In this article we will formulate a NY Yankees vs LA Dodgers prediction for this MLB game on Wednesday, October 30th at Yankee Stadium in New York. Let’s take a look at the prediction for game five in the World Series.
NY Yankees Betting Preview
The New York Yankees were able to fight off elimination in game four on Tuesday night with an 11-4 win. New York allowed two runs in the first inning, but they scored one in the second and got a grand slam from Volpe in the third. The Dodgers did cut the deficit to 5-4 in the fifth inning, but the Yankees scored the last six runs in the game for the win. New York’s offense didn’t produce much in the first three games of the series, so we will see if this momentum carries over into game five. Prior to this series, the Yankees defeated the Guardians in five games and the Royals in four games.
The New York pitching staff had a 3.74 ERA, a 1.24 WHIP, and a .233 opponent batting average in the regular season. The Yankees offense scored 815 runs with a .248 batting average and a .333 on base percentage this year. Aaron Judge hit .322 with 58 home runs and 144 RBI’s for the Yankees this season.
LA Dodgers Betting Preview
The Los Angeles Dodgers had a chance to win the World Series on Tuesday night and they had a 2-0 lead in the first inning, but the Yankees finally woke up and forced a game five. Los Angeles has won games one, two, and three by scores of 6-3, 4-2, and 4-2, and they will look to close out the series once again here. The Dodgers were fortunate to win game one of this series after losing two separate times late in the game, but their pitching was outstanding in the first three games. Prior to this series, the Dodgers defeated the Mets in six games and the Padres in five games, despite facing elimination two times against San Diego.
The Los Angeles pitching staff had a 3.90 ERA, a 1.23 WHIP, and a .235 opponent batting average this year. The Dodgers offense scored 842 runs with a .258 batting average and a .335 on base percentage during the regular season. Shohei Ohtani hit .310 with 54 home runs and 130 RBI’s for the Dodgers this season.
Starting Pitchers
The projected starting pitcher for Los Angeles is Jack Flaherty, who is 1-2 with a 6.10 ERA and a 1.35 WHIP over 20.2 innings pitched this year. Flaherty allowed two earned runs and five hits over 5.1 innings against the Yankees in game one. The projected starting pitcher for New York is Gerrit Cole, who is 1-0 with a 2.82 ERA and a 1.30 WHIP over 22.1 innings pitched this season. Cole allowed one earned run and four hits over 6.0 innings against LA in game one.
Why the Yankees will beat the Dodgers
- The Yankees have won each of their last six games as favorites after playing the previous day.
- The Yankees have covered the run line in each of their last six games as favorites after playing the previous day.
- The Dodgers have failed to cover the run line in eight of their last nine Wednesday games against AL East opponents.
Total Runs Facts
- Thirteen of the Dodgers’ last 14 road games after playing the previous day have gone OVER the total runs line.
- Each of the Yankees’ last four home games after playing the previous day have gone OVER the total runs line.
- Three of the last four World Series Game 5s have gone UNDER the total runs line.
- The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Dodgers’ last five games as road underdogs.
- The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in six of the last eight World Series games.
- The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Yankees’ last four games as favorites against NL West opponents.
New York Yankees Player Prop Facts
- Aaron Judge ranks 1st in the league in Home Runs (58) this season.
Los Angeles Dodgers Player Prop Facts
- Shohei Ohtani ranks 2nd in the league in Home Runs (54) this season.
Matchup/League Facts
- The New York Yankees rank 1st in the league for home runs this season (237).
- The New York Yankees rank 1st in the league for walks this season (672).
- The Los Angeles Dodgers rank 1st in the league for slugging percentage this season (.446).
- The Los Angeles Dodgers rank 2nd in the league for runs scored this season (842).
NY Yankees vs LA Dodgers Prediction
New York finally had their offense wake up in game four of this series and they were able to avoid elimination, but can they carry that momentum into this game? The Yankees played decently well in game one, but they didn’t do much offensively in games two or three. I think the game four win is going to spark this New York team here and I like them to get to Flaherty early, who is already battling a slight hamstring issue. We saw Cole pitch very well in game one and I like him to lead the Yankees to a game five win here.