Just A Bet Outside highlighted Shohei Ohtani’s unique strike-out value despite a strict ~55-pitch limit. Ohtani has piled up 25 strikeouts in 19 innings since being stretched back out, including eight Ks over just four frames in his last start against St. Louis. The Angels strike out 27.3% of the time versus right-handed pitching over the past three weeks—the second-worst mark in MLB. Given Ohtani’s 43% whiff rate on his splitter and slider combo, the host believes he can still record 6+ strikeouts in four to five innings. Bettors looking for creative angles can attack reduced alt-K lines or first-five inning strike-out props rather than full-game numbers.

Kenny G leaned toward the Dodgers at –205 even though he would not put it in his pinned plays. Shohei Ohtani is expected to cover about four innings after allowing just one earned run on two hits with eight strikeouts and zero walks in his last start. The matchup pits MLB’s highest-scoring offense (42 homers for Ohtani alone) against Kyle Hendricks, whom Kenny labeled "sketchy" with a 4.63 ERA, and an Angels bullpen that ranks bottom-four with a 5-plus ERA. He concedes the Dodgers’ own 4.23 bullpen ERA is a worry but trusts them more than the Halos, who are merely .500 at home and 23rd in OBP. Public money could swell the price, yet Kenny still prefers the Dodgers side and is passing on the nine-run total.

Cash Out Sports Picks took the Dodgers money-line. He highlighted the Angels’ elevated strikeout rate versus right-handers and noted Shohei Ohtani’s eight-K gem against St. Louis shows his stuff is still electric. Combine that with a markedly deeper Dodgers bullpen and he sees the National League side outlasting its inter-city rival in a tight contest.

Calling it a potential "lock of the day," Kenny G endorsed the Dodgers at -178 in Anaheim. He highlighted Emmet Sheehan’s recent form—3-2, 3.00 ERA overall with three straight strong outings, including 5.0 IP of one-run ball versus Boston and five shutout frames against St. Louis. On the other side, Tyler Anderson has fallen off a cliff, sitting 2-7 with a 4.63 ERA and back-to-back blow-ups versus Tampa Bay and Chicago. Kenny pointed to the Angels’ bottom-tier bullpen and an offense that ranks just 27th in batting average and 25th in OBP, while the Dodgers bring what he called "probably the best offense in the majors" despite a middling 4.24 bullpen ERA. With extra motivation after a likely Game-1 loss, Kenny is comfortable laying the juice on LA.

It’s The Final Round wants to attack Tyler Anderson with Shohei Ohtani once lines post. Anderson, a lefty, is yielding a .306 average to fellow left-handed hitters this season and sits at a .250 opponents’ average over his last two starts. Ohtani is literally on fire: .458 over his past six games (11 hits, 3 HR, 4 RBI, 9 runs) and owns a .296 clip versus southpaws on the year. The head-to-head is eye-popping – 4 hits in 10 at-bats off Anderson, three of which were triples plus a homer (.400 AVG). Outlier pegs Ohtani at 73 % for a hit, 45 % for 2+ total bases, 70 % for 2+ hits + runs + RBI, and a slate-best 21 % chance to leave the yard. Jordan advised monitoring the book releases, then grabbing the hits-runs-RBI prop or the homer line and slotting Ohtani into parlays with Naylor and Julio for a high-ceiling ticket.

Eric Lindquist said he plans to lay the run-and-a-half with the Dodgers in the Freeway Series because Yoshinobu Yamamoto finally looks like the ace L.A. paid for. The four-seam velocity never really dipped, but over his last few outings the splitter and curve have snapped back to early-season form, highlighted by a dominant start in Tampa. Across those turns his CSW has jumped back over 30%. Meanwhile Jose Soriano remains wildly feast-or-famine, walking 11.3% of hitters and living in the middle of the plate whenever he falls behind. Lindquist expects the Dodgers’ deep order to punish that volatility inside the hitter-friendly Angel Stadium confines, making the -1.5 an attractive way to reduce heavy money-line juice—pending a quick morning model check to make sure the number hasn’t moved too far.

Mills Young backed Yoshinobu Yamamoto to eclipse 6.5 strikeouts. The Japanese ace has topped that mark in three straight and in 60 % of his past five trips to the mound. Young noted Yamamoto’s efficiency since the All-Star break, usually pitching into the sixth or early seventh while maintaining a whiff rate north of 30 %. Facing an Angels lineup that owns a bottom-10 contact rate against right-handed four-seamers, Young expects at least seven punch-outs and views the over as a core leg for K-prop parlays.

B Wade said he is laying money on Shohei Ohtani to smash the PrizePicks line of 2.5 combined hits + runs + RBIs. The play is built on a scorching five-game run in which Ohtani has cleared the number every time and posted at least four HRR in each outing. Ohtani has also cashed this prop in 14 of his last 20 contests overall. Wade pointed to a plus matchup with Jose Soriano and an Angels pitching staff that has "been unraveling" down the stretch. In seven prior meetings with the Angels Ohtani has beaten this same line five times, reinforcing the head-to-head edge. All of that volume plus the current form led Wade to grade the over as a core leg in his Monday two-pick slip.