Garion Thorne details his top props on the DraftKings Sportsbook for the World Series between the Dodgers and the Blue Jays.
It’s the best time of the year.
There’s no shortage of sports happening at the moment, but while some are transfixed by football, basketball or hockey, there’s only one marquee event that truly matters at the end of October. We’ve reached the World Series. For the first time since 1993, the Fall Classic will have an international flavor, as Game 1 will get underway in Toronto, Canada on Friday night.
It’s the Dodgers. It’s the Blue Jays. It’s the culmination of seven months of baseball. Let’s find some series props on the DraftKings Sportbook.
2025 World Series Prop Bets on DraftKings Sportsbook
It’s funny that this pick almost feels more like an endorsement of the Blue Jays than it does the Dodgers. After Los Angeles swept Milwaukee in the NLCS, the team is 9-1 in the postseason with a starting rotation that looks almost unbeatable. As such, there is a large portion of the public that thinks this is going to be an absolute slaughter. I’m not one of those people, or else I’d be betting the Dodgers -2.5 games at a much nicer price.
Still, I do believe this World Series ends with Los Angeles hoisting the Commissioner’s Trophy for the second year in a row. While the Dodgers “underwhelmed” during the regular season, the club’s pitching depth is better and healthier than it’s been in a half-decade. Any of Blake Snell, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Tyler Glasnow or Shohei Ohtani would be Toronto’s ace; not to mention the way that Roki Sasaki has stepped up as Los Angeles’ closer. All told, through 10 games, the Dodgers’ staff possesses a 2.45 ERA and a 1.02 WHIP. The Jays’ bats have also been fantastic in these playoffs, and that could be enough for them to steal a couple wins, but I’m always of the belief that great pitching trumps great hitting.
Shohei Ohtani 3+ Home Runs (+150)
Shohei Ohtani literally just hit three home runs in Game 4 of the NLCS to eliminate the Brewers, so I probably don’t have to sell you too hard on this prop. Still, here’s some data points to consider. During the regular season, Ohtani ranked in the 100th percentile of the league in expected slugging rate (.672) and barrel rate (23.5%). If you include the five he’s mashed in the playoffs, the reigning NL MVP has actually hit 60 home runs in 2025.
If that wasn’t convincing enough on it’s own, consider how right-handed the Blue Jays’ pitching staff is. None of Toronto’s 11 postseason games have been started by a southpaw, and key bullpen arms like Jeff Hoffman, Seranthony Dominguez, Louis Varland and Chris Bassitt are all RHPs. In 483 plate appearances against righties this year, Ohtani slashed .283/.416/.661 with a .378 ISO and a 186 wRC+. He’ll often be in his preferred split in the Fall Classic.
Finally, let’s not forget how home run prone Toronto’s pitching staff has been all season long. The Jays were one of only eight teams to surrender over 200 opponent long balls during the regular season, and those woes have continued in the playoffs, with Toronto conceding a league-high 18 home runs — including two in Game 7 of the ALCS. Dodger Stadium will be the venue for three of the first five games of this series. It’s been the most home run friendly park in MLB in 2025 by a wide margin according to Baseball Savant. You can see how all of this adds together quite nicely for Ohtani’s home run chances.
Most Hits: Ernie Clement (+1400)
I don’t think even the most die-hard Blue Jays fan would be able to say they saw this type of postseason performance coming from Ernie Clement. Through 45 plate appearances, the utility infielder is slashing .429/.444/.619 with a 195 wRC+. Basically, he’s turned into the right-handed Luis Arraez. Just a version of Luis Arraez that’s also a Gold Glove caliber defender at multiple positions. I’m not kidding.
Just like the former batting champion, Clement isn’t going to blow you away with expected statistics or his barrel rate. However, mirroring Arraez, he did sit in the 95th percentile or better in squared-up rate (36.8%), strikeout rate (10.4%) and whiff rate (14.5%) during the regular season. In layman’s terms, Clement makes contact. A lot. Of those 45 postseason PAs, Clement has walked only once and struck out only twice. Add in a HBP, and you’re left with 41 batted ball events — also known as 41 opportunities to get a base hit. Not shockingly, Clement finished the regular season tied for the 15th-most BBEs and with the league’s 28th-highest batting average (.277).
Could the journeyman pumpkin in the World Series against the Dodgers’ supreme pitching talent? Of course. But with his particular archetype, Clement should not have just the 10th-best odds to led this series in hits. That’s an opportunity for value.