The New York Yankees and the Los Angeles Dodgers take the field in Game 3 of the World Series on Monday at 8:08 p.m. ET at Yankee Stadium. The Dodgers are ahead 2-0 in the series.
The favored Yankees (-146 on the moneyline) play at home against the Dodgers (+123). The probable starters are Clarke Schmidt (5-5, 2.85 ERA) for the Yankees against Walker Buehler (1-6, 5.38 ERA) for the Dodgers.
These squads meet again after the Dodgers’ 4-2 victory over the Yankees Saturday. Yoshinobu Yamamoto (6.1 IP, 1 R, 1 H, 4 K) earned the win for the Dodgers. Teoscar Hernandez went 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI to lead the team on offense. Carlos Rodon (3.1 IP, 4 R, 6 H, 3 K) was credited with the loss on the mound for the Yankees.
Ahead of the Yankees vs. Dodgers, here’s everything you need to prepare for Monday’s playoff action, including viewing options.
New York Yankees vs. Los Angeles Dodgers odds and betting lines
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Monday at 9:18 a.m. ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
- Favorite: Yankees (-146, bet $146 to win $100)
- Underdog: Dodgers (+123, bet $100 to win $123)
- Over/under: 8.5
Yankees vs. Dodgers: Live streaming info & game time
- Game Day: Monday, October 28, 2024
- Game Time: 8:08 p.m. ET
- Stadium: Yankee Stadium
- TV Channel: FOX
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)
Yankees stats and trends
Yankees betting records
- The Yankees have won 81, or 58.3%, of the 139 games they’ve played as favorites this season.
- New York is 54-34 this season when entering a game favored by -146 or more on the moneyline.
- The implied probability of a win from the Yankees, based on the moneyline, is 59.3%.
- So far this season, New York and its opponents have hit the over in 89 of 171 games with a total.
- The Yankees are 85-85-0 ATS in their 170 games with a spread this season.
Clarke Schmidt (Yankees probable starter)
- Schmidt (5-5) takes the mound for the Yankees in his 17th start of the season. He has a 2.85 ERA in 85 1/3 innings pitched, with 93 strikeouts.
- The righty’s last appearance was on Thursday, Oct. 17 against the Cleveland Guardians, when he went 4 2/3 innings, surrendering two earned runs while allowing five hits.
- The 28-year-old has put up an ERA of 2.85, with 9.8 strikeouts per nine innings, in 16 games this season. Opposing hitters have a .230 batting average against him.
- Schmidt is trying to secure his third quality start of the season.
- Schmidt is trying to collect his 14th start of five or more innings this year in this matchup.
- He has made three appearances this season in which he did not give up an earned run.
- The opposing Dodgers offense has a collective .258 batting average, and is fourth in the league with 1423 total hits and second in MLB play with 842 runs scored. It has the best slugging percentage (.446) and ranks third in home runs (233) in all of MLB.
Yankees batting stats
- No team in MLB has hit more homers than the Yankees, who have connected on 237 this season.
- Hitters for New York rank fourth in the majors with a combined .429 team slugging percentage.
- The Yankees have a team batting average of .248 this season, which ranks eighth among MLB teams.
- New York has scored the third-most runs in the majors this season with 815.
- The Yankees have an on-base percentage of .333 this season, which ranks third in the league.
- New York ranks 11th with an average of 8.2 strikeouts per game.
Dodgers stats and trends
Dodgers betting records
- The Dodgers have come away with six wins in the 19 contests they have been listed as the underdogs in this season.
- This year, Los Angeles has won two of six games when listed as at least +123 or worse on the moneyline.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Dodgers have a 44.8% chance of walking away with the win.
- Contests with Los Angeles has gone over the total set by sportsbooks in 99 of 175 chances this season.
- In 174 games with a line this season, the Dodgers have a mark of 90-84-0 against the spread.
Walker Buehler (Dodgers probable starter)
- The Dodgers are sending Buehler (1-6) out for his 17th start of the season. He is 1-6 with a 5.38 ERA and 64 strikeouts over 75 1/3 innings pitched.
- In his most recent appearance on Thursday, Oct. 17 against the New York Mets, the righty threw four scoreless innings while surrendering three hits.
- The 30-year-old has an ERA of 5.38, with 7.6 strikeouts per nine innings in 16 games this season. Opposing hitters have a .289 batting average against him.
- Buehler has collected three quality starts this season.
- Buehler will try to collect his 10th game of five or more innings pitched this season. He averages 4.7 innings per appearance.
- He has held his opponents without an earned run in one of his 16 appearances this season.
- He will match up with a Yankees offense that is hitting .248 as a unit (eighth in the MLB). They are also slugging a collective .429 (fourth in the league) with 237 total home runs (first in MLB action).
Dodgers batting stats
- The Dodgers average 1.4 home runs per game to rank third in MLB action with 233 total home runs.
- So far this season, Los Angeles is the top slugging team in MLB play with a .446 slugging percentage.
- The Dodgers have the fourth-best batting average in the majors (.258).
- The offense for Los Angeles is No. 2 in the majors, scoring 5.2 runs per game (842 total runs).
- The Dodgers’ .335 on-base percentage ranks second-best in the majors.
