Dodgers vs. Yankees prediction, odds, line, time: 2024 World Series Game 2 picks, MLB bets from proven model

SportsLine's model simulated New York Yankees vs. Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 2 of the 2024 World Series on Saturday

The New York Yankees will look to even the 2024 World Series at 1-1 when they take on the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 2 on Saturday night at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. Freddie Freeman's walk-off grand slam in the bottom of the 10th propelled Los Angeles to the 6-3 Game 1 victory. The Yankees (94-68), champions of the American League East, have not lost back-to-back games in the 2024 MLB playoffs. The Dodgers (98-64), who won the National League West, are 3-0 in postseason openers, but are 0-2 in Game 2. Shohei Ohtani, Mookie Betts, Teoscar Hernandez and Freeman are the first four in the Los Angeles lineup, while New York counters with a top four of Gleyber Torres, Juan Soto, Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton.

First pitch is set for 8:08 p.m. ET. After opening at -130, Los Angeles is now a -139 favorite on the money line (risk $139 to win $100) in the latest Yankees vs. Dodgers odds from SportsLine consensus, while the total number of runs Vegas thinks will be scored, or the over/under, is 9, up half a run from the opener. Before making any Dodgers vs. Yankees picks, be sure to see the MLB predictions and betting advice from SportsLine's proven computer model.

The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every MLB game 10,000 times. It enters the 2024 World Series on a 32-18 betting roll on top-rated run-line MLB picks (+722) that dates back to last season. Anyone following at sportsbooks and on betting apps has seen strong returns.  

Now, the model has set its sights on Yankees vs. Dodgers and just locked in its picks and MLB predictions. You can head to SportsLine now to see the model's picks. Here are several MLB odds and betting lines for Dodgers vs. Yankees: 

• Yankees vs. Dodgers money line: Dodgers -139, Yankees +119
• Yankees vs. Dodgers over/under: 9 runs
• Yankees vs. Dodgers run line: Los Angeles -1.5 (+143)
• NYY: The Yankees have hit the game total over in 67 of their last 114 games (+19.20 units)  
• LAD: The Dodgers have covered the run line in 29 of their last 48 games (+12.45 units)  
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Why you should back the Dodgers

Right-hander Yoshinobu Yamamoto (7-2, 3.00 ERA) is expected to start for Los Angeles. He is 1-0 with a 5.11 ERA in the postseason, including a 2-0 win in Game 5 of the NL Wild Card series against San Diego. In that game, he pitched five innings, allowing just two hits and one walk, while striking out two. He received a no-decision in a 10-2 win over the New York Mets in Game 4 of the NLDS, pitching 4.1 innings, allowing four hits, two earned runs and one walk, while striking out eight.

Ohtani is among the Dodgers' top batters, and has hits in each of the last five playoff games. He was 1-for-5 with a double in the series opener. He has three multi-hit games over the past seven postseason games, including a 2-for-4 effort in the decisive NLCS Game 6 win over the Mets on Sunday. In 11 playoff games, Ohtani is batting .286 with three homers, 10 RBI and 12 runs scored. See which team to pick here.

Why you should back the Yankees

New York is expected to send left-hander Carlos Rodon (16-9, 3.96 ERA) to the mound. Rodon is 1-1 during the postseason with a 4.40 ERA. He earned the win in a 5-2 Game 1 victory over the Cleveland Guardians in the ALDS. In that game, he allowed three hits and one earned run with nine strikeouts in six innings of work. In 32 regular-season games, he allowed 157 hits, 77 earned runs and 57 walks, while striking out 195 in 175 innings.

Soto has been on a tear this postseason with hits in seven of 10 games. In the ALCS Game 5 win over the Cleveland Guardians, Soto was 3-for-5 with a homer and three RBI in a 5-2 victory. He was 1-for-3 with a pair of walks in Friday's loss to the Dodgers. In 10 postseason games, he is hitting .333 with two doubles, three homers, eight RBI and seven runs scored. See which team to pick here.

How to make Yankees vs. Dodgers picks

SportsLine's model is leaning Over on the run total, projecting 9.1 combined runs. It also says one side of the money line has all the value. You can only get the MLB model's picks at SportsLine.

So who wins Yankees vs. Dodgers, and which side has all the value? Visit SportsLine now to see which side you need to jump on, all from the model that's on a 32-18 roll on top-rated MLB run-line picks, and find out.