New York Yankees vs Los Angeles Dodgers Prediction, 10/25/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Yankees vs Los Angeles Dodgers

Date: Friday, October 25, 2024

Location: Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, CA

TV: FOX

Dodger Stadium is the site where the Los Angeles Dodgers (98-64) will go up against the New York Yankees (94-68) on Friday in Game 1 of the World Series. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Gerrit Cole and Jack Flaherty. The Dodgers open at -130 while New York comes in at +110.  The total is set at 8.

New York is slugging .429 and have struck out 1,326 times, while drawing a walk on 672 occasions. They have accrued 782 RBI's as well as 1,352 base knocks on the campaign, while their batting average is at .248. The Yankees have accounted for 243 doubles as a unit and have smacked 237 balls out of the park. They have notched a total of 815 runs while holding a team OBP of .333. As a squad, the New York Yankees are notching 5.0 runs per contest, which puts them at 3rd in baseball.

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The Yankees hold a team earned run average of 3.74 for the season (7th in the league), and they have struck out 1,457 batters. Yankees pitchers have surrendered 181 home runs and 668 runs in total (9th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 533 opposing players and their FIP is 4.06 as a team for the season. New York has given up 1,272 base knocks (7.9 per 9 innings) and also 604 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.73 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.24.

The Yankees have sent 521 relievers to the mound for the season. The relief pitchers have inherited 253 runners this year with 35.2% of them crossed the plate. They have 45 saves on the campaign and have not converted 21 of 66 save chances. The Yankees bullpen have accumulated a save rate of 68.2% and stepped onto the hill in 151 save situations. The relievers have a total of 83 holds over the course of the season (18th in MLB). Yankees relief pitchers have entered the contest with runners on 173 times in addition to having 150 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Yankees have converted 70.3% of balls in play into outs out of 13,074 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 13th in MLB. The New York Yankees have a tally of 4,358 putouts for the season, in addition to 1,320 assists and 93 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .984 which has them ranked 24th in MLB, and have 112 double plays.

Cole (153-80 career win-loss mark) sits with a FIP of 3.13 and he has gone up against 7,861 batters during his time in the majors. He has conceded 1,627 base hits (7.5 hits per nine innings) with 500 walks. His ERA is 3.18 (690 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.089. Cole has pitched in 1,954 innings and has accumulated 2,251 punch outs during his pro baseball career.

Los Angeles has recorded 233 home runs over the course of the season as well as 815 runs batted in. They have notched 291 two-baggers, while taking a walk 602 times and scoring 842 runs. The Los Angeles Dodgers are sitting with an OBP of .335 in addition to a team batting average of .258 over the course of the season. The Dodgers have a team slugging % of .446 and they tally 5.20 runs per contest (2nd in baseball). They have struck out on 1,336 occasions (19th in the league) and have earned a total of 1,423 base hits.

The Dodgers are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.228 and have a FIP of 4.18 as a unit this season. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.70 (1,390 strikeouts vs 501 bases on balls). They come in at 7th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 1,273. They have given up 198 home runs and they relinquish 4.27 runs per 9 innings (13th in the league). The Los Angeles pitching staff have yielded 686 runs on the year and come in with a team ERA of 3.90 (626 earned runs yielded).

Los Angeles has had bullpen pitchers enter the contest in 79 save opportunities and they have come away with 50 saves. They sit at 18th in MLB holding a save rate of 63.3%, and they have sent 565 relievers to the hill so far this year. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 179 times in high leverage situations in addition to 118 occasions with runners on. Los Angeles bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 32.5% out of their 160 inherited runners. Sitting with 186 save situations, the Dodgers have recorded 104 holds and also 29 blown saves.

In 13,011 innings on the field, the Dodgers are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 71.0% (2nd in professional baseball). The Los Angeles Dodgers have turned 119 double plays and have a fielding rate of .985 (18th in the majors). The Dodgers have accrued 1,366 assists, 88 errors and have notched a total of 4,337 putouts for the year.

Flaherty (55-41 career record) holds a 3.64 ERA while surrendering 7.5 hits per 9 innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.23 and he has faced 3,439 hitters in his career. He has conceded 335 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.183 and a FIP of 3.6. During his pro baseball career, Flaherty has surrendered 689 base knocks while earning 942 punch outs in 829 innings pitched.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take New York (+110)

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