World Series Game 3 Dodgers vs. Yankees Prediction: Odds, Expert Tips, Betting Trends and Stats

Yoshinobu Yamamoto allowed just one run in 6.1 innings and Freddie Freeman and Teoscar Hernandez hit back-to-back homers in the bottom of the 3rd^approx inning as the Dodgers won Game 2 of the World Series 4-2 on Saturday night. Carlos Rodon allowed all four runs in just 3.1 innings and Aaron Judge struck out three times as the series shifted to the Bronx and Los Angeles led two games to zero. They are now prohibitive favorites (-450) to win the series against New York (+340).

NLCS MVP Tommy Edman started the Dodgers' scoring with his second goal^nd Postseason home run in the bottom of the 2nd^nd. Juan Soto scored his fourth^Th Home run of the playoffs and Giancarlo Stanton drove in his 14th^Th Playoff run to explain the Yankees' two runs Saturday night.

Clarke Schmidt gets the win, which is almost a must-win for the Yankees. The Dodgers will send Walker Buehler to the mound as they look to take a stranglehold on the series.

Let's dive in and find a sweat or two.

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Game details and how to watch Dodgers @ Yankees – World Series Game 3

● Date: Monday, October 28, 2024
● Time: 8:08 p.m. ET
● Location: Yankee Stadium
● City: New York, NY
● TV/Streaming: FOX

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World Series Game 3: Los Angeles Dodgers @ New York Yankees

The latest odds from Sunday evening:

● Money line: New York Yankees (-145), Los Angeles Dodgers (+120)
● Spread: Yankees -1.5 (+145), Dodgers +1.5 (-175)
● In total: 8.5

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Projected starting players for Los Angeles @ New York – World Series Game 3

● Pitching matchup on Monday (October 28): Walker Buehler vs. Clarke Schmidt

○ Dodgers: Buehler (0-1, 6.00 ERA) – The veteran has made 2 playoff starts, recording 10 hits and 6 earned runs in 9 innings while recording 6 strikeouts.

○ Yankees: Schmidt (0-0, 3.86 ERA) – In 2 playoff starts, Schmidt has given up a total of 9 hits and 4 earned runs over 9.1 innings while recording 6 strikeouts.

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Expected starting players for upcoming World Series games

Yankees:
Game 4 Luis Gil (0-0, 4.50 ERA)
Game 5 Gerrit Cole
Game 6 Carlos Rodon
Game 7 is still open

Dodgers:
Game 4 is still to be announced
Game 5 Jack Flaherty
Game 6 Yashinobu Yamamoto
Game 7 is still open

An interesting bet for the World Series: Series Home Run Leader

Freddie Freeman +150
Giancarlo Stanton +350
Juan Soto +450
Teoscar Hernandez +700
Aaron Richter +1400

Top betting trends and insights to know ahead of Dodgers @ Yankees: World Series Game 3

· Aaron Judge is now hitting .199 in career postseason play. He joins Reggie Sanders as the only players in history to have 200 postseason ABs and bat under .200. He is 1-9 in the World Series and 1 in his last 13 in the playoffs (last 3 games).
· Anthony Volpe is 0-8 in 2 World Series games.
· Shohei Ohtani is 1-8 in the World Series with 1 RBI.
· Mookie Betts is 2-7 in the World Series with 2 runs scored.
· The Dodgers are 10-3 ATS this postseason.
· The Dodgers are 10-2-1 OVER this postseason.
· New York is 5-6 ATS this postseason.
· The Yankees are 5-6 OVER this postseason.
· The Dodgers have won 14 of their last 21 home games.

Playoff history for New York and Los Angeles

· These teams 1^st met in the 1941 World Series (the Yankees won 4-1).
· The 1981 series was their last meeting (Dodgers won 4-2).
· Overall, New York has won 8 of the last 11 meetings against LA.

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Expert tips and predictions for Game 3 of the World Series between New York and Los Angeles

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Our model calculates predictions for every moneyline, spread and over/under bet for every game on the MLB calendar based on data points such as past performance, player matchups, stadium information and weather forecasts.

Once the model is finished running, we place its projection next to the latest betting lines for the game to determine a relative confidence level for each bet.

Here are the best bets our model predicts for Monday's Game 3 between the Dodgers and Yankees:

· Money line: NBC Sports recommends a game against the Yankees on the moneyline
· Spread: NBC Sports is leaning toward a game with the Yankees on the run line
· Total number of runs: NBC Sports recommends a game with an OVER of 8.5 total runs

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