Los Angeles Dodgers vs New York Yankees Prediction, 10/28/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Dodgers vs New York Yankees

Date: Monday, October 28, 2024

Location: Yankee Stadium in Bronx, NY

TV: FOX

The Los Angeles Dodgers (98-64) are on their way to Yankee Stadium on Monday where they will try to defeat the New York Yankees (94-68) in Game 3 of the World Series. The Dodgers lead the series 2-0. The pitchers who are expected to start are Walker Buehler and Clarke Schmidt. New York opens at -142 while the Dodgers open at +108. The total opens at 9.

The Dodgers have accounted for 291 doubles as a unit and have smacked 233 baseballs out of the park. Los Angeles is slugging .446 and have struck out 1,336 times, while drawing a walk on 602 occasions. As a team, the Los Angeles Dodgers are knocking in 5.2 runs/g, which has them at 2nd in the league. They have recorded 815 runs batted in and 1,423 base knocks on the campaign, while their batting average is at .258. They have tallied 842 runs and have an on-base percentage of .335.

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The Dodgers have a team earned run average of 3.90 for the year (13th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 1,390 batters. Dodgers pitchers have given up 198 home runs and 686 runs (13th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 501 hitters and their FIP sits at 4.18 as a team on the season. Los Angeles has conceded 1,273 base hits (7.9 per 9 innings) in addition to 626 earned runs. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.77 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.23.

The Dodgers have sent 565 relievers to the hill this year. The relief pitchers have inherited 160 base runners so far this season and 32.5% of them crossed home plate. They have earned 50 saves this season and have blown 29 of 79 chances to get a save. The Dodgers relievers have a save percentage of 63.3% and stepped onto the hill in 186 save situations. The relief pitchers have notched 104 holds this season (4th in baseball). Dodgers relief pitchers have come into the game with players on base 118 times in addition to having 179 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Los Angeles Dodgers are sitting with 4,337 putouts on the campaign, as well as 1,366 assists and 88 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .985 which puts them in 18th in baseball, and they have turned 119 double plays. The Dodgers have converted 71.0% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 13,011 innings, which has them sitting 2nd in pro baseball.

Buehler has thrown 713 innings and has racked up 754 K's during his pro baseball career. Buehler (47-22 career record) holds a FIP of 3.22 and he has gone up against 2,902 hitters in the major leagues. His ERA is 3.27 (259 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.091. He has allowed 588 hits (7.4 hits per nine innings) and has 190 free passes.

The Yankees have a slugging percentage of .429 and they score 5.03 runs per contest (3rd in MLB). They have 243 doubles, while getting a free base 672 times as well as scoring 815 runs. New York has hit 237 HRs on the year to go along with 782 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 1,326 occasions (20th in the league) and have a total of 1,352 base hits. The New York Yankees have accounted for a team OBP of .333 and a team batting average of .248 on the campaign.

The New York pitching staff have allowed 668 runs for the year and come in with a team ERA of 3.74 (604 earned runs yielded). They have allowed 181 long balls and they relinquish 4.14 runs per 9 innings (8th in the league). The Yankees hold a team WHIP of 1.243 with a FIP of 4.06 as a unit on the year. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 9.00 (1,457 strikeouts against 533 bases on balls). They rank 6th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 1,272.

Sitting with 151 save situations, the Yankees have recorded 83 holds in addition to 21 blown saves. New York has had relievers enter the contest in 66 save chances and they have come away with 45 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 150 times in high leverage situations and on 173 occasions with runners on base. New York relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 35.2% of 253 inherited runners. They rank 7th in baseball with a save percentage of 68.2%, and they have sent 521 bullpen pitchers onto the field this season.

The New York Yankees have turned 112 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .984 (24th in MLB). The Yankees have accrued 1,320 assists, 93 errors and have notched a total of 4,358 putouts this year. Out of their 13,074 innings played, the Yankees are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 70.3% (13th in professional baseball).

In his MLB career, Schmidt has conceded 304 base hits while he has earned 311 strikeouts in 314 innings. He has allowed a total of 138 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.314 and a FIP of 3.9. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.85 and he has gone up against 1,354 opposing batters thus far in his career. Schmidt (19-20 career record) has earned a 3.95 ERA while allowing 8.7 hits per 9 innings.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take New York (-142)

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