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Dodgers vs. Blue Jays Game 2 World Series picks: Back Toronto’s bats, make prop bets on Barger and Betts

Dodgers vs. Blue Jays picks

The World Series continues in Toronto on Saturday as the Blue Jays look to build off a dominant Game 1 win against the Los Angeles Dodgers.

The pregame narrative: Toronto had 14 hits and three home runs in an 11-4 victory on Friday, and is now tasked with cracking Yoshinobu Yamamoto, who has been stellar this postseason. The Jays are a slight home underdog with their own ace, Kevin Gausman, on the bump.

Check out my Dodgers vs. Blue Jays picks for Game 2 of the World Series, featuring prop predictions on Mookie Betts and Addison Barger.

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Dodgers vs. Blue Jays picks

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Best bet: Blue Jays over 3.5 runs (+106)

Yoshinobu has allowed just four runs over 19.2 postseason innings, equating to a sparkling 1.83 ERA.

That came after an epic regular season, where the Japanese fireballer posted the fourth-best ERA (2.46) and sixth-best WHIP (0.99) in the majors.

But Toronto’s offence doesn’t discriminate, and I’m expecting another outburst from a group that has hammered nearly every pitcher it’s faced in the playoffs so far.

Check out how the Jays stack up offensively against every other playoff team.

  • 1st in runs per game (6.83)
  • 1st in batting average (.305)
  • 1st in OPS (.900)
  • 1st in home runs (23)

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Blake Snell was on a legendary run heading into Friday’s matchup, posting a 0.68 ERA with a 12.6 K/9 rate in his previous six starts.

The Jays hammered him for five earned runs off eight hits in 5.0 IP with just four strikeouts.

For as good as Yamamoto has been, Toronto’s bats have been better.

Key stat: Toronto is 9-3 against this line in the postseason.

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World Series best bets

Barger to record a hit (-120): Barger sent the Rogers Centre into frenzy with a towering grand slam in the sixth inning on Friday. It was the first pinch-hit grand slam in World Series history.

More fireworks would be nice, but this bet simply asks the lefty bat to record a hit. That’s something he’s done in six straight starts.

Barger is batting .421 in that span with just two strikeouts.

Yamamoto has a pretty spotless record across the board, but I like Barger’s chances of staying hot at these odds.

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Betts over 1.5 bases (+108): I expect Los Angeles’ offence to do some damage on Saturday, and Betts is a good name to deliver some pop.

The veteran is batting .289 in the postseason after coming alive with a .299/.343/557 slash line in September.

He’s also seen a ton of Gausman, going 16-for-51 against the righty with a double and three home runs. Betts’ .362 xBA and .564 xSLG indicate he’s actually gotten a little unlucky in those at-bats.

He also only has a 10.7% K rate against Gausman, which gives me confidence that the ball will get put in play.

Dodgers vs. Blue Jays picks made at 9 a.m. ET on 10/24/2025.

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Dodgers vs. Blue Jays Game 1 World Series picks: Back surging George Springer, fade Blake Snell

Dodgers vs. Blue Jays picks

The 2025 World Series begins on Friday at Rogers Centre, where the American League-champion Toronto Blue Jays host the Los Angeles Dodgers.

The pregame narrative: Toronto is back in the Fall Classic for the first time since 1993, while the Dodgers are looking to become the first team in over 20 years to repeat as champs. It’s a star-studded showdown featuring Shohei Ohtani and Vladimir Guerrero Jr.

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Dodgers vs. Blue Jays picks

Best bet: Snell under 6.5 strikeouts (-120)

Fading Snell might seem foolish. The lefty has carved up all three opponents he’s faced this postseason. 

  • MIL: 8.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 10 K
  • PHI: 6.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 4 BB, 9 K
  • CIN: 7.0 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 1 BB, 9 K 

His strong postseason run comes after a September in which he punched out double-digit batters twice and ended his year by allowing one run over his final three starts. 

But the Blue Jays are a different breed. 

Starting pitchers are 0-11 vs. this line against Toronto this postseason. No starting pitcher has even recorded five strikeouts vs. Toronto. 

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And between the Yankees and Mariners, Toronto has seen some excellent arms with big strikeout upside. 

Even if Snell is a cut above most of them when he’s at his best, this is a big number to ask of any pitcher against the Blue Jays at the moment. 

Toronto had one of the best offences in baseball this season and struck out at the lowest rate in the game.

  • No. 1 in batting average 
  • No. 1 in on-base percentage
  • No. 4 in wRC+ 

In the playoffs, the club has been even better. 

Key stat: Toronto’s MLB-best K rate is even lower in the postseason, and the club is No. 1 in all three slash categories, plus wRC+ by a mile.

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World Series best bets

Springer over 1.5 hits/runs/RBI (+100): This pick isn’t about riding the wave of Springer’s epic Game 7 ALCS moment. But that does come into play, in a sense.

  • Springer is a big-time playoff performer (23 homers, .883 OPS in 78 games) with pop.
  • He’s a leadoff hitter slugging .609 with a .929 OPS this postseason, scoring 11 runs in 11 games and clearing this line eight times.

The designated hitter delivers when the stakes are highest, and his 2025 playoff success comes after a resurgent year at the plate. 

Springer finished with a career-best 166 wRC+ and was at worst a top-three hitter in the sport in the second half.

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No one is hitting Snell right now, but this price is too good to pass up. 

Snell has done well in this head-to-head matchup, but Springer has seen the southpaw more than any Blue Jay. And I’m encouraged that he has only stuck out four times in 24 career plate appearances.

Toronto over 3.5 runs (+110): Toronto is 8-3 vs. this number in the playoffs.

Snell is a huge challenge and the Dodgers have loads of fresh arms available after him, having not played in a week.

Los Angeles has only allowed more than three runs in one of its last eight playoff games.

But I’m not turning down this plus-money price on a club hitting as well as the Blue Jays, who are at home and elite at putting the ball in play. It’s really as simple as that.

Dodgers vs. Blue Jays picks made at 2:55 p.m. on 10/23/2025.

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Dodgers vs. Blue Jays Game 1 World Series SGP predictions: Bet on Yesavage’s Ks prop and a hot start from L.A.

Dodgers vs. Blue Jays predictions

The wait is over, as the World Series returns to Toronto on Friday with the Blue Jays taking on the Los Angeles Dodgers.

The pregame narrative: Jays youngster Trey Yesavage will get the ball to start for the home team, while a red-hot Blake Snell goes for the defending champs from L.A. The Dodgers are the favourites to win the game and the series.

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Dodgers vs. Blue Jays predictions

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Parlay: Dodgers -0.5 – F5 | Yesavage over 4.5 Ks | Freeman 1+ hits (+400)

Dodgers -0.5 – first five innings (-113): Snell is on an insane run right now, and I want in.

Here’s what his past six starts look like, dating back to Sept. 10:

  • 40.0 innings
  • 56 Ks (12.6 K/9)
  • 0.68 ERA
  • .115 opponent BA

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The Dodgers are 4-2 on the F5 run line in that span … because two of his starts were 0-0 at the five-inning mark.

Snell has strong numbers against the Jays’ active lineup (.227 BA, .303 SLG in 75 plate appearances), and with the way he’s currently rolling, I could easily see him holding Toronto to one or zero runs through 5.0 IP.

With that in mind, the price on this market seems more than far.

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Yesavage over 4.5 strikeouts (-175): Yesavage, 22, began his season with Single-A Dunedin, pitching against teams like the Jupiter Hammerheads and Fort Myers Mighty Mussels.

Could anyone have predicted that he’d go from there to facing the Dodgers as a Game 1 World Series starter? Absolutely not.

But his .158 opponent BA and 14.7 K/9 across four minor league levels helped him soar up the organizational ladder to make it possible. And he hasn’t stopped striking guys out in the majors.

  • In six MLB starts (three regular season, three playoffs), Yesavage has averaged 6.3 Ks.
  • He’s 4-2 vs. this prop with an 11.8 K/9.

The Dodgers have the third-lowest K rate of all playoff teams, but it’s all relative. Their 23.7 K% in the postseason would’ve been tied for the fifth-highest mark in the regular season.

If given enough rope, Yesavage has the stuff to cash this bet.

Freeman 1+ hits (-210): Left-hitting batters like Freeman will be primary strikeout candidates for the right-handed Yesavage because of how he deploys his splitter.

But I like Freeman’s chances to record at least one base knock in this game, and it could come off that very pitch.

Facing RHPs with splitters this season, Freeman batted 9-for-17 (.529) with three doubles, a triple and a home run.

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So far in the postseason, Freeman is batting just .231 … but he’s 7-3 vs. this prop.

Freeman came alive in the Fall Classic last year, homering in each of the first four games to earn WS MVP honours.

I’m somewhat interested in his total bases prop tonight, but backing him to record a hit felt like the smarter play within an SGP.

Dodgers vs. Blue Jays predictions as of 9:45 a.m. on 10/24/2025.

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Dodgers vs. Blue Jays Game 1 World Series picks: Back surging George Springer, fade Blake Snell

Dodgers vs. Blue Jays picks

The 2025 World Series begins on Friday at Rogers Centre, where the American League-champion Toronto Blue Jays host the Los Angeles Dodgers.

The pregame narrative: Toronto is back in the Fall Classic for the first time since 1993, while the Dodgers are looking to become the first team in over 20 years to repeat as champs. It’s a star-studded showdown featuring Shohei Ohtani and Vladimir Guerrero Jr.

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Dodgers vs. Blue Jays picks

Best bet: Snell under 6.5 strikeouts (-132)

Fading Snell might seem foolish. The lefty has carved up all three opponents he’s faced this postseason. 

  • MIL: 8.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 10 K
  • PHI: 6.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 4 BB, 9 K
  • CIN: 7.0 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 1 BB, 9 K 

His strong postseason run comes after a September in which he punched out double-digit batters twice and ended his year by allowing one run over his final three starts. 

But the Blue Jays are a different breed. 

Starting pitchers are 0-11 vs. this line against Toronto this postseason. No starting pitcher has even recorded five strikeouts vs. Toronto. 

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And between the Yankees and Mariners, Toronto has seen some excellent arms with big strikeout upside. 

Even if Snell is a cut above most of them when he’s at his best, this is a big number to ask of any pitcher against the Blue Jays at the moment. 

Toronto had one of the best offences in baseball this season and struck out at the lowest rate in the game.

  • No. 1 in batting average 
  • No. 1 in on-base percentage
  • No. 4 in wRC+ 

In the playoffs, the club has been even better. 

Key stat: Toronto’s MLB-best K rate is even lower in the postseason, and the club is No. 1 in all three slash categories, plus wRC+ by a mile.

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World Series best bets

Springer over 1.5 total bases (+143): This pick isn’t about riding the wave of Springer’s epic Game 7 ALCS moment. But that does come into play, in a sense.

  • Springer is a big-time playoff performer (23 homers, .883 OPS in 78 games) with pop.
  • He’s a leadoff hitter slugging .609 with a .929 OPS this postseason, clearing this line eight times in 11 games.

The designated hitter delivers when the stakes are highest, and his 2025 playoff success comes after a resurgent year at the plate. 

Springer finished with a career-best 166 wRC+ and was at worst a top-three hitter in the sport in the second half.

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No one is hitting Snell right now, but this price is too good to pass up. 

Snell has done well in this head-to-head matchup, but Springer has seen the southpaw more than any Blue Jay. And I’m encouraged that he has only stuck out four times in 24 career plate appearances.

Toronto over 3.5 runs (+120): Toronto is 8-3 vs. this number in the playoffs.

Snell is a huge challenge and the Dodgers have loads of fresh arms available after him, having not played in a week.

Los Angeles has only allowed more than three runs in one of its last eight playoff games.

But I’m not turning down this plus-money price on a club hitting as well as the Blue Jays, who are at home and elite at putting the ball in play. It’s really as simple as that.

Dodgers vs. Blue Jays picks made at 2:55 p.m. on 10/23/2025.

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Dodgers vs. Blue Jays Game 1 World Series odds: Toronto is home underdog at Rogers Centre on Friday

Dodgers vs. Blue Jays odds

The Toronto Blue Jays are back in the World Series after 32 long years. Their opponent? The reigning champion Los Angeles Dodgers.

The latest: George Springer sent the Seattle Mariners packing with a come-from-behind blast in Game 7 of the ALCS, setting up this epic matchup, which will begin in Toronto on Friday. The Dodgers went 2-1 against the Blue Jays this year and are favoured to win Game 1.

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Dodgers vs. Blue Jays odds

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No one expected the Blue Jays, a team with a sub-80 win total projection, to be here.

But Toronto has exceeded all expectations to deliver the franchise’s first World Series apperance in more than three decades.

The Jays had to climb out of a 0-2 hole against the Mariners in the ALCS. It was gritty, but starting slow against the Dodgers — who just swept the NLCS against the top-seeded Milwaukee Brewers — would likely be a death sentence.

Winning Game 1 is imperative, and Trey Yesavage will get the ball for Toronto in the series opener after Kevin Gausman was used in relief on Monday.

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The rookie has a pair of stellar postseason starts under his belt:

  • ALDS Game 2: 5.1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 11 K
  • ALCS Game 6: 5.2 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 7 K

Los Angeles has a quartet of Cy Young-calibre arms at its disposal, and the first to take the mound will be Blake Snell.

The veteran left-hander has been borderline unhittable this postseason, sporting a 0.86 ERA across three starts. In those 21 innings, he has 28 Ks while allowing just six hits.

Each team is loaded with offensive talent. Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Shohei Ohtani, Freddie Freeman, Mookie Betts and George Springer will take centre stage — and it’s looking like Bo Bichette will join them.

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Dodgers vs. Blue Jays World Series betting preview: Series odds, probable pitchers and trends for 2025 Fall Classic

Dodgers vs. Blue Jays preview

The Toronto Blue Jays are back in the World Series for the first time in 32 years, and the toughest task of all lies in front of them.

Shohei Ohtani and the Los Angeles Dodgers seek to defend their championship status, and they’re favoured to do so — even though the Jays own home-field advantage.

Check out our Dodgers vs. Blue Jays preview for the 2025 World Series, beginning on Friday, Oct. 24 at Rogers Centre.

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Dodgers vs. Blue Jays preview

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This Fall Classic is a battle between the familiar and the uninitiated.

L.A. has 12 division titles in the past 13 years and is in its fifth World Series since 2017. Toronto, meanwhile, didn’t win a single playoff game between 2017-24.

This isn’t exactly a David vs. Goliath bout, though.

  • Yes, the Dodgers’ roster costs nearly $50 million north of the Jays’ roster. But on a relative scale, they’re two of the highest-spending teams in the majors.
  • Both teams rank in the top five in payroll, regular season wins and wRC+. Pitching prowess definitely swings in L.A.’s favour, which we’ll touch on in the next section.
  • L.A. has been more dominant in terms of postseason record, going 9-1 so far. But Toronto has had a better run differential (+51 vs. +34).

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Probable pitchers and World Series 2025 schedule

Game 1 in Toronto: Oct. 24, 8 p.m. ET
LHP Snell (3-0, 0.86 ERA) vs. RHP Trey Yesavage (2-1, 4.20 ERA)

  • Snell looks every bit like a two-time Cy Young winner through three postseason starts. He has 28 strikeouts and just six hits allowed through 21.0 innings. The southpaw missed most of the year with a shoulder injury, but you wouldn’t know now. He has a 12.4 K/9 in seven outings since September.
  • Yesavage authored an all-time gem in his playoff debut, but he ran into some trouble in both of his ALCS starts. The Mariners had 10 hits and six walks against him over 9.2 innings, though a few timely double plays limited the damage in his most recent game. The 2024 first-round draftee joined the club in mid-September and is perfectly familiar with high-leverage baseball.

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Game 2 in Toronto: Oct. 25, 8 p.m. ET
RHP Yamamoto (2-1, 1.83 ERA) vs. RHP Kevin Gausman (2-1, 2.00 ERA)

  • Yamamoto has the only complete game of the postseason, and it came in his lone NLCS start (9.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 BB, 7 K). The all-star righty had an MLB-low 5.9 H/9 this season and will be facing the Jays for the first time.
  • Gausman threw 19 pitches in one scoreless relief inning to help close out the Mariners in Game 7 of the ALCS. In a sense, that means he’d only be on three days of rest for the series opener. Pitchers do throw a bullpen between starts, though, so it’s possible that Gausman’s relief appearance came in place of that.

    All three of Gausman’s postseason starts have been exactly 5.2 IP with two or fewer runs allowed. Solid stuff.

Game 3 in Los Angeles: Oct. 27, 8 p.m. ET
RHP Tyler Glasnow (0-0, 0.68 ERA) vs. RHP Shane Bieber (1-0, 4.38 ERA)

  • Glasnow has allowed one run while striking out 18 over 13.1 IP this postseason. He has big-time strikeout stuff, but the Jays strike out the least of any team in the majors. Glasnow has a hearty 27.6% K rate vs. the Jays’ active lineup in 87 plate appearances.
  • Bieber did enough in Game 7 of the ALCS to give the Jays a chance and was superb when he faced the Mariners in Game 3. The California native also has great numbers against a combination of Ohtani, Mookie Betts, and Teoscar Hernandez: 5-for-37 (.135) with 15 Ks.

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Game 4 in Los Angeles: Oct. 28, 8 p.m. ET
RHP Ohtani (2-0, 2.25 ERA) vs. RHP Max Scherzer (1-0, 3.18 ERA)

  • The last time Ohtani pitched, he put together arguably the best individual performance in the long history of the sport: 6.0 scoreless innings with 10 Ks, while adding three HRs at the plate. He’s a terrifying two-way force and would likely be a bullpen option for the Dodgers if the series goes deep enough.
  • Could we see a Scherzer/Bassitt piggyback for Game 4? Absolutely, but Scherzer did enough to at least warrant consideration for a World Series start. Mad Max allowed two runs over 5.2 innings in ALCS Game 4, which had been his first pitching appearance in three weeks.

Dodgers vs. Blue Jays bullpen spotlight

The Dodgers have a lot of on-paper advantages heading into the World Series. The bullpen is one of them.

Check out how both relief corps have fared this postseason:

StatisticDodgersBlue Jays
Innings92.097.0
ERA2.454.36
FIP2.744.81
Opponent BA.171.230
Strand rate75.2%77.7%
Strikeout rate28.3%26.1%
HR/90.391.67

The HR/9 discrepancy really stands out. The league-average HR/9 rate this season was 1.18, so the Jays’ bullpen is concerningly north of that right now. And the Dodgers have been elite at limiting the long ball.

It’s the time of year when circles of trust really tighten up. That was evidenced by the Dodgers using the same four relievers to close out Games 3 and 4 (Anthony Banda, Blake Treinen, Alex Vesia, Roki Sasaki).

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Toronto leaned heaviest on Louis Varland and Jeff Hoffman late into the ALCS, but the role of its left-handed relievers will be paramount in this series (Ohtani, Freddie Freeman and Max Muncy are all left-handed hitters).

Mason Fluharty hasn’t pitched since Oct. 16, but he’s the best leverage LHP the Jays have.

Back in August, the rookie retired all five Dodgers he faced over a pair of relief outings — highlighted by a strikeout of Ohtani.

Dodgers vs. Blue Jays preview: Key players

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (1B): In the final weeks before his $500-million extension kicks in, Guerrero has a .442/.510/.930 slash line across 11 playoff games. The ALCS MVP reached base 26 times in that span with just three strikeouts.

Guerrero only homered twice in the final 33 games of the regular season. But he has six postseason bombs.

George Springer (OF/DH): Guerrero might be having the best postseason of any Blue Jay, but Springer undoubtedly has the signature moment (so far).

Springer had an absurd age-35 season, finishing third in wRC+ (166), and now he’s adding to a lengthy and storied postseason resume. The 2017 WS MVP has an .883 OPS in 78 career playoff games.

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Ernie Clement (2B/3B): In March 2023, Clement was released by the Athletics. Three seasons later, he wields one of the most important bats on a World Series team.

Clement is the tone-setter for the bottom half of Toronto’s lineup, batting .429 with a 1.063 OPS this postseason. He was particularly adept at hitting LHPs during the regular season, posting a 146 wRC (16th in MLB).

Jeff Hoffman (RP): Credit to Hoffman for keeping stress to a relative minimum this postseason, with a 1.23 ERA and a 1.09 FIP in six appearances. He has allowed one run and five baserunners over 7.1 IP while striking out 12.

Since the start of September, Hoffman has only allowed two runs over 18.0 innings (1.00 ERA).

Bo Bichette’s World Series role

After Toronto’s ALCS-clinching win, the injured Bichette (knee) was asked whether he’ll be an option for the World Series. His response? “I’ll be ready.”

It’s been six weeks since the two-time AL hits leader has dug in for the Blue Jays. And there was certainly hope that he would’ve been healthy enough to return by now. But hearing a confident response like that has to count for something.

Bichette bounced back from a rough 2024 season to post an .840 OPS this year — matching his best mark since 2020.

If the free-agent-to-be is truly ready, he’d slot back into the heart of the Jays’ order and provide some much-needed power.

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Dodgers players to watch

Ohtani (DH/SP): Ohtani is the obvious favourite to win World Series MVP. On his way to a third regular-season MVP in four seasons, Ohtani is the only player who’ll impact this series at the plate and on the mound.

He’s had a lot of quiet offensive showings this postseason (.220 BA, 35.4% K rate), but he has five homers and a triple in 10 games. So he’s still as dangerous as ever.

Teoscar Hernandez (OF): Hernandez had a disappointingly low .738 OPS this season, which was his lowest mark since his debut season. But the former Blue Jay has come up big a number of times this postseason.

In 10 games, Hernandez is slugging .585 with four HRs and a double. Note that he’s been lifted early from eight playoff games so far in favour of a pinch runner or defensive replacement.

The rotation: I can’t pick out one L.A. starting pitcher to highlight. They’ve all been superb.

Collectively, the quartet of Snell, Yamamoto, Glasnow and Ohtani have a 1.40 ERA, .131 opponent BA and a 33.5% K rate in 10 starts. That’s Cy Young stuff from an entire starting staff. Any of the four would be a strong Game 1 option for Toronto, which tells you how deep L.A.’s talent pool is.

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Dodgers vs. Blue Jays preview: Betting trends

  • Toronto has the 3rd-best run line record in MLB (97-76, 56.1%).
  • Overs are 95-72-6 in Blue Jays games (56.9%, 1st in MLB).
  • Toronto and L.A. rank first and third, respectively, in win percentage at home (.667, .655).
  • Vlad Jr. is 7-4 vs. his RBI prop (over 0.5) and his total bases prop (over 1.5).
  • Springer has 1+ RBI in seven of 11 games — despite batting leadoff.
  • Clement has at least two hits/runs/RBI in nine of 11 games.
  • Despite slugging .634 this postseason, Ohtani is 3-7 vs. his total bases prop (over 1.5).
  • Hernandez has 1+ RBI in five of 10 games.
  • Snell has 9+ Ks in five of his past six outings.
  • Muncy is hitless in four of seven playoff starts.

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Dodgers vs. Blue Jays Game 1 World Series odds: Toronto is home underdog at Rogers Centre on Friday

Dodgers vs. Blue Jays odds

The Toronto Blue Jays are back in the World Series after 32 long years. Their opponent? The reigning champion Los Angeles Dodgers.

The latest: George Springer sent the Seattle Mariners packing with a come-from-behind blast in Game 7 of the ALCS, setting up this epic matchup, which will begin in Toronto on Friday. The Dodgers went 2-1 against the Blue Jays this year and are favoured to win Game 1.

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Dodgers vs. Blue Jays odds

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No one expected the Blue Jays, a team with a sub-80 win total projection, to be here.

But Toronto has exceeded all expectations to deliver the franchise’s first World Series apperance in more than three decades.

The Jays had to climb out of a 0-2 hole against the Mariners in the ALCS. It was gritty, but starting slow against the Dodgers — who just swept the NLCS against the top-seeded Milwaukee Brewers — would likely be a death sentence.

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Winning Game 1 is imperative, and Trey Yesavage will get the ball for Toronto in the series opener after Kevin Gausman was used in relief on Monday.

The rookie has a pair of stellar postseason starts under his belt:

  • ALDS Game 2: 5.1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 11 K
  • ALCS Game 6: 5.2 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 7 K

Los Angeles has a quartet of Cy Young-calibre arms at its disposal, and the first to take the mound will be Blake Snell.

The veteran left-hander has been borderline unhittable this postseason, sporting a 0.86 ERA across three starts. In those 21 innings, he has 28 Ks while allowing just six hits.

Each team is loaded with offensive talent. Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Shohei Ohtani, Freddie Freeman, Mookie Betts and George Springer will take centre stage — and it’s looking like Bo Bichette will join them.

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World Series 2025 schedule: Blue Jays vs. Dodgers open at Rogers Centre on Oct. 24

World Series 2025 schedule

The World Series 2025 schedule is set, with the Toronto Blue Jays hosting the defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers for Game 1 on Friday.

After clinching their first American League pennant since 1993, the Jays have a few days to celebrate, rest and recover at home. The Dodgers, meanwhile, have six off-days between the NLCS and Fall Classic.

For dates, times and locations of every matchup — along with Game 1 odds — check out the World Series schedule below.

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World Series 2025 schedule

Game 1

  • Date: Friday, Oct. 24
  • Start time: 8 p.m. ET
  • TV: Sportsnet, FOX
  • Location: Rogers Centre (Toronto)

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Game 2

  • Date: Saturday, Oct. 25
  • Start time: 8 p.m. ET
  • TV: Sportsnet, FOX
  • Location: Rogers Centre (Toronto)

Game 3

  • Date: Monday, Oct. 27
  • Start time: 8 p.m. ET
  • TV: Sportsnet, FOX
  • Location: Dodger Stadium (Los Angeles)

Game 4

  • Date: Tuesday, Oct. 28
  • Start time: 8 p.m. ET
  • TV: Sportsnet, FOX
  • Location: Dodger Stadium (Los Angeles)

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Game 5 (if necessary)

  • Date: Wednesday, Oct. 29
  • Start time: 8 p.m. ET
  • TV: Sportsnet, FOX
  • Location: Dodger Stadium (Los Angeles)

Game 6 (if necessary)

  • Date: Friday, Oct. 31
  • Start time: 8 p.m. ET
  • TV: Sportsnet, FOX
  • Location: Rogers Centre (Toronto)

Game 7 (if necessary)

  • Date: Saturday, Nov. 1
  • Start time: 8 p.m. ET
  • TV: Sportsnet, FOX
  • Location: Rogers Centre (Toronto)

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World Series Game 1 lookahead

Coming off a pair of do-or-die wins at Rogers Centre in the ALCS, Toronto opened as an underdog for World Series Game 1 on home turf.

The Jays have the best home record in baseball this year (58-29). They went 1-2 vs. the Dodgers this season, but those games were played in Southern California.

As of Tuesday morning, neither team had announced a starting pitcher for Game 1.

But from a rest standpoint, Trey Yesavage would be lined up to go for Toronto. Everyone on L.A.’s side will have had ample rest, but the likely Game 1 starter would be Blake Snell or Yoshinobu Yamamoto.

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Blue Jays vs. Dodgers: How they got here

A lot of teams claim the nobody-believed-in-us narrative, but in Toronto’s case, there’s some truth to that.

The Jays held World Series odds as long as 50-to-1 early in the season and were viewed as a fringe playoff team at best.

Instead, their deep and disciplined lineup, along with a largely healthy and veteran-laden pitching staff, lifted the franchise to 94 wins and the AL’s top seed.

L.A. was on the other end of the spectrum as a team that everyone believed in. With that in mind, missing out on a first-round bye was viewed as a bit of a disappointment.

But the Dodgers have reminded everyone this October that they’re still the team to beat. In the postseason, they’ve gone 9-1 to push past the Reds, Phillies and Brewers.

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Blue Jays odds to win 2025 World Series: Toronto is +375 ahead of ALCS Game 7

Blue Jays World Series odds

The Toronto Blue Jays are one win shy of a World Series berth, but one loss away from the offseason.

After dropping Games 1 and 2 of the ALCS at home, and Game 5 on the road, Toronto has fought its way back to force a winner-take-all at Rogers Centre. A victory would set up a World Series date with the reigning champion Los Angeles Dodgers.

Check out the latest Blue Jays World Series odds ahead of ALCS Game 7.

Blue Jays World Series odds

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Blue Jays (+375)

If this is the end, it’s been a hell of a ride.

Once a 50-to-1 long shot to win it all, with a preseason projected win total in the 70s, Toronto has far exceeded the expectations of the general public.

A deep lineup and a dependable, veteran-laden rotation have carried the Jays this far. Do they have a little magic left in the tank?

Toronto has experienced highs and lows in this ALCS, exploding for 21 runs in Games 3 and 4 before choking away an eighth-inning lead in Game 5.

The Jays responded with a 6-2 victory in Sunday’s must-win Game 6.

Now the season rests in the hands of deadline acquistion Shane Bieber, the 2020 AL Cy Young winner, who shut the Mariners down earlier this series.

  • Game 3: 6.0 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 8 K

Seattle counters with Georger Kirby, who has been hit hard by the Blue Jays this season.

The righty has an 8.38 ERA in five career starts against Toronto, and he gave up eight runs over 4.0 IP in Game 3.

Names like Kevin Gausman and Luis Castillo will be available out of the bullpen. Expect any and all levers to be pulled with a World Series berth on the line.

Mariners vs. Blue Jays Game 7 ALCS SGP predictions: Bet on Toronto to mash in +300 ticket

Mariners vs. Blue Jays predictions

The Toronto Blue Jays and Seattle Mariners close out an epic ALCS with a Game 7 at Rogers Centre on Monday night.

The pregame narrative: Toronto hasn’t been to the World Series in 32 years. Seattle hasn’t been to the World Series ever. The stakes couldn’t be higher in this winner-take-all matchup, which the Jays are favoured to win behind their deadline acquisition arm Shane Bieber.

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Mariners vs. Blue Jays predictions

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Parlay: Blue Jays over 3.5 runs | Kirby over 2.5 strikeouts | Lukes 1+ hits (+300)

Blue Jays over 3.5 runs (-137): I think Toronto will win this game. And it will because of the bats.

But backing the Blue Jays to win carries nearly identical odds as backing them to score over 3.5 runs. So in an effort to drive my thesis home (and to avoid having my heart ripped out while also losing the SGP), I’ll roll with this team total.

Just take a look at what Toronto’s offence has done this postseason:

  • 1st in runs per game (6.7)
  • 1st in batting average (.294)
  • 1st in OPS (.885)
  • 1st in home runs (19)

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The Jays clawed their way back into the ALCS by hammering Kirby for eight runs over 4.0 innings in Game 3, and there’s reason to believe they can do that again.

Toronto is batting .310 with a .535 slugging percentage against Kirby in 76 combined plate apperances. He has an 8.38 ERA against the Jays in five starts.

Look for another big night from the Jays’ bats.

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Kirbv over 2.5 strikeouts (-186): Toronto is the hardest team in the majors to retire on strikes, but Kirby shouldn’t have an issue clearing this number — even if he gets shelled.

Case in point: He had four strikeouts in Game 3 while giving up eight hits.

Kirby has cleared this mark in six straight games dating back to the regular season, averaging 8.2 Ks in those outings.

His 26.1% K rate during the regular season ranked in the 76th percentile, per Baseball Savant.

Lukes 1+ hits (-205): Finally, I’ll turn to Lukes to record a hit.

The 31-year-old is having a moment this posteason, batting .343 with seven RBI. He’s recorded a hit in five straight games, and he went 2-for-5 last night with a pair of singles.

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That’s all really impressive, considering Lukes was toiling in the minor leagues for a decade before this season began.

Kirby has gotten shelled at Rogers Centre this year, and he has bad overall numbers on the road and against lefties.

  • On the road: .279 opponent BA
  • vs. LHBs: .264 opponent BA

Mariners vs. Blue Jays predictions as of 10:15 a.m. on 10/20/2025.

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