Yankees vs. Dodgers odds, picks: Our predictions, best bets for Sunday Night Baseball

Sunday marks the series finale of the World Series rematch between the Yankees and Dodgers. The reigning champs will send Yoshinobu Yamamoto to the mound to close out the three-game set.The Japanese right-hander has been lights out through the first two months of the season and will look to continue his National League Cy Young worthy campaign against a deep Bombers lineup. Through 11 starts in 2025, Yamamoto has a sparkling 1.96 ERA, which leads all qualified pitchers. He’s allowing a league-best 5.3 hits per nine innings, while striking out more than a batter per inning (10.5 K/9) and limiting free passes (2.8 BB/9). Yamamoto has handled some tough lineups during this dominant stretch too. In 11 total innings against the Cubs, the highest-scoring team in baseball this season, he’s allowed just one earned run. On Apr.4 against the Phillies, another tough lineup, Yamamoto allowed zero earned runs and just three hits across six innings. A month later, he one-hit the Braves across six innings. The Yankees will be one of his toughest tests yet in 2025, but it wasn’t long ago that Yamamoto shut Aaron Judge and Co.

down. In Game 2 of the World Series at Dodgers Stadium, Yamamoto tossed 6 ⅓ strong innings, earning the win and putting Los Angeles up, 2-0, in the series. Yamamoto allowed just one run on one hit with a pair of walks, while striking out four. That lone hit? A home run off the bat of Juan Soto, who now takes his swings in Queens.Yamamoto handed Judge an 0-fer, striking him out twice and getting him to fly out to right. Bet Yamamoto to have his way with the Bombers once again on Sunday.The play: Dodgers -172 (FanDuel)Dylan Svoboda is a versatile writer and analyst across many sports.He’s particularly knowledgeable about the big three — MLB, the NFL and the NBA....