New York Yankees at Los Angeles Dodgers odds, predictions, picks and best bets

The New York Yankees (84-46) and Los Angeles Dodgers (85-45), who feature the top two records in baseball, play Game 2 of a three-game set at Dodger Stadium Saturday at 4:05 p.m. ET.

Friday: The Yankees snapped a four-game skid, hitting five homers in a 10-2 rout.

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New York Yankees at Los Angeles Dodgers: Projected Starting Pitchers

LHP CC Sabathia vs. RHP Tony Gonsolin

Sabathia is 5-7 with a 5.01 ERA and an 87/33 K-BB ratio in 18 starts. Last outing: Yielded four runs on four hits and three walks with five K's in three innings of an 8-4 home loss to the Cleveland Indians Sunday. Misc.: 0-3 with a 7.77 ERA (21 ER, 24.1 IP) in last five starts. Career vs. Dodgers: 1-0 with a 0.84 ERA (2 ER, 21.1 IP) in three starts, but hasn't faced them since 2016.

The rookie Gonsolin is 1-1 with 3.00 ERA and a 15/1 K-BB ratio in four games (3 starts). Last outing: Allowed one run on five hits with no walks and two strikeouts in four innings of a no-decision, 5-3 loss at the Atlanta Braves Sunday. Career vs. Yankees: No appearances.

New York Yankees at Los Angeles Dodgers: By the Numbers

• The Yankees are 9-9 in Sabathia's starts. The Dodgers are 1-2 in Gonsolin's starts.
• The Dodgers own MLB's best home record at 51-17, while the Yankees are one of the better road teams at 33-26.
• The Dodgers are an NL-best 29-15 after a loss. But the Yankees are an MLB second-best 56-27 after win.

• Yankees SS Didi Gregorius, who hit a grand slam and a solo HR in Friday's win, is 13-for-45 (.289) with three HRs and 11 RBIs in 13 career games at Dodger Stadium.

New York Yankees at Los Angeles Dodgers: Odds, picks and betting tips

Moneyline: While Sabathia has been awful in his last five games and is 1-5 with a 6.95 ERA on the road this season, the Yankees' +134 offers good value and is worth a play. The Dodgers are -146.

Run line: Backing the Yankees ( +1.5, -150) is the way to go. They're an MLB-best 75-55 on the RL this season, though a mediocre 31-29 vs. the RL on the road. The Dodgers (-1.5, +125) own a 63-67 RL record, including 34-34 at home.

Over/under: The OVER 9.5 ( -115) is the STRONGEST PLAY. The O/U is 13-5 in Sabathia's starts this season, including 10-1 in his last 11 starts, with four overs in a row. Plus, the Yankees are an MLB-best 39-17-3 O/U on the road. But be warned - the Dodgers are 29-34-5 O/U at home in 2019.

Johnny's record since July 19: 44-28-1. Strongest plays: 20-11.

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