Tonight marks the final game in Los Angeles when the Dodgers host the Toronto Blue Jays for Game 5 of the World Series.
The pregame narrative: We’re down to a best-of-three after Toronto responded from a Game 3 heartbreaker with a convincing win on Tuesday night. Game 1 starters Trey Yesavage and Blake Snell get the assignments with a 3-2 series lead at stake.
Check out my Blue Jays vs. Dodgers picks for Game 5 of the World Series, featuring prop predictions on Snell and Bo Bichette.
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Blue Jays vs. Dodgers picks
Best bet: Snell under 6.5 strikeouts (-130)
This has been a profitable play all postseason. Toronto has played 15 playoff games and only one starter has topped this line.
That was Yoshinobu Yamamoto, who threw a complete game in Game 2.
The list of pitchers to fall short of this line is remarkably impressive.
- Luis Gil (2)
- Max Fried (1)
- Carlos Rodon (2)
- Cam Schlittler (2)
- Bryce Miller (3)
- Logan Gilbert (2)
- George Kirby (4)
- Luis Castillo (1)
- Miller (4)
- Gilbert (3)
- Kirby (3)
- Snell (4)
- Yamamoto (8)
- Tyler Glasnow (5)
- Shohei Ohtani (6)
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Like many of those names, Snell has the strikeout stuff to blow past this line. But perhaps that holds true vs. most teams, not every team.
Toronto is a different beast. The Blue Jays had the lowest K% in the regular season, and they do again in the playoffs.
Snell was lethal in his three postseason starts before Game 1 (28 combined Ks). But in a 2-2 series, there’s risk of Dodgers manager Dave Roberts being aggressive with his bullpen deployment.
The southpaw has a history of control issues, too, which could drive up his pitch count, put runners on and prompt a pitching change. He walked three batters in Game 1 and four in his NLDS start.
Key stat: Toronto had a 17.8 K% in the regular season (it’s 16.2% in the playoffs).
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Jays vs. Dodgers best bets
Blue Jays moneyline (+170): Los Angeles is at home with possibly a big starting pitching edge.
I might be fading Snell on his K line, but that doesn’t mean I’m predicting the Jays to ambush him. But they did exactly that in Game 1.
Yesavage, meanwhile, has kept Toronto in every playoff game, and the rookie dominated the New York Yankees in the ALDS with a wipeout splitter.
Toronto’s offence is elite, too.
- Even without leadoff man George Springer (third in MLB in OPS) last night, the Jays plated six runs on 11 hits.
- They scored 11 runs in Game 1 and have gotten to five-plus in three of four games. Their postseason wRC+ is 128 (the Yankees had an MLB-best 119 wRC+ in the regular season).
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This could also come down to the bullpens.
If the Dodgers need any of Blake Treinen or lefties Anthony Banda and Jack Dryer, they’d be pitching three consecutive days.
Toronto was able to get by last night without using high-leverage arms Seranthony Dominguez and Jeff Hoffman.
This is a big underdog price and worth taking based on what we’ve seen from Toronto.
World Series prop pick
Bichette over 1.5 total bases (+120): The knee injury that cost Bichette two postseason rounds is clearly affecting his mobility. But it’s not impacting his bat.
Bichette has looked good through three World Series games (he was limited to one pinch-hit plate appearance in Game 2).
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- He’s batting .362 with a .462 OBP.
- In 13 PAs, he’s struck out once.
Bichette had a pair of hits in the 18-inning marathon and a key run-producing single last night that would have been a double if he could run well.
The knee injury and risk of being taken out for a defensive replacement if he’s not the designated hitter again (which he will be if Springer remains out) is the worry.
But I like what I’ve seen from Bichette, and love him at this big plus-money price.
He led MLB with a .370 second-half average and was sixth in games with two-plus total bases, per Team Rankings.
Blue Jays vs. Dodgers picks made at 12:55 p.m. ET on 10/29/2025.
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Chris joined NorthStar Gaming from Covers.com where he was a publishing editor and wrote betting content. Before that, he was the sports editor at VICE Canada, worked for theScore and covered the Blue Jays for MLB.com. In addition to filling out the lineup card each day for the editorial team, Chris writes frequently himself, primarily on the NBA and MLB.