outfield fence, but that wasn't enough for the Dodgers to end the series.

Game 6 is Sunday night at Chavez Ravine. Sean Manaea takes the mound for the Mets. The Dodgers are still unsure about a starter as they appear poised to make Game 6 a bullpen game.

Let's dive into the Game 6 matchup and find a sweat or two.

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Game details and how to watch Mets @ Dodgers – Game 6

● Date: Sunday, October 20, 2024
● Time: 8:08 p.m. ET
● Location: Dodger Stadium
● City: Queens, NY
● TV/Streaming: FS1

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Mets @ Dodgers Game Odds – Game 6

The latest odds from Saturday evening:

● Moneyline: New York Mets (+120), Los Angeles Dodgers (-145)
● Spread: Mets +1.5 (-185), Dodgers -1.5 (+150)
● Overall: 8

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Likely starters for Mets @ Dodgers – Game 6

● Pitching matchup on Sunday (October 20): Sean Manaea vs. TBD

○ Mets: Manaea (2-0, 2.65 ERA) – Has started three games this postseason, recording 11 hits and 5 earned runs while striking out 17 in 17.0 innings.

○ Dodgers: TBD – the bullpen is rested for the Dodgers. Brent Honeywell gave up 4 runs over the course of 4.2 innings in relief of Jack Flaherty. The rest of the Dodgers bullpen has kept the Mets off the scoreboard over the last 10 innings.

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Top betting trends and insights to know ahead of Mets @ Dodgers – Game 6

· Every game in this series has exceeded the point total.
· The Dodgers have covered the spread in 4 of their last 6 games.
· The Dodgers have won 10 of their last 13 road games.
· 11 of the Mets' last 13 total games have exceeded the total.
· After going 2-4 in Game 5, Betts is batting .364 in that series and .300 overall in the playoffs.
· Freddie Freeman is hitting just .167 (3-18) in the NLCS.

Playoff history for New York and Los Angeles

• Mets: New York now holds an overall record of 58-44 in postseason history. They won the World Series in 1969 and 1986. They lost the Series in 2000 (Yankees) and 2015 (Royals).
• Dodgers: LA owns an all-time playoff record of 11,554-10,212. They have won 7 World Series titles – 1959, 1963, 1965, 1981, 1988 and 2020.

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Expert tips and predictions for Game 6 of the NLCS between New York and Los Angeles

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Our model calculates predictions for every moneyline, spread and over/under bet for every game on the MLB calendar based on data points such as past performance, player matchups, stadium information and weather forecasts.

Once the model is finished running, we place its projection next to the latest betting lines for the game to determine a relative confidence level for each bet.

Here are the best bets our model predicts for Game 6 between the Mets and Dodgers:

· Money line: NBC Sports is leaning toward a game against the Dodgers on the moneyline
· Spread: NBC Sports is leaning toward a game against the Dodgers on the run line
· Total number of runs: NBC Sports recommends a game with Total OVER 8 Runs.

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