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The Los Angeles Dodgers (39-25) and New York Yankees (45-19) meet for a high-profile interleague weekend showdown. The series opener Friday at Yankee Stadium is slated for 7:05 p.m. ET (Apple TV). Let’s analyze FanDuel Sportsbook’s lines around the Dodgers vs. Yankees odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.
Season series: 1st meetings; Yankees took 2 of 3 last season
Los Angeles opened its current road trip at Pittsburgh and the Dodgers won 11-7 Thursday after losing 2 straight to the Pirates. LA scored 11 runs Thursday, but has not really been its normal juggernaut-offense self of late. Over 13 games from May 25-June 5, the Dodgers clocked a .719 OPS while averaging 3.38 runs per contest.
New York won 8-5 Thursday to sweep a 3-game series from the Minnesota Twins and the Yankees have won a season-high 8 straight games. Since May 12, the Yankees have gone 19-4 with a plus-68 run differential.
Dodgers at Yankees projected starters
RHP Yoshinobu Yamamoto vs. RHP Cody Poteet
Yamamoto (6-2, 3.32 ERA) is tabbed for his 13th start. He has a 1.12 WHIP, 1.9 BB/9 and 10.5 K/9 in 65 IP.
- Last outing: Win, 6 IP, 1 ER, 7 H, 1 BB, 7 K in 4-1 win vs. Colorado Rockies Saturday
- Has never faced the Yankees
- Has a 2.60 ERA on the road
Poteet (2-0, 2.45 ERA) is tabbed for his 3rd start. He has a 0.91 WHIP, 0.8 BB/9 and 8.2 K/9 in 11 IP.
- Last outing: Win, 5 IP, 2 ER, 3 H, 1 BB, 6 K in 7-3 win at San Francisco Giants Saturday
- Has never faced the Dodgers
- Has logged a 4.13 ERA, 1.22 WHIP across 21 career games; missed most of 2023 after having Tommy John surgery in 2022
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Dodgers at Yankees odds
Provided by FanDuel Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 8:48 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline: Dodgers -126 (bet $126 to win $100) | Yankees +108 (bet $100 to win $108)
- Against the spread (ATS): Dodgers -1.5 (+130) | Yankees +1.5 (-156)
- Over/Under (O/U): 8.5 (O: -122 | U: +100)
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Dodgers at Yankees picks and predictions
Prediction
Dodgers 5, Yankees 4
Moneyline
Yamamoto has walked just 1.2 batters per start over his last 5, and that control will be key in keeping a powerful Yankees offense from getting out on the loose with its extra-base power.
Poteet, who is in the rotation spelling the injured Clarke Schmidt, likely brings a somewhat overrated and perhaps a bit fatigued Yankees bullpen too far into the equation for this series opener.
Consider a partial-unit play on the DODGERS (-120).
Run line/Against the spread
PASS: Better value can be found on this game’s ML.
Over/Under
The Dodgers have some overall numbers that make more offense the lean in coming weeks; the Yankees’ figures add up to more runs allowed.
Both offenses can collect runs in bunches, and with a breeze blowing out in the Yankee Stadium forecast, the OVER 8.5 (-122) is the lean.
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