LA Dodgers (105-68) vs New York Yankees (101-70)
Game Info: Saturday, October 26, 2024 at 8:08 pm (Dodger Stadium)
The Line: Betting Odds: LA Dodgers -135 / New York Yankees +124 — Over/Under: 8.5
The New York Yankees and the Los Angeles Dodgers meet Saturday in MLB postseason action from Dodger Stadium. This will be Game 2 in a best-of-seven World Series playoff. Here’s a New York Yankees vs Los Angeles Dodgers prediction. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best Yankees vs Dodgers pick. We will examine:
The Los Angeles Dodgers’ recent form and player performance
The New York Yankees’ recent form and player performance
Recent betting trends and streaks involving the Los Angeles Dodgers
Recent betting trends and streaks involving the New York Yankees
Recent betting trends in games played between Yankees and Dodgers
A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for the Yankees vs Dodgers game
New York Yankees Betting Preview
The Yankees faced off against the Kansas City Royals in their Division Series matchup, winning three games to one. New York lost Game 3 of the ALCS against the Cleveland Guardians but won four of the first five otherwise to move on. In Game 1 of the World Series on Friday, the Yankees fell in a crushing walk-off defeat 6-3 after entering the 10th inning with a one-run lead. Starter Gerrit Cole finished with 6.0 innings, one earned run, four hits, no walks, and four Ks.
In the Game 2 start for the Yankees, it’ll be Carlos Rodon. This year Rodon went 16-9 with a 3.96 ERA in 32 starts. Over five career postseason games (four starts) Rodon is 1-2 with a 5.82 ERA.
Los Angeles Dodgers Betting Preview
Over on the Dodgers’ side, they beat the Padres in a full five games in their Division Series matchup, then took out a plucky Mets team in six games to make the World Series. On Friday Los Angeles got the winning home run from Freddie Freeman, who had two of the team’s seven hits. Jack Flaherty lasted 5.1 innings in the start with two earned on five hits and a walk alongside six strikeouts.
It’ll be Yoshinobu Yamamoto in the starter slot for the Dodgers in Game 2. Yamamoto posted 18 starts for LA in the regular season (his first), going 7-2 with a 3.00 ERA. In three postseason starts Yamamoto is 1-0 with a 5.11 ERA.
Total Runs Facts
- Each of the Dodgers’ last seven games has gone OVER the total runs line.
- Each of the Yankees’ last six games as underdogs against National League opponents has gone OVER the total runs line.
- The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in six of the last seven World Series games.
- The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the last four night games between the Yankees and Dodgers.
- The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Yankees’ last three games as underdogs against NL West opponents.
Los Angeles Dodgers Player Prop Facts
- Freddie Freeman has hit a home run in each of his last three playoff appearances against AL opponents.
- Mookie Betts has recorded at least one RBI in each of the Dodgers’ last four playoff games.
- Tommy Edman has recorded at least one Single in each of his last five home appearances against the Yankees.
- Shohei Ohtani has scored at least one run in each of his last seven appearances against the Yankees.
- Enrique Hernandez has recorded at least one total base in each of his last 11 appearances in night games against AL East teams that held a winning record.
- Enrique Hernandez has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 11 appearances in night games against AL East teams that held a winning record.
- Andy Pages has recorded a Double in three of his last four appearances with the Dodgers as favorites against AL East opponents.
- Shohei Ohtani ranks 2nd in the league in Steals (59) this season.
New York Yankees Player Prop Facts
- Giancarlo Stanton has hit a home run in each of the Yankees’ last four road games against opponents that held a winning record.
- Aaron Judge has recorded at least one RBI in each of his last seven appearances against the Dodgers after playing the previous day.
- Alex Verdugo has recorded at least one Single in each of his last six appearances with his team as a road underdog against NL West opponents.
- Juan Soto has scored at least one run in nine of his last 10 road playoff appearances.
- Carlos Rodon has recorded five or more strikeouts in each of his last eight appearances against opponents that held a winning record.
- Juan Soto has recorded at least one total base in each of his last 13 playoff appearances after playing the previous day.
- Juan Soto has recorded a hit in each of his last 10 road playoff appearances after playing the previous day.
- Aaron Judge ranks 1st amongst qualified players for Slugging Percentage (.701) this season.
Matchup/League Facts
- The Los Angeles Dodgers rank 2nd in the league for RBIs this season (815).
- The Los Angeles Dodgers rank 2nd in the league for on-base percentage this season (.335).
- The New York Yankees rank 3rd in the league for runs scored this season (815).
- The New York Yankees rank 3rd in the league for RBIs this season (782).
New York Yankees vs Los Angeles Dodgers Prediction
I’ll probably stick with the Dodgers. Yamamoto didn’t pitch too badly overall in his last appearance (though he didn’t make it through five innings), with 4.1 frames, two earned, four hits, a walk, and eight Ks in an eventual 1-2 LA win. As for Rodon, he notched similar numbers in his most recent outing: 4.2 innings, five hits, one walk, two earned, and six strikeouts in the decisive Game 5 win over Cleveland. This should be a pretty good starter matchup if both guys are on point.
On Friday Los Angeles couldn’t have made things any more dramatic with Freeman’s walk-off blast to finish the comeback victory. The Dodgers left a lot of runners on base and used five bullpen arms to get there, but the W is worth it. I like LA to keep it going behind Yamamoto on Saturday.