Mets vs. Dodgers picks and predictions for Game 1 and entire NLCS

The Mets enjoyed an extra day of rest but had to travel cross-country to take on the Dodgers in Game 1.

L.A. passed on Jack Flaherty in the decisive Game 5 with San Diego, and Yoshinobu Yamamoto made Dave Roberts look good.

The Padres pounded Flaherty earlier. The Mets’ Kodai Senga pitched a cautious two innings against Philly.

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

Slammed! Lane Thomas’ grand salami off Tarik Skubal put the Guardians up, 5-1, and they held on to tame the Tigers, 7-3.

We lost ground in our quest to finish in the black, but the divisional round treated us well. Ready to recap?

The Mets (+150) put $75 in our account when they shocked the Phillies. Added another $50 when the Yankees (-210) took care of business and crowned the Royals.

The Dodgers (-142) came back from the brink of elimination and won back-to-back games to eliminate the hated Padres, putting another $50 in our wallet. Lost $112 when Skubal and the puddytats (+124) came up short.

All in all, not bad. Down -180 pignatanos heading into the LCS.