The 2025 MLB regular season opened Tuesday with a 4-1 Dodgers win over the Cubs in the Tokyo Series. While it aired in the early hours of the morning stateside, the bright lights of baseball were officially lit once more to kickstart the new campaign.
On Wednesday morning, these two teams face off again in the second and final game of this overseas trip. Here’s the top Roki Sasaki prop bet on DraftKings Sportsbook before the 6 a.m. EST first pitch.
Best Roki Sasaki prop bets on DraftKings Sportsbook
The Dodgers won the World Series last season and only improved over the offseason. Although several teams were in contention for a young overseas star’s services, the reigning champions won the Roki Sasaki free agency sweepstakes and added the 23-year-old starter to their rotation.
The talented right-hander accumulated a career 2.02 ERA and 524 strikeouts across 414.2 innings of work in four years while playing in Japan. With those statistics, plus a 0.883 WHIP during his overseas career, it’s easy to see why MLB teams pursued him with such fervor. In seven innings of spring training work, he gave up just three hits and struck out seven batters, though his control needed a bit of work.
With all that said, Sasaki now takes the mound for his MLB debut in front of his home nation. This is a high-leverage moment fans have been waiting for, but will he deliver?
The best Sasaki prop bet to look for in game two of the Tokyo Series is probably in the strikeouts market. The young starter has a penchant for making batters look silly, and I’m backing him to have a nice outing in his first real MLB action. Over 4.5 strikeouts is available at +135 odds on DraftKings Sportsbook, so this is a good opportunity for bettors to get in early on the Roki hype before the train really leaves the station.
