World Series predictions and odds for Yankees vs. Dodgers Game 2 Saturday
The 2024 World Series opened with a classic, and Game 2 between the Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Yankees figures to be another thrilling contest.
The series opened with the Dodgers claiming an extraordinary 6-3 win in 10 innings, with Freddie Freeman — whose status was in question due to an ankle injury — belting a walk-off grand slam to give Los Angeles the win. In the long, storied history of Major League Baseball, no one has ever hit a walk-off grand slam in a World Series game, but that wasn't the only remarkable fact about Freeman's heroics. The homer was a near-perfect replica of another iconic Dodgers moment, as Kirk Gibson's 1988 Game 1-clinching home run was another walk-off from a player gritting their teeth to play through an injury.
The Yankees will be hoping to finish the job this time, having taken the lead in the 10th and struggling to bring runners around after getting 10 hits in Game 1. New York will be hoping that Game 2 starter Carlos Rodón's career success against the best bats in the Dodgers lineup can set them up to even the series, which will mean solving Dodgers righty Yoshinobu Yamamoto.
Here's a look at what the betting markets look like for the World Series as the Dodgers and Yankees head into Saturday's Game 2, including predictions:
2024 World Series: Date, time and TV info for Yankees-Dodgers Game 2
Yankees vs. Dodgers Game 2 prediction
Paste BN Sportsbook Wire: Yankees 3, Dodgers 2
"What tilts the pendulum for me, though, is Rodón. Dodgers OF Mookie Betts is just 1-for-19 (.053) against him lifetime. Freeman is just 1-for-7 (.143), OF Teoscar Hernandez is 1-for-9 (.111), and DH Shohei Ohtani and INF Max Muncy are just 1-for-7 combined (.143) Rodón was great in his last two postseason starts with 15 K’s over 10 2/3 innings. The Yankees (+120) respond."
VSiN: Take the Dodgers
Adam Burke writes, "One thing that really concerns me for New York tonight is that Yamamoto gave up seven homers in 18 starts, while Rodón gave up 31 in 32. The Yankees... [are] not a 'manufacture runs' kind of lineup because they’re by and large a bad baserunning team and don’t have a ton of bat-to-ball contact hitters.
"As great as this offense was during the regular season, they ranked 26th in BABIP and only ninth in batting average. They led the league with 237 home runs and Yamamoto is pretty stingy about allowing them."
Yankees vs. Dodgers Game 2 odds
Odds as of Saturday at 4:30 p.m., courtesy of BetMGM
- Spread: Dodgers (-1.5)
- Moneyline: Dodgers (-140); Mets (+120)
- Over/under: 8.5 runs
The Dodgers are slight favorites heading into Game 3.
Yankees vs. Dodgers World Series series odds
Odds as of Saturday at 4:30 p.m., courtesy of BetMGM
After a dramatic Game 1 win, the Dodgers are the solid favorites to win the World Series. Here is the latest moneyline odds for both teams' championship hopes.
- Mets (+195)
- Dodgers (-250)
Yankees vs. Dodgers World Series schedule
All times Eastern.
- Dodgers lead series 1-0
Game 1: Dodgers 6, Yankees 3
Game 2: Yankees at Dodgers, 8:08 p.m., Saturday, Fox
Game 3: Dodgers at Yankees, 8:08 p.m., Monday, Fox
Game 4: Dodgers at Yankees, 8:08 p.m., Tuesday, Fox
Game 5: Dodgers at Yankees, 8:08 p.m., Wednesday, Fox (if necessary)
Game 6: Yankees at Dodgers, 8:08 p.m., Friday, Fox (if necessary)
Game 7: Yankees at Dodgers, 8:08 p.m., Saturday, Fox (if necessary)
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