Dodgers vs. Blue Jays Expert Picks: Our Best Bets & Predictions for World Series Game 1

The World Series begins tonight with the Los Angeles Dodgers traveling north to face the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre (8 p.m. ET, FOX). We're breaking it down from every angle with our Dodgers vs. Blue Jays expert picks for Game 1.

Los Angeles is the betting favorite with -155 consensus odds to win tonight behind starter Blake Snell, while the Blue Jays are the home underdog at +130 with rookie Trey Yesavage on the mound. We have you covered with all of SBR's betting coverage for Game 1, including our pick to win, best player prop bets for Shohei Ohtani and Vladimir Guerrero Jr., a same-game parlay (SGP), and top series bets for the Fall Classic.

⚾ Expert picks for World Series Game 1

See all of our MLB picks for the World Series based on the latest MLB odds.

🔮 World Series prediction: Game 1

While our MLB experts are filling the board with all sorts of player prop bets, the consensus is clear on the World Series winner: this is the Dodgers' series to lose.

In my breakdown of the World Series opening odds, I detailed why Los Angeles is such a big favorite in this series behind an otherworldly lineup and star-studded rotation that proved too much for the Milwaukee Brewers in a four-game sweep. It's the same reason I'm backing the Dodgers to win Game 1 (-154) with Snell on the bump following his sensational 1-hit, 10-strikeout performance across eight shutout innings in the NLCS.

Our MLB expert Dustin Saracini breaks down this matchup even further in his comprehensive World Series predictions, laying out the path for each team to win the Fall Classic before ultimately siding with Dodgers -1.5 as the best bet for the series. That's my top play for this series, too, and I suspect we'll get off to a hot start in Game 1.

🔥 Dodgers vs. Blue Jays player props: Game 1

There is no shortage of ways to attack this game from a betting perspective, especially in the player props market. And our MLB experts have their eyes on a few of the biggest stars in this series to make their mark right away in Game 1.

Here's a look at some of the top plays tonight from our MLB expert Josh Goldberg, who breaks down each of these bets in further detail in his Dodgers vs. Blue Jays player prop bets:

🌴 Best Shohei Ohtani prop bets

Ohtani has looked every bit like the best player on the planet during the Dodgers' run to the World Series - especially in his final start in the NLCS, when he went 3-for-3 with three home runs while striking out 10 batters through six scoreless innings.

He won't be on the mound tonight, but Saracini is expecting a big day at the plate for the runaway MVP favorite as he breaks down in his Shohei Ohtani player prop bets:

🍁 Best Vladimir Guerrero Jr. prop bets

While George Springer stole the spotlight with his seventh-inning bomb to lift the Blue Jays to the World Series, Guerrero was the star of the show for much of the ALCS - and entire postseason - amid his record-setting postseason run for Toronto.

The hottest hitter in baseball returns home for Game 1 riding a five-game hit streak with three home runs in that stretch, and MLB expert Corey Scott expects that to continue tonight as he breaks down in his best Vladimir Guerrero Jr. player prop bets:

🚀 Dodgers vs. Blue Jays same-game parlay: Game 1

Who doesn't enjoy a little sweat to begin the World Series? If the props above aren't enough to keep you busy tonight, our MLB expert Shane Jackson put together a 4-leg Dodgers vs. Jays same-game parlay paying out at +550 odds, which would turn a winning $10 bet into a $55 profit ... or whatever suits your budget for Game 1!

Jackson is backing the Dodgers tonight behind a potential gem from Snell, and he's expecting Los Angeles' starter to get a little help from his battery mate along the way:

💰 Best World Series futures bets

All eyes are on Game 1 tonight as the Dodgers and Blue Jays battle for a 1-0 series lead, but it's also the last opportunity to bet on the myriad series prop bets and MLB futures for the World Series - including the World Series MVP award and the home run leader.

We won't dive too much into those markets here, but I highly recommend checking out the analysis and predictions from our MLB experts on these series props ahead of first pitch tonight before the value gets sapped by a strong series-opening performance.

• World Series MVP predictions
• World Series home run leader odds & predictions
• Shohei Ohtani World Series player props

📊 Live World Series Game 1 betting odds

📺 How to watch World Series Game 1: Dodgers vs. Blue Jays

• Date: Friday, Oct. 24
• First pitch: 8 p.m. ET
• Where: Rogers Centre (Toronto)
• TV: FOX