Mets vs. Dodgers tips and predictions for Game 1 and the entire NLCS

The Mets enjoyed an extra day of rest but had to travel across the country to face the Dodgers in Game 1.

LA passed Jack Flaherty in the decisive Game 5 against San Diego and Yoshinobu Yamamoto made Dave Roberts look good.

The Padres beat Flaherty earlier. Kodai Senga of the Mets pitched two innings cautiously against Philly.

Play $50 on the Mets and $100 on New York to win the series.

Slammed! Lane Thomas' great salami against Tarik Skubal gave the Guardians a 5-1 lead and they tamed the Tigers 7-3.

We lost ground in our attempt to stay in the black, but the divisional round was good for us. Ready for a recap?

The Mets (+150) deposited $75 into our account when they shocked the Phillies. Another $50 was added when the Yankees (-210) took care of business and topped the Royals.

The Dodgers (-142) came back from the brink of elimination and won two straight games to knock out the hated Padres, giving us another $50. Lost $112 when Skubal and the Puddytats (+124) came up short.

All in all not bad. Down -180 Pignatanos towards LCS.