Data Skrive’s projection engine spit out a 6-5 final in Los Angeles and labeled the 9-run total too low. Their write-up pointed to several pace-up indicators: the Dodgers have cashed the over in six of their last ten, the Yankees and Dodgers combine to average 9.3 runs per game (4.7 for New York, 4.6 for L.A.), and both clubs rank top-10 in homers during that stretch (Yankees 10, Dodgers 11). Despite New York’s stingy 1.82 staff ERA over the past ten, the model expects regression with both bullpens trending toward the middle on xFIP. DraftKings and most shops have the over juiced to –109, making it a playable number before it creeps to 9.5.