Los Angeles Dodgers vs New York Yankees Prediction, 6/8/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Dodgers vs New York Yankees

Date: Saturday, June 8, 2024

Location: Yankee Stadium in Bronx, NY

TV: YES

Odds/Point Spread: Los Angeles (-106) New York (-110)

The New York Yankees (45-19) will take on the Los Angeles Dodgers (39-25) at Yankee Stadium on Saturday. The odds on this game have the Dodgers at -106 and the Yankees are sitting at -110. The betting total comes in at 9. The pitchers taking the mound are Gavin Stone and Nestor Cortes Jr.

Los Angeles has a slugging rate of .435 and have been called out on strikes 533 times, while being walked on 243 occasions. They have accrued 300 RBI's and 562 base knocks for the year, while their batting average is sitting at .257. The Dodgers have tallied 121 two-baggers as a team and have hit 82 baseballs out of the stadium. They have notched a total of 314 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .335. As a squad, the Los Angeles Dodgers are earning 4.9 runs per game, which has them sitting at 6th in the league.

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The Dodgers hold a team ERA of 3.32 over the course of the season (4th in MLB), and the staff has rung up 555 hitters. Dodgers pitchers have given up 65 home runs in addition to 229 runs in total (6th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 187 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 3.78 as a team for the year. Los Angeles has surrendered 460 base hits (7.2 per 9 innings) in addition to 211 earned runs. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.97 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.13.

The Dodgers relief pitchers have recorded a save rate of 72.0% and stepped onto the hill in 61 save situations. The relievers have inherited 51 runners over the course of the season and 35.3% of those players ended up scoring. Dodgers relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 40 times in addition to having 55 appearances in high leverage situations. The Dodgers have sent 197 relief pitchers to the hill for the year. The relievers have notched 35 holds for the year (11th in baseball). They have tallied 18 saves on the season and have not converted 7 of their 25 chances to get a save.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have earned a total of 1,717 putouts for the season, as well as 558 assists and 29 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .987 which puts them in 9th in MLB, and have a total of 42 double plays. The Dodgers have transformed 72.6% of balls in play into outs out of their 5,151 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 3rd in the majors.

Stone (7-3 career record) holds a FIP of 4.86 while he has faced 405 opposing hitters in the major leagues. He has allowed 101 base hits (9.8 hits per nine innings) and has had 32 free passes. His earned run average is 4.94 (51 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.430. Stone has taken the ball for 93 innings and has 69 strikeouts during his career.

The Yankees hold a team slugging percentage of .440 and they score 5.02 runs per game (4th in baseball). They have 91 two-baggers, while getting a free base 250 times as well as scoring 321 runs. New York has accounted for 93 home runs this year and 306 RBIs. They have been rung up on 498 occasions (20th in baseball) and have recorded 544 hits. The New York Yankees hold a team on-base percentage of .336 in addition to a team batting average of .256 for the year.

The New York pitching staff have yielded 203 runs over the course of the season while holding a team ERA of 2.82 (179 earned runs given up). They have surrendered 60 homers and they allow 3.20 runs per 9 innings (1st in MLB). The Yankees have a team WHIP of 1.112 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.80 as a pitching staff on the campaign. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 8.70 (553 strikeouts against 200 free passes). They have a ranking of 1st in MLB as a staff in total hits relinquished with 435.

New York has had bullpen pitchers take the mound in 32 save chances and they have converted 23 saves. They are ranked 7th in baseball holding a save rate of 71.9%, and they have dispatched 188 relievers to the hill so far this year. Their relievers have come in 64 times in high leverage situations and on 72 occasions with runners on. New York relievers have an inherited score percentage of 32.4% out of their 108 inherited base runners. Sitting with 69 save situations, the Yankees have compiled 35 holds in addition to 9 blown saves.

The New York Yankees have turned 47 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .985 (11th in MLB). The Yankees have racked up 513 assists, 33 errors and have a total of 1,713 putouts over the course of the season. Out of their 5,139 innings on the diamond, the Yankees have a defensive efficiency of 73.4% (1st in MLB).

Cortes Jr (27-15 career win-loss mark) has a 3.77 ERA and has conceded 7.8 hits per nine innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.58 and he has faced 1,927 opposing hitters thus far in his career. He has surrendered a total of 196 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.157 and a FIP of 3.7. So far in his MLB career, Cortes Jr has conceded 406 hits and he has 487 K's in 468 frames.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Los Angeles (-106)

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