{"id":337355,"date":"2025-03-31T12:35:29","date_gmt":"2025-03-31T16:35:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/?p=337355"},"modified":"2025-03-31T12:35:29","modified_gmt":"2025-03-31T16:35:29","slug":"nationals-vs-blue-jays-prop-picks-march-31-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/nationals-vs-blue-jays-prop-picks-march-31-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Nationals vs. Blue Jays prop picks March 31: Bet on Bo Bichette, Keibert Ruiz to mash in series opener"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Toronto Blue Jays open a new series at Rogers Centre against the Washington Nationals on Monday night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The pregame narrative:<\/strong> Bo Bichette is doing damage out of the leadoff spot and I&#8217;m backing him to score a run. For the Nationals, I believe Keibert Ruiz can build on his early-season momentum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out my Nationals vs. Blue Jays prop picks for March 31.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Nationals vs. Blue Jays 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: Bichette over 0.5 runs (-106)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"cacheembed:111931\">Embed: #111931<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hitting leadoff might be the best spot for Toronto&#8217;s slugging shortstop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bichette has seven hits in 15 at-bats, resulting in a .467 batting average and a .556 OBP. When the first hitter in your order gets on base that frequently, he&#8217;s bound to score some runs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And that was the case in the first series against the Baltimore Orioles. Bichette scored runs in three of four games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now the Blue Jays face Canadian pitcher Michael Soroka in his first start as a National.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Soroka had a bad 2024, going 0-10 with a 4.75 ERA in 79.2 innings pitched. He didn&#8217;t look any better in spring training, giving up 12 earned runs in his final 8.2 innings of work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If Bichette continues to get on base against some shaky pitching, I&#8217;m confident one of Toronto&#8217;s big sluggers can drive him in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Key stat:<\/strong> Bichette, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Andres Gimenez are a combined 6-for-16 (.375 BA) against Soroka in their careers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Prop prediction<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ruiz over 1.5 total bases (+132):<\/strong> It&#8217;s only been three games, but the 26-year-old catcher is looking like a prime breakout candidate for 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ruiz is batting .500 with two home runs. He had at least one hit in every game and is 2-1 against this line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I want to highlight his advanced metrics as well, per Baseball Savant:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>10.0% whiff rate (99th percentile)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>38.9 squared-up % (91st percentile)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>55.6 hard-hit % (89th percentile)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>In summary, Ruiz hardly strikes out and is more than capable of lacing the baseball. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bowden Francis was one of the few bright spots on the Blue Jays last season, owning a 2.92 ERA in 13 starts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He did get knocked around in spring training, however, owning a 7.63 ERA across five appearances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;m not completely sold on Francis being elite yet, so I will back Washington&#8217;s hottest hitter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Nationals vs. Blue Jays prop picks made at 11:01 a.m. ET on 03\/31\/2025.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Toronto Blue Jays open a new series at Rogers Centre against the Washington Nationals on Monday night. 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