New York Yankees vs Los Angeles Dodgers Prediction, 5/31/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Yankees vs Los Angeles Dodgers

Date: Saturday, May 31, 2025

Location: Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Spectrum SportsNet LA

Odds/Point Spread: New York (-182) Los Angeles (+150)

Dodger Stadium is the location where the Los Angeles Dodgers (34-22) will take on the New York Yankees (35-20) on Saturday. The odds on this game have New York at -182 and Los Angeles opens at +150. The over/under is set at 9. The pitchers taking the mound will be Will Warren and Landon Knack.

The Yankees have hit 103 doubles as a squad and have knocked 88 baseballs out of the park. New York is slugging .466 and have been called out on strikes 486 times, while taking a walk on 225 occasions. As a unit, the New York Yankees are knocking in 5.6 runs per contest, which puts them at 3rd in baseball. They have earned 293 RBI's in addition to 484 hits on the season, and their batting average is .259. They have accounted for 305 runs while holding a team OBP of .343.

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The Yankees hold a team earned run average of 3.25 so far this year (6th in the league), and their staff has struck out 528 hitters. Yankees pitchers have surrendered 46 home runs and also 192 runs in total (3rd in the league). They have walked 188 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 3.36 as a team for the season. New York has conceded 371 hits (6.9 per 9 innings) and 176 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 2.81 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.15.

The Yankees bullpen have compiled a save rate of 73.9% and have come into the game in 58 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 83 base runners this season and 24.1% of those runners earned a run for their team. Yankees bullpen pitchers have come into the game with runners on 57 times as well as having 57 appearances in high leverage situations. The Yankees have dispatched 177 relief pitchers to the mound on the season. The relievers have racked up 34 holds over the course of the season (11th in MLB). They have 17 saves on the campaign and have missed out on 6 of 23 save opportunities.

The New York Mets have notched a total of 1,461 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 453 assists and 24 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .988 which is 10th in professional baseball, and they have turned 30 double plays. The Yankees have converted 72.4% of balls in play into outs out of 4,383 innings, which has them ranked 3rd in the majors.

Warren (3-5 mark in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 6.00 while he has gone up against 328 opposing hitters in the majors. He has surrendered 77 hits (9.6 hits per 9 innings) and has had 30 walks. His earned run average is 6.09 (49 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.478. Warren has taken the hill for 72 innings and is sitting with 96 punch outs during his pro baseball career.

The Dodgers hold a team slugging percentage of .458 and they tally 5.61 runs per contest (2nd in MLB). They have put up 93 doubles, while getting a free base 216 times and scoring 314 runs. Los Angeles has knocked in 87 home runs for the year as well as 301 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 464 occasions (12th in the league) and have accounted for 503 hits. The Los Angeles Dodgers have earned an on-base percentage of .341 in addition to a batting average of .263 on the season.

The Los Angeles pitching staff have conceded 249 runs for the season while having an ERA of 4.09 (227 earned runs surrendered). They have surrendered 69 dingers and they allow 4.49 runs per 9 innings (21st in MLB). The Dodgers hold a team WHIP of 1.291 and have a FIP of 4.07 as a staff over the course of the season. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 9.30 (516 strikeouts vs 193 bases on balls). They are sitting at 16th in baseball as a staff in total hits allowed with 451.

Los Angeles relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 23.6% out of their 55 inherited base runners. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 59 times in high leverage situations and on 41 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 74 save situations, the Dodgers have accumulated 43 holds and 12 blown saves. They are ranked 21st in the league with a save rate of 58.6%, and they have dispatched 203 bullpen pitchers onto the field on the season. Los Angeles has had bullpen pitchers take the mound in 29 save chances and they have earned 17 saves.

In 4,491 innings on the field, the Dodgers have a efficiency on defense of 69.6% (18th in the majors). The Los Angeles Dodgers have gotten 43 double plays and have a fielding rate of .988 (11th in pro baseball). The Dodgers have 483 assists, 25 errors and have earned 1,497 putouts this season.

During his career, Knack has allowed 88 hits while totaling 97 punch outs in 98 innings pitched. He has surrendered 45 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.182 and having a FIP of 4.1. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.46 and he has faced 415 opposing batters so far in his career. Knack (5-7 career record) is the owner of a 4.13 earned run average while giving up 8.1 hits per 9 innings.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Los Angeles (+150)

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