1980 — The Lakers beat the Philadelphia 76ers 123-107 to win the NBA title in six games. Rookie guard Magic Johnson takes the opening tip for the injured Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and comes up with 42 points, 15 rebounds and seven assists and is named the Finals MVP. The 42 points are the most scored by a rookie in an NBA Finals game.

Shohei Ohtani homered twice and drove in six runs on his bobblehead night, and the Los Angeles Dodgers routed the Athletics 19-2 on Thursday night to remain unbeaten in their last six series.

Shohei Ohtani homered twice in a thrashing of the Athletics, but was on the wrong end of another rare feat when he struck out against a position player during an eventful 19-2 Los Angeles Dodgers victory.

Its Thursday, May 15 and the Athletics (22-21) are in Los Angeles to take on the Dodgers (28-15). Osvaldo Bido is slated to take the mound for Oakland against Matt Sauer for Los Angeles. After losing the series' first game,

The Los Angeles Angels (17-25) and the LA Dodgers (29-15) open a 3-game interleague series Friday at Dodger Stadium. First pitch is scheduled for 10:10 p.m. ET (MLB Network). Let's analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's MLB odds around the Angels vs. Dodgers odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.

The Athletics hope to record their fifth road series win of the season, but does the SportsLine Projection Model think that will happen?