Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Toronto Blue Jays: Game 6 World Series Odds, Prediction
The Toronto Blue Jays continued their impressive postseason run with a 6-1 victory in L.A. on Wednesday night. With back-to-back wins, the Jays now return to Toronto with two chances to clinch the World Series.
Will the Blue Jays win their first World Series title in 32 years, or can the Dodgers force a deciding Game 7?
L.A. is a -140 favourite to win on the MLB odds, with the total pegged at 7.5.
Betting Analysis
A wise man once said, “well, well, well, how the turntables…”. That’s where we are in the World Series as for the first time, Toronto is now favoured to win the series at -250, while the Dodgers are +200 underdogs.
It’s a big turnaround for the Jays as L.A. has been a series favourite every previous game. The biggest gap was ahead of Game 4 when the Dodgers were heavy -500 favourites with Toronto priced at a juicy +375.
The World Series MVP odds have also shifted significantly, with Vladimir Guerrero Jr. the new -200 favourite on the MLB futures board. Shohei Ohtani is next at +220, while no other player has odds shorter than 13-1.
Both teams have stats to back them up heading into Game 6. The Blue Jays have been one of the best home teams in baseball all season, with wins in nine of their last 12 games at Rogers Centre.
But, don’t write off L.A. as they are a scorching 9-1 straight up in their last 10 road games. Of course, that one loss came against the Jays in Game 1 of this series.
Los Angeles Dodgers
It was a disastrous start for the Dodgers and pitcher Blake Snell in Game 5 as he gave up a home run against the first two batters he faced, including a bomb on the first pitch of the game. L.A.’s offence never really threatened, finishing with just four hits.
It’s tough to envision Ohtani not stepping up with the season on the line in Game 6. After six hits and three home runs in the first three games of the series, Ohtani went hitless with only one walk in games 4 and 5. It feels like a breakout game for baseball’s unequivocal best player.
The Dodgers should feel good with Yoshinobu Yamamoto on the mound in Game 6. Yamamoto has been terrifying for L.A. throughout the playoffs, going 3-1 with a 1.57 ERA and 26 strikeouts over 28.2 innings pitched. Yamamoto’s four-hit performance in Game 2 made him the first pitcher since 2001 to throw back-to-back complete games in the playoffs.
Toronto Blue Jays
The start of Game 5 couldn’t have gone on better for Toronto, with Davis Schneider and Guerrero homering on the first two at-bats of the game. It was really the Trey Yesavage show, however. The rookie pitcher went seven innings, allowing just three hits with no walks and 12 strikeouts en route to a decisive victory. If the series goes to Game 7, there’s a chance we see Yesavage out of the bullpen.
Looking ahead to Game 6, it will likely be a tougher matchup for the Blue Jays’ hitters. That makes the status of George Springer and Bo Bichette that much more important. Springer missed the last two games with an oblique injury and he will likely be a game-time decision. Whether Springer plays or not will determine if Bichette, dealing with a knee injury, plays at second base or DH’s.
It’s a pitching rematch of Game 2 on Friday, so Toronto will turn back to Kevin Gausman, who allowed four hits with three earned runs and six strikeouts in his earlier appearance in the series. Gausman has been Toronto’s ace all season, going 2-2 in the playoffs with a 2.55 ERA over 24.2 innings while striking out 18.
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