The Los Angeles Dodgers visit the Toronto Blue Jays to begin the World Series on Friday at 8 p.m. ET at Rogers Centre. Los Angeles has Blake Snell expected to start, while Toronto has not named a starter.

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Dodgers vs. Blue Jays betting lines

• Favorite: Dodgers (-153)
• Underdog: Blue Jays (+128)
• Over/under: 7.5

Dodgers betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Dodgers betting info

• The Dodgers are 89-61 in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 59.3% of those games).
• Los Angeles has gone 64-43 (winning 59.8% of its games) when playing as moneyline favorites of -153 or shorter.
• The Dodgers have a 60.5% chance to win this game based on the moneyline’s implied probability.
• Los Angeles has played in 172 games with a set over/under, and have combined with its opponents to go over the total 78 times (78-84-10).
• The Dodgers are 78-94-0 ATS this season.

Dodgers hitting info

• Shohei Ohtani has accumulated a team-high 55 home runs and 102 runs batted in.
• Ohtani’s home runs rank third in MLB and he ranks 14th in RBI in MLB.
• Ohtani has safely hit in three games in a row. In his last five games he is batting .278 with a triple, three home runs, five walks and four RBIs.
• Mookie Betts is batting .258 with 23 doubles, two triples, 20 home runs and 61 walks.
• Among all MLB batters, Betts ranks 84th in homers and 51st in RBI.
• Betts has safely hit in two games in a row. During his last five outings he is hitting .158 with a double, three walks and three RBIs.
• Freddie Freeman has accumulated a team-best batting average of .295.
• Andy Pages is hitting .272 with 27 doubles, a triple, 27 home runs and 29 walks.

Dodgers pitching rankings

• The 9.4 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Dodgers pitching staff paces MLB.
• Los Angeles has a 3.96 team ERA that ranks 17th among all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Dodgers average MLB’s 14th-ranked WHIP (1.260).
• Dodgers pitchers combine to surrender 175 home runs (1.1 per game), the 10th-fewest in baseball.
• Los Angeles struck out 11 Brewers batters while allowing five hits in a 5-1 win in its last game.

Blue Jays betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Blue Jays betting info

• The Blue Jays have been underdogs in 79 games this season and won 46 (58.2%) of those contests.
• Toronto has a record of 7-7 in games where oddsmakers have it as underdogs of at least +128 on the moneyline.
• The moneyline for this contest implies a 43.9% chance of a victory for the Blue Jays.
• Toronto and its opponents have hit the over in 93 of its 172 games with a total this season.
• The Blue Jays are 97-75-0 ATS in their 172 games with a spread this season.

Blue Jays hitting info

• Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has been key for Toronto with 23 home runs, 84 RBI and a batting average of .292 this season.
• In all of MLB, Guerrero ranks 62nd in homers and 43rd in RBI.
• Guerrero heads into this game on a five-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is hitting .526 with three doubles, three home runs, three walks and three RBIs.
• George Springer’s 32 home runs are most among Toronto batters. He’s driven in 84 runs this season while slugging .556.
• Among all major league hitters, Springer ranks 17th in homers and 43rd in RBI.
• Ernie Clement has 151 hits this season and a slash line of .277/.313/.398.
• Clement has safely hit in six games in a row. In his last 10 games he is hitting .462 with three doubles, a triple, a home run, a walk and six RBIs.
• Alejandro Kirk has collected 127 hits this season and has an OBP of .348. He’s slugging .421 on the year.
• Kirk has hit safely in three games in a row. During his last five outings he is batting .250 with a double, a home run, three walks and three RBIs.

Blue Jays pitching rankings

• The Blue Jays average 9.0 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, fourth-most in the majors.
• Toronto has the 19th-ranked ERA (4.19) in the majors this season.
• The Blue Jays have a combined WHIP of 1.274 as a pitching staff, which ranks 16th in MLB.
• The Blue Jays have given up the 25th-fewest long balls so far this season with 209 home runs allowed.
• Toronto pitchers struck out nine Mariners batters while allowing eight hits in a 4-3 win last time out.