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New York Mets at Los Angeles Dodgers

Thursday, 10:10 pm Eastern

Opening Line: Dodgers -122, Total 8 Over (-115)

Two of the top teams in the National League open up a four game series on Thursday as the New Mets face the Dodgers in Los Angeles.  The opening game of the series has a nice pitching matchup with Tom Glavine opposing Derek Lowe. Glavine is just two wins away from #300 in his career.  In his last start against the Reds, Glavine allowed just two hits over eight innings.  Glavine comes into the game at 8-6 with an ERA of 4.15. 
 

Derek Lowe has been the hard luck starter for the Dodgers.  He has a sparkling ERA of 3.05 but just an 8-8 record.  Lowe usually pitches deep into games but gets very little run support, despite the fact that the Dodgers are one of the better hitting teams in the National League.

The Dodgers are -127 favorites with a total of 8 Over (-115) .

Here were the betting statistics heading into Wednesday’s game.  The Mets are 4-1 in their last 5 games vs. a right-handed starter. The Mets are 3-7 in their last 10 road games. The Mets are 1-5 in their last 6 games as a road underdog. The Mets are 1-8 in their last 9 vs. the National League West. The Mets are 20-7 in Glavine's last 27 starts vs. the National League West. The Mets are 1-4 in Glavine's last 5 road starts. The Mets are 6-0 in Glavine's last 6 starts vs. the Dodgers.

The Dodgers are 5-1 in their last 6 overall. The Dodgers are 15-4 in their last 19 games vs. a left-handed starter. The Dodgers are 2-5 in their last 7 games as a home favorite. The Dodgers are 2-5 in their last 7 vs. the National League East. The Dodgers are 8-2 in Lowe's last 10 starts as a favorite. The Dodgers are 9-3 in Lowe's last 12 starts vs. the National League East. The Dodgers are 7-3 in Lowe's last 10 starts.

The Under is 4-0 in the Mets last 4 overall. The Under is 5-1 in the Mets last 6 road games. The Under is 4-1 in the Mets last 5 games vs. a right-handed starter. The Under is 14-6 in the Mets last 20 vs. the National League West.

The Under is 4-0 in Glavine's last 4 starts overall. The Under is 5-1 in Glavine's last 6 starts vs. the National League West. The Over is 6-0 in the Dodgers last 6 vs. the National League East. The Over is 6-0 in the Dodgers last 6 games as a home favorite. The Over is 8-3 in the Dodgers last 11 games vs. a left-handed starter. The Over is 5-1 in the last 6 meetings between the two teams in Los Angeles.