The Los Angeles Dodgers (39-25) and New York Yankees (45-19) meet for a high-profile interleague weekend showdown. The series opener Friday at Yankee Stadium is slated for 7:05 p.m. ET (Apple TV). Let’s analyze FanDuel Sportsbook’s lines around the Dodgers vs. Yankees'odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.
Season series: 1st meetings; Yankees took 2 of 3 last season
Los Angeles opened its current road trip at Pittsburgh and the Dodgers won 11-7 Thursday after losing 2 straight to the Pirates. LA scored 11 runs Thursday, but has not really been its normal juggernaut-offense self of late. Over 13 games from May 25-June 5, the Dodgers clocked a .719 OPS while averaging 3.38 runs per contest.
New York won 8-5 Thursday to sweep a 3-game series from the Minnesota Twins and the Yankees have won a season-high 8 straight games. Since May 12, the Yankees have gone 19-4 with a plus-68 run differential.