Why You Should Already Bet on the Los Angeles Dodgers To Win the World Series

Half of the World Series matchup is set as the Los Angeles Dodgers pulled off a four-game sweep of the Milwaukee Brewers in the NLCS.

The Dodgers are waiting for their opponent, who they can know as soon as Sunday. The Seattle Mariners pulled away from the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday, 6-2, to take a 3-2 series advantage in the ALCS.

Game 6 takes place on Sunday night in Toronto as the Jays not only try to save their season, but also grab their first home win of the series.

We’ll look at two plays to jump ahead of the World Series next week. Remember to monitor the odds throughout the day, as the props and totals market is constantly changing.

Here are two free MLB picks for Saturday, October 18.

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Dodgers to beat Mariners (+105)
Mookie Betts - World Series MVP (+1800)

Dodgers to beat Mariners (+105 at DraftKings)

The Dodgers are -185 favorites to win the World Series at DraftKings, but you can grab better odds if you believe they’ll face the Mariners.

Seattle has two shots to win at Toronto, where they are already 2-0 in the ALCS. Also, the M’s have better starting pitching options in the final two games with Logan Gilbert and George Kirby likely in line to take the ball.

The Dodgers own home-field advantage in the World Series and will have the four-headed starting pitching monster of Blake Snell, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Tyler Glasnow, and Shohei Ohtani to turn to.

It’s better to jump on this exact World Series result before Sunday as opposed to laying a huge price if you think the Dodgers will win their second straight title.

Mookie Betts - World Series MVP (+1800 at DraftKings)

There are several attractive choices on the Dodgers to win World Series MVP. But first, let’s eliminate some options.

There has never been a player that has won consecutive World Series MVP awards, so it likely means Freddie Freeman (+900) won’t duplicate last October’s performance of four home runs and 12 RBIs.

Since 2009, only two pitchers have won MVP — San Francisco’s Madison Bumgarner in 2014 and Washington’s Stephen Strasburg in 2019. So it’s hard to back Snell (+1500), Yamamoto (+3000), and Glasnow (+15000).

Ohtani is the betting favorite at +200, coming off an incredible performance in the NLCS clincher against Milwaukee, hitting three home runs and picking up a victory on the mound.

Everything resets in the World Series, but Ohtani was 6-for-38 in the playoffs before his incredible performance in Game 4. Also, the number is too short to bet when there is more value elsewhere.

Now we get to Betts, who led the Dodgers through the first three rounds with 12 hits. He sits at 18/1 odds, which is a nice payout and someone who has a realistic chance to win this award.

Freeman exploded in last season’s World Series, starting with his walk-off grand slam in Game 1 against the Yankees. Betts still managed five hits and four RBI in the series victory, marking the third time in his career that he has picked up at least five hits in the World Series.