MLB Playoffs Odds, Predictions, Schedule for Friday: Yankees at Guardians ALCS Game 4, Dodgers at Mets NLCS Game 5

The Los Angeles Dodgers are looking like a juggernaut again and are now just one win away from reaching the World Series. The Dodgers are also considered favorites (-135) to win the World Series at BetMGM.

The Dodgers lead the New York Mets 3-1 in the NLCS and have a chance to clinch the pennant in Game 5 on Friday. LA won Game 4 10-2, a third blowout win for the Dodgers in the series after winning Game 1 9-0 and Game 3 8-0.

The Mets are looking for answers to stop a Dodgers lineup that didn't even have Freddie Freeman in Game 4. Freeman or not, the Dodgers still have Shohei Ohtani and Mookie Betts, who was 4-for-6 with a home run Thursday. Oh, and Max Muncy reached base in 12 consecutive plate appearances.

Max Muncy has now reached base in 12 consecutive plate appearances 😤

He is tied with Reggie Jackson for the most consecutive wins #Offseason Achieve plate appearances safely. pic.twitter.com/6zdDXRWuSz

– MLB (@MLB) October 18, 2024

Going home wasn't the solution for the Mets, but it gave Cleveland a boost in Game 3 of the ALCS on Thursday. The Guardians entered the series with a 7-5 win that will be talked about for a long time in Cleveland.

Cleveland led 3-1 in the eighth before back-to-back home runs by Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton gave the Yankees the lead. Then Cleveland won after two out home runs in the ninth and tenth innings. Jhonkensy Noel's first was undoubtedly a pinch hit in the ninth that sent the game into extra innings. David Fry's second won the game in the 10th.

The Guardians need more heroics to win this series. The Yankees are up 2-1 and appear to have a lead in the starting pitching matchup for Game 4. Luis Gil (15-7, 3.50 ERA) is ahead for the Yankees against Gavin Williams (3-10, 4.86 ERA). Neither Gil nor Williams have pitched yet this postseason, so it's likely that the bullpens will have to carry a heavy load for both teams.

Here's a look at The Bat X's odds and predictions for Friday's ALCS and NLCS games.

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Los Angeles Dodgers at New York Mets – NLCS Game 5

Series odds: Dodgers -1400, Mets +800

Los Angeles leads the series 3-1

Game 5 Pitching Matchup: Jack Flaherty (LAD) vs. TBD

How to watch Dodgers at Mets

• Venue: Citi Field – Queens, NY
• Time: 5:08 p.m. ET
• TV: FS1
• Streaming: Fubo (try for free)

New York Yankees at Cleveland Guardians – ALCS Game 4

Series odds: Yankees -400, Guardians +310

New York leads the series 2-1

Game 4 Pitching Matchup: Luis Gil (NYY) vs. Gavin Williams (CLE)

Here's how to see the Yankees at the Guardians

• Venue: Progressive Field – Cleveland
• Time: 8:08 p.m. ET
• TV: TBS

MLB game predictions from THE BAT X

You'll see details about each MLB matchup followed by lots of numbers (which are updated throughout the day) in the tables below:

• “money line” shows the odds of each team on BetMGM.
• “Implied profit %” is the chance a team has of winning based on these BetMGM odds.
• “THE BAT X wins %” is a team's chance of winning based on EV Analytics predictions.
• “Cash Line” Here's how THE BAT X would rate each team's odds.
• “Value” is the percentage difference between the odds and our forecasts.

The higher the value percentage, the better – which you can easily see by the color coding from red (bad selection) to green (good selection).

Note: On mobile devices, you may need to scroll to view the color-coded Value column at the far right of the first set of tables.

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