Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Toronto Blue Jays, World Series Odds, Preview, Picks and Prediction, Friday, October 31, 2025
The World Series returns to Canada for at least one more game, and we’re on top of all of it, so check in with our Dodgers vs. Blue Jays predictions and step up to the plate. Defending champion Los Angeles (11-4 in postseason) did not take advantage of their three games at home, and Toronto (10-6 in postseason) forced the series back home with a 3-2 lead in their pocket. The hosts will look to close things out from the Rogers Centre starting at 8:00 EST. Don’t go down on strikes! Get our top MLB Predictions and increase your bankroll!
Dodgers with backs against the wall
After taking a 2-1 lead in the series, the Dodgers were firmly in the driver’s seat with two games still to play at home. Then the wheels finally came off on their pitching, and they dropped back-to-back games for the first time since September 21-22.
The Los Angeles offense has just three runs and ten hits combined in the last two games. They are hitting just .236 in their 15 playoff games, with 64 runs and 21 home runs. Dodgers’ hitters struck out 148 times while drawing 59 walks. After hitting .458 with six home runs in a six-game span, Shohei Ohtani went 0-7 with three Ks in the last two games. Mookie Betts is having a nightmare of a series at the plate, hitting just .130 with no RBIs and 1 run. Kike Hernandez accounted for the team’s offense with a solo home run on Thursday night. He is hitting .273 this postseason and with 15 hits, he’s moved within seven of tying the Dodgers’ all-time playoff leader, Justin Turner (86 hits).
After allowing six runs in each of the last two games, the staff ERA bumped up to 3.23 in the postseason, with a 1.17 WHIP and .207 opponents’ batting average. The Dodgers’ pitchers have 148 strikeouts and 60 walks. Their starters are 8-4 with a 2.54 ERA, while the bullpen has gone 3-0 with 4 saves and a 4.56 ERA in 49.1 innings. Anthony Banda appeared in both of the losses at home, allowing a combined three earned runs, three hits, and a walk over two innings. The right-hander has appeared in seven playoff games and had a 9.53 ERA. Roki Sasaki has been their best reliever with a 0.93 ERA in eight appearances.
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Starter spotlight
- Yoshinobu Yamamoto is 3-1 with a 1.57 ERA in four playoff starts
- In Game 2, he allowed just one run and four hits while striking out eight over nine innings.
- Pitched back-to-back complete games, becoming the first player to do so in the postseason since Curt Schilling in 2001.
- Going back to the regular season, he has allowed eight earned runs over his last nine starts.
Blue Jays in enviable position
Just when it looked as if the Dodgers were going to walk away with this series, the Blue Jays responded, and in a big way. They returned home, where they’ll get two shots to win a game and try to capture the first MLB title for the city since 1993.
Jays’ bats produced 12 runs and 20 hits over the last two games, and in the playoffs, the team has 100 runs and a .284 team batting average. They’ve hit 27 home runs, walked 55 times, and struck out 108 times. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. continues to have one of the best offensive postseasons in history. The first baseman has hit safely in his last 10 games and is hitting .415 in the playoffs with 8 home runs, 16 RBIs, and 18 runs. He is 3 hits shy of breaking Randy Arozarena’s record for hits in a postseason with 29. Addison Barger continues to swing a hot bat in the series, with three straight two-hit games and four out of five games. The outfield has a .346 playoff batting average.
Toronto's pitching had its best two-game run when it needed it the most, allowing only three runs over the last two games. Through 16 games, the staff has a 3.90 ERA, 1.27 WHIP, and teams have hit .222 against them. They’ve served up 26 home runs but have also struck out 163 batters. Blue Jays’ starters are 7-3 with a 3.32 ERA and their bullpen arms have chipped in with 3 wins, 2 saves, and a 4.54 ERA over 71.1 innings. In the World Series, Toronto’s relievers have a 2.81 ERA over 25.2 innings. In three relief appearances this series, Chris Bassitt has not allowed a run and struck out 5 batters over 4 innings.
Starter spotlight
- Kevin Gausman is 2-2 with a hold and a 2.55 ERA in four starts and a relief appearance this postseason.
- Went 6.2 innings in Game 2, and allowed two home runs, three earned runs, and four hits.
- Allowed at least two runs in four of his last seven starts.
- Is 5-5 with a 3.86 ERA in 16 starts at the Rogers Centre this season.
Dodgers vs. Blue Jays Picks
Money Line Pick for Dodgers vs. Blue Jays
- Dodgers -136 (5 units)
Desperate to hold on to their crown, the Dodgers are in a good position to push this series to the limit as they have their most consistent postseason performer on the hill. Like Vlad has been doing on the offense side, Yamamoto has been putting together one of the best playoff runs in recent memory from the mound. That run actually extends back to the regular season when he closed things out by allowing three earned runs, 11 hits, 11 walks, and struck out 44 batters in 34 innings over his last five starts. He solved his control issues in the playoffs as he did not give up a free pass in his last start and only one apiece in the two prior. As hot as the Blue Jays' bats are right now, they do not have the answer for Yamamoto, and I’m not sure anyone does. Unfortunately, for the Dodgers, he can’t pitch every night. They’ll need him to put in a strong seven or eight innings tonight, and given the work of the bullpen, I would give him a long leash in this game and hope that the Los Angeles offense can do enough to back him. The Jays are not a lock at home, having already lost three times at the Rogers Centre in the postseason, and George Springer remains a question mark after missing Game 5. This series is going to the limit.
Take the Dodgers.
Over/Under Pick for Dodgers vs. Blue Jays
- Under 7.5 (5 units)
In Game 2, I noted that this was the best head-to-head starting pitching matchup that the teams put together in the series, and they backed that by allowing only six combined runs, the fewest so far in a game this series. Of course, Yamamoto was a massive part of that effort, allowing just a run. He’s given up one run or less in eight of his last nine starts. He threw his back-to-back complete games on the road, so the setting won’t affect the Dodgers’ hurler. Gausman may not have the lockdown stuff he used to, but he is reliable and consistent. In his four playoff starts, he’s given up just seven earned runs over 22.2 innings. This is going to be another sturdy pitching matchup, and these two should extend long enough to ensure the bullpens can’t do too much damage late. The under is 5-3-2 in the last ten games between the teams.
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