Following an exciting MLB postseason, the Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Yankees have advanced to the 2024 World Series. This will be the 12th time that the Dodgers and Yankees have met in the World Series, with NY winning 8 times.
This year, Los Angeles has the home-field advantage. Dodgers Stadium will be the site of Games 1 and 2, as well as 6 and 7 if the series extends that far.
Last night, LA bested the Mets in Game 6 of the NLCS, and now the odds at 18+ MLB betting sites favor them to win it all for the 8th time in franchise history. The last time they won a World Series was in 2020, when they beat the Tampa Bay Rays in 6 games.
If the Dodgers are to beat the Yankees, they will need a strong effort out of NL MVP Shohei Ohtani. He became the first player in the history of Major League Baseball to hit 50 home runs and steal 50 bases in the same season this year.
World Series prop bets imply Ohtani will get at least two homers, six or more hits, and two or more steals against New York during the series.
2024 World Series Prices
- Yankees +105
- Dodgers -125
The Yankees are not exactly underdogs. They are rated 30 points behind LA in the odds for betting on the World Series, and those moneylines can flip if New York defies expectations and wins Game 1 on Friday.
2024 World Series Game 1 Betting Line
Yankees @ Dodgers
- Yankees Run Line: +1.5 (-200)
- Yankees Money Line: +105
- Dodgers Run Line: -1.5 (-170)
- Dodgers Money Line: -125
- Over: 8.0 (-110)
- Under: 8.0 (-110)
NY is vying for its 28th World Series championship in 46 appearances, both MLB all-time records. It is hard to believe, but they haven’t won a World Series since 2009 against the Philadelphia Phillies.
2009 was also the last time the Yankees won the AL pennant.
If the Yankees become the first team to win four games in the series, it will likely have a lot to do with the output of power hitter Aaron Judge. He won the AL MVP this season, and MLB prop bets suggest he’ll hit at least three home runs during the World Series.
Judge has been a little cold during the MLB Playoffs. He is 5 for 31 for a .161 average with two home runs and six runs batted in this postseason.