The World Series shifts to Los Angeles on Monday, where the Dodgers host the Toronto Blue Jays in Game 3.
The pregame narrative: We have another big-name pitching matchup tonight between Tyler Glasnow and Max Scherzer, with a lead in the series at stake. The Blue Jays were quiet in Game 2 after an 11-run eruption in the series opener, but I like two of their bats to cash in on the prop market on Monday.
Check out my Blue Jays vs. Dodgers predictions for Game 3 of the World Series, featuring picks on Daulton Varsho, Andres Gimenez and Will Smith.
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Blue Jays vs. Dodgers predictions
Best bet: Varsho 1+ hit (-127)
This is a market I like to hunt in the postseason, as the lines get light against elite starting pitching.
Glasnow fits the bill and should be a tall order for Toronto. Like any pitcher, though, he’s not allergic to contact.
A big reason I like Varsho is that he faces no threat of being a late-inning replacement due to his valued defence. That means he should see four-plus trips to the plate.
Glasnow does have big swing and miss, but asking for one knock at this price is worth it, in my opinion.
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And while the left-handed hitting Varsho does get retired on strikes plenty, his K rate is down more than 4% in the playoffs.
He can’t get a hit without putting the ball in play, so this is semi-encouraging to me despite dealing with such a small sample.
Los Angeles is also down a key lefty in the later innings with Alex Vesia out of the series.
Varsho is 7-6 vs. this line in the postseason, hitting .255 over his 13 games. For context, that’s a better average than he’s had in any season of his career.
Key stat: Varsho has recorded a hit in three of his last four games, striking out three times total.
Blue Jays prop picks
Gimenez to score (+240): The shortstop has had his moments this postseason, but he remains a light hitter (.244 average, .292 on-base percentage).
His lack of walks (two in 13 games) really drives down that OBP. But Gimenez doesn’t strike out often and is entrenched as the No. 9 hitter.
I actually like that, as it puts him in front of Toronto’s most dangerous bats.
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If Gimenez gets on in the right situation, it could lead to him being on base ahead of George Springer, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Bo Bichette.
Toronto’s offence has been lethal this postseason. So I’m expecting at least a bounce back of sorts after getting dominated by Yoshinobu Yamamoto in Game 2.
And with Bichette battling back from a knee injury and Gimenez’s defence highly valued at short, he’s at virtually no risk of being replaced later in the game.
MLB prop bets
Smith 1+ RBI (+145): The all-star catcher occupies a prime middle-of-the-order spot. He has hit behind stars Shohei Ohtani, Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman in both games to start this series.
He’s delivered with four RBI.
Smith is coming off the best full season of his career and has continued to thrive in the playoffs. He's recorded a hit in eight of 10 playoff games.
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- Regular season: .296/.404/.497
- Playoffs: .314/.400/.400
Since Game 1 of the NLCS, Smith is batting .409/.480/.585 with three multi-hit games. Behind those high-OBP guys, he's in a great position to drive in runs.
And as well as Game 3 starter Scherzer threw in the ALCS, this should be seen as a favourable matchup for the Dodgers' offence.
Los Angeles is a -205 favourite to win as of early Monday afternoon.
Blue Jays vs. Dodgers predictions made at 11:48 a.m. on 10/27/2025.
