Two of MLB's foremost powerhouse teams collide when the New York Yankees host the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday night, and we're diving into the matchup with our Dodgers vs. Yankees player props based on the best MLB odds.
The New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers are the King Kong and Godzilla of baseball in so many ways. They'll try not to tear apart New York when the two beasts meet during a three-game series that begins at Yankee Stadium on Friday night, with the first pitch at 7:05 p.m. ET on Apple TV+.
The Yankees and Dodgers are first in their respective divisions. They occupy the top two spots in the World Series odds over a third of the way into the season. And the two best players on each team hold down the top two spots in the AL and NL in the MLB MVP odds. However, Juan Soto is suffering from a forearm injury and could miss Friday's game.
The Yankees enter on an eight-game winning streak, too. The Dodgers have sputtered a little lately, but they still boast the second-best record in the NL at 39-25.
Which bulldozing brute holds an edge?
Dodgers vs. Yankees player props
Pick confidence is based on a 1-to-5-star scale; odds via our best MLB betting sites
- Yoshinobu Yamamoto Over 5.5 strikeouts (-156 via FanDuel) ????
- Shohei Ohtani Over 2.5 total bases (+130 via FanDuel) ????
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Dodgers vs. Yankees expert picks
The Yankees cause a whole lot of damage to baseballs, and anything that gets in the path of the soaring projecti les that come off their bats. They sit second in home runs leaguewide at 93, with a notable gap to the third-place team (which is of course the Dodgers at 82). The Yankees also lead MLB in OPS (.776), and they pace baseball in run differential (plus-118).
However, all of that power-hitting comes with a strikeout bill to pay. The Yankees aren't just a pure power-hitting team, but nonetheless they strike out a fair bit. They enter Friday with the 11th-most strikeouts leaguewide.
That of course sets up Cy Young odds contender Yoshinobu Yamamoto nicely. As does the potential absence of Soto, who's incredibly disciplined at the plate and is tied for second in walks. On the other side, two Yankees hitters rank among the top 20 in strikeouts (Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton).
They'll be facing an impressive rookie in Yamamoto who ranks sixth in the NL in K/9 (10.5). Yamamoto has also demonstrated qualit y command while ranking in the 86th percentile in walk percentage, according to Baseball Savant.
While the -156 odds here from FanDuel may not seem appetizing at first, that price offers value and is significantly better than the offerings from the rest of our best sportsbooks. DraftKings sits way down at -170, while Caesars is posting -174, and bet365 is at -165.
A $10 wager will result in a $16.41 payout, with an implied probability of 60.9%.
Best odds: -156 via FanDuel
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Embracing at least slightly more risk and giving it a big ol' bear hug is required whenever you want to bet on Ohtani. Predictably, the standard Over on 1.5 total bases for him on Friday is sitting around -140 at most of our best sports betting sites, and as short -150 through FanDuel.
But that same book offers alternate total bases props, and Ohtani provides the ideal opportunity to be a little aggressive. Remember, we're talking about a baseball launcher who ranks fifth leaguewide in OPS (.973). Oh, and a slugger who further cemented his unicorn status (as if that was needed) with this bomb after adjusting to Paul Skenes' heat.
And now he gets to tee off against Cody Poteet, the Yankees' right-hander who's making only his third major-league start of the season as another spot-start outing until Gerrit Cole returns. He's been effective enough while allowing three earned runs over 11 inning s.
But Poteet has also surrendered a home run in each of those appearances. And getting Ohtani out is a daunting task at any time, but especially as a righty. Ohtani is torching them to the tune of a 1.081 OPS, compared to .785 against lefties.
A $10 play at these +130 odds from FanDuel would result in a $23 profit if Ohtani records three-plus bases. The odds imply a 43.5% probability.
Best odds: +130 via FanDuel
Dodgers vs. Yankees odds & game info
- When: Friday, June 7
- First pitch: 7:05 p.m. ET
- Where: Yankee Stadium, New York
- How to watch: YES, AppleTV+, SportsNet LA
- Favorite: Dodgers (-120 via Betway)
Dodgers vs. Yankees player props made Friday at 9 a.m. ET.
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