MLB World Series Game 6 Picks: Friday (Dodgers vs. Blue Jays)
Who would have thought we would be in the position we would be in with the Toronto Blue Jays on the verge of clinching their first World Series title since 1993 after they got behind in the series 2-1 after losing Game 3’s 18-inning marathon? But perhaps Blue Jays fans should not celebrate just yet, as the winner of Game 5 in a best-of-seven series that was tied 2-2 has won the series 67% of the time (excluding 2020).
Will the Blue Jays be celebrating a title, or will the Los Angeles Dodgers force a Game 7? Read on for my top MLB World Series Game 6 picks & predictions.
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Friday’s Best MLB World Series Game 6 Picks & Predictions
(Odds courtesy of DraftKings Sportsbook)
Los Angeles Dodgers (-151) at Toronto Blue Jays (+124) | O/U 7.5 (-112/-109)
It is hard to bet against Toronto at this point, given the production it has gotten up and down its lineup compared to the top-heavy Dodgers.
Entering Game 5, Shohei Ohtani was slashing .400/.591/1.133 with three home runs in the series, while the rest of the team was slashing .194/ .278/.299 with four home runs combined. In addition, Mookie Betts was batting .158 over his previous nine games (and had not had a multi-hit game since Game 3 of the National League Division Series) before Wednesday’s 0-for-4 and two-strikeout performance. And a sign that Los Angeles was in panic mode was that it moved Will Smith to the No. 2 spot and Betts batted third, but it only resulted in one run on four hits.
All that said, I would pick the Blue Jays to win this game against any pitcher on the Dodgers staff right now, except for Friday’s starter, Yoshinobu Yamamoto.
Yamamoto toed the rubber in L.A.’s only win in this series in Game 2, as he pitched his second consecutive complete game. The two complete games are the second-most in a postseason since 1995, and were the first World Series complete games since 2015.
Yamamoto has a 1.31 ERA in his last 10 starts. He retired 20 consecutive batters in Game 2, which was the most in Dodgers World Series history.
Yamamoto threw his splitter 32.4% of the time in Game 2, his second-highest in a start this season. So while Toronto’s scouting reports have typically been spot on, I would not put it past Yamamoto to come up with another unique game plan to will the Dodgers to victory and force a deciding Game 7.
Los Angeles is 10-1 in its last 11 road games, so these -151 Moneyline odds are not too steep for me to back.
Pick: Dodgers Moneyline (-151)
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