{"id":334253,"date":"2025-03-16T16:09:40","date_gmt":"2025-03-16T20:09:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/?p=334253"},"modified":"2025-03-17T10:18:59","modified_gmt":"2025-03-17T14:18:59","slug":"dodgers-vs-cubs-prop-picks-tokyo-series-march-18-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/dodgers-vs-cubs-prop-picks-tokyo-series-march-18-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Dodgers vs. Cubs Tokyo Series prop picks March 18: Ride with Freeman, fade Imanaga in season opener"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The 2025 MLB season opens on the international stage as the Los Angeles Dodgers face the Chicago Cubs in the Tokyo Series.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The pregame narrative:<\/strong> Coming off a World Series title, the Dodgers are favoured to run it back. In the season opener, I&#8217;m backing L.A.&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/news\/stats\/mlb\/freddie_freeman\/batting-stats\">Freddie Freeman<\/a> while fading Chicago starter <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/news\/stats\/mlb\/shota_imanaga\/pitching-stats\">Shota Imanaga<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out these Dodgers vs. Cubs prop picks for the Tokyo Series matchup on Tuesday, March 18.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Dodgers vs. Cubs prop picks<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"insights\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/sports-hub\/baseball\/mlb\">Full MLB betting markets<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"insights\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/news\/article\/mlb-injury-report\">MLB injury report<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"insights\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/news\/stats\/mlb\/top-players\/hitting\/OPS-on-base_plus_slugging\">MLB player stats<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"insights\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/news\/stats\/mlb\/standings\/division\">MLB standings<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Best Bet: Freeman 1+ RBI (+150)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"cacheembed:111299\">Embed: #111299<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Freeman enters his age-35 season with plenty of gas left in the tank.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The reigning World Series MVP had 12 RBI in the five-game Fall Classic last year after driving in 89 runs in 147 regular season games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The excess of star power in L.A. has been a boon to Freeman&#8217;s RBI production since he arrived as a free agent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In three years with the Dodgers, he has 291 RBI. In that span, he also ranks third in the majors in plate appearances with runners in scoring position (562).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;m not one to put much stock in spring training results, but I figure it doesn&#8217;t hurt to mention that Freeman has enjoyed a powerful preseason.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>9 games<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>.720 SLG<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1.028 OPS<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>5 extra-base hits (3 HRs)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;ll keep a close eye on Freeman&#8217;s RBI prop all season, and this is a price I&#8217;m happy to buy in on for the season opener.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Key stat:<\/strong> With runners in scoring position, Freeman is batting .314 with a 153 wRC+ in three seasons as a Dodger.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Quick pick<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Imanaga under 4.5 strikeouts (-106):<\/strong> This is a full strikeout below what Imanaga&#8217;s typical line will likely be this season. But I still think the under is the right play.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>In 11.0 innings against the Dodgers last year, Imanaga totalled seven Ks. He went under this prop both times.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Dodgers had MLB&#8217;s third-lowest K rate against lefties last year (19.8%).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Early-season pitcher workloads are tricky to predict, but I believe most teams err on the side of caution. Especially since this is a shorter spring training than usual for Imanaga.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In three spring training starts, Imanaga maxed out at 4.1 innings. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Note: A previous version of this article included a prop bet on Mookie Betts. The Dodgers announced that Betts will miss Tuesday&#8217;s game due to illness.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Dodgers vs. Cubs prop picks made at 3:40 p.m. ET on 03\/16\/2025.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 2025 MLB season opens on the international stage as the Los Angeles Dodgers face the Chicago Cubs in the Tokyo Series. The pregame narrative: Coming off a World Series title, the Dodgers are favoured to run it back. In the season opener, I&#8217;m backing L.A.&#8217;s Freddie Freeman while fading Chicago starter Shota Imanaga. 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