<p>After taking the first game of this three-game series at Chavez Ravine Monday night, the Mets go looking for more when the teams meet again Tuesday night.<br />
Tylor Megill, already 3-0 on the season, hits the hill for New York here against venerable lefty Clay Kershaw for the Blue Crew.</p>
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<h2>MLB Betting Odds</h2>
<p>Tuesday's baseball betting lines opened Los Angeles and Kershaw at around -165 over New York and Megill, with an over/under of eight runs. Both figures were holding steady in the early betting action.</p>
<p>Mets-Dodgers MLB Betting Preview<br />
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<p>New York grabbed the opener of this series Monday night 8-6. The Mets trailed that game 6-5 through six innings, then pushed across three runs in the top of the seventh and hung on from there.</p>
<p>New York won Monday as a +120 underdog on the dime line, and the game played over a total of 8.5 runs in the fifth inning,</p>
<p>Over the weekend, the Mets swept three games at Oakland, and just before that, they took the final game of a series with San Diego. So New York rides a five-game winning streak into Monday night.</p>
<p>Los Angeles, meanwhile, is 3-7 over its last ten games.</p>
<p>Last year the Mets took the season series from the Dodgers four games to three.</p>
<h2>Tuesday's Pitching Match-Up </h2>
<p><a class="advblue" href="https://www.sportsbettingstats.com/mlb/pitcherlog/39783&quot; title="Clayton Kershaw Pitching Game Logs">Kershaw</a> is 2/3 on quality starts this season. Last Wednesday, he allowed three runs - two earned - on five hits through six innings of a 10-5 Los Angeles victory over San Francisco. And over his three starts this year, he's allowed seven ER and 16 hits through 18 innings, with four walks against 17 strikeouts.</p>
<p>The Dodgers are 2-1 with Kershaw this season.</p>
<p>In his only start against the Mets last season, Kershaw allowed just one run and one hit through five innings, although LA lost that game 5-3.</p>
<p><a class="advblue" href="https://www.sportsbettingstats.com/mlb/pitcherlog/404151&quot; title="Tylor Megill Pitching Game Stats">Megill</a> is 1/3 on quality starts this year, twice getting pulled after five good innings. Last Wednesday, he held San Diego to two runs and three hits through five frames of a 5-2 New York victory. And over his three starts, he's allowed just four runs and 12 hits through 16 innings, with seven walks against 13 whiffs.</p>
<p>The Mets are 3-0 with Megill this season.</p>
<p>In his only career start against the Dodgers, two seasons ago, Megill allowed three runs through five frames of a 6-5 New York loss.</p>
<h2>Splits With the Sticks</h2>
<p>New York is batting .245 against left-handed pitching this season, with a .342 team OBP and a .420 team slugging percentage. The Mets have also scored at least five runs six times over their last ten games.</p>
<p>Los Angeles is slashing .244/.337/.469 against right-handed pitching this season. The Dodgers have also been held to three runs or less four times over their last six games.</p>
<h2>The Bullpens</h2>
<p>The Los Angeles bullpen owns a 4.97 ERA this season, along with a 1.53 WHIP and a 3.06 K/BB ratio.</p>
<p>The New York pen owns a 3.32 ERA, a 1.25 WHIP, and a 2.75 K/BB ratio.</p>
<h2>MLB Betting Trends </h2>
<p>The Mets played 32-23 against left-handed starters last year, and they're 4-4 this year.</p>
<p>The Dodgers played 79-35 against right-handed starters last year, and they're 7-4 this year. .</p>
<p>The Mets are 2-1 this season as underdogs.</p>
<p>The Dodgers are only 6-7 this season when favored by -150 or more.</p>
<h2>Totals Report </h2>
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<li>The Unders are 8-7 in Mets games this season.</li>
<li>The Overs are 8-7 in Dodgers games.</li>
<li>The Unders played 37-36 at Dodger Stadium last season.</li>
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