World Series Picks: Best Bets for Yankees vs Dodgers 10/25
- Take a look at our best MLB bets as the New York Yankees and LA Dodgers meet in the World Series for the first time since 1981.
- Can World Series veteran Mookie Betts come through for the Dodgers?
- The Dodgers are favored to win Game 1 and the World Series.
- Keep up with the team updates before making your final MLB picks.
The Fall Classic could live up to its name with the New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers meeting in the World Series for the fourth time since the Dodgers relocated from Brooklyn. The game’s two brightest stars – Aaron Judge and Shohei Ohtani – are part of star-studded lineups in what should be a World Series for the ages.
The series gets underway at Dodger Stadium on Friday with Gerrit Cole getting the start for the Yankees. The MLB lines favor the Dodgers (-120) to win the series opener. Los Angeles is priced at -135 to win the series compared to +105 odds for the Yankees.
The Dodgers had the most wins (98) during the regular season while the Yankees led the American League with 94 wins. Those who bet online and took the +600 odds for both No. 1 seeds to reach the World Series are feeling pretty good these days.
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3 Best World Series Picks
1. Take Dodgers to Win in 7 Games
The Dodgers and Yankees haven’t met in the playoffs since the 1981 World Series. However, they have played six times since the start of the 2023 MLB season.
Each team has won three times with the road teams going 4-2. The Dodgers took two of three games from the Yankees in the only series between the teams this season. The final two games went over the total. Keep that in mind when making MLB predictions.
This just feels like a series that is going to take a while.
Let’s lay out some of the options:
- Dodgers to win Game 1 and the World Series +160
- Yankees to win Game 1 and the World Series +220
- Dodgers to win Game 1, Yankees to win the World Series +425
- Yankees to win Game 1, Dodgers to win the World Series +450
- World Series to go over 5.5 games -185
- World Series to go under 5.5 games +155
Our bet of choice is not among those selections.
Bet This Pick: The Dodgers to Win the World Series in Seven Games (+475)
2. Bet on MVP Hopefuls Judge, Ohtani
The last time the American League and National League Most Valuable Players played in the World Series in the same year was 2012, when Buster Posey and the San Francisco Giants defeated Miguel Cabrera and the Detroit Tigers in a four-game sweep.
SHOHEI OHTANI IS HEADING TO THE WORLD SERIES FOR THE FIRST TIME IN HIS CAREER 🔥 pic.twitter.com/CJQxIpJ78D
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) October 21, 2024
The 2024 regular-season MVPs haven’t been announced yet. However, it might take an act of Congress for anybody other than Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees to win the American League Most Valuable Player Award for the second time in the last three years. Shohei Ohtani should add a National League MVP award to the two AL MVP awards.
“He’s an impressive athlete. The best player in the game. What an ambassador for this sport”
Aaron Judge comments on Shohei Ohtani ahead of the World Series
(via @snyyankees)pic.twitter.com/7Fpch2P3DO
— FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) October 22, 2024
The MLB World Series odds have Judge at +260 to lead all players in the 2024 World Series in home runs followed by Ohtani at +300.
Ohtani is at +220 to be the World Series MVP with Judge coming in at +400.
Bet This Pick: Aaron Judge to Have the Most Home Runs in the World Series (+260)
Bet This Pick: Shohei Ohtani to be the World Series MVP (+220)
3. A Series Parlay to Consider
We could load up a World Series player-driven parlay focused on Ohtani and Judge. However, we want to get a little more creative.
For our MLB player props, we like Dodgers catcher Will Smith at +250 to have at least two home runs, Giancarlo Stanton of the Yankees at +200 to have 6+ hits and Mookie Betts of the Dodgers at +180 to hit 2+ home runs.
You can bet those three picks individually or combine them in your World Series parlay picks.
Odds and information are accurate at the time of writing. Please check with official sources for the latest updates before placing any bets.
Questions Of The Day
What happened the last time the Dodgers and Yankees met in the World Series?
The Los Angeles Dodgers topped the New York Yankees in six games to win the 1981 World Series.
Who has the longest odds to be the Most Valuable Player in the World Series?
Pitchers London Knack and Clarke Schmidt and utility player Chris Taylor are all priced at +20000 to be the World Series MVP.
