The 2025 World Series comes down to a best-of-three series now after the two teams split the first four games with plenty of intrigue, fireworks and extra innings. Game 5 will feature Trey Yesavage and Blake Snell on the mound in a rematch of Game 1’s starting pitchers. Plenty more drama is still in store, so let’s jump into this matchup and pick out a few fun player prop bets to play on DraftKings Sportsbook.
As always, DraftKings Sportsbook has all your betting needs covered for the World Series. There are literally hundreds of prop bets available, but let’s look at a few of my favorite player prop bet options for Game 5.
Dodgers vs. Blue Jays Prop Bets for Game 5
Shohei Ohtani 2+ Runs (+232)
We have to be a little creative to find Shohei props to target in Game 5 since it’s so apparent the Blue Jays will be extremely careful with him. He’s -150 to have over 1.5 walks, and -213 to have over 0.5 hits. He’s also only +156 to hit a home run, which is the shortest odds of any hitter to go yard in this contest. (Check out my favorite two home run props here.)
It’s tricky to back his hits or total bases since he may just walk every time up, but since he’ll be on base so much, I love getting him to score 2+ runs at over 2:1 odds.
In Game 3, I backed him to have multiple RBIs, and he delivered at long odds, but this is even a little tougher since the most any player can score is one run per plate appearance (unlike RBI). However, since I do think he’ll be on base via hit or walk multiple times on Wednesday night, he’ll have a good chance to score at least two runs for the Dodgers.
Ohtani to walk in his first plate appearance is +320, so if you are looking for a quick-hitter, I also like that play.
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. over Shohei Ohtani: Most Total Bases Moneyline (+110)
I spotlighted Guerrero in my home run props referenced above, and I like taking him here at plus-money to get more total bases than Ohtani.
He has racked up a massive 50 total bases in 15 games this postseason for an average of 3.3 per game. He is hitting .419 (26-for-62).
Taking him to get 2+ Total Bases at +121 is more straightforward and can be a good play as well.
However, I like this more complicated prop slightly more since Guerrero can win it with just a single if Ohtani doesn’t have any total bases, or if they both end up with zero, it ends up a tie.
Both pitching staffs will be very careful with the opposing sluggers, but the Dodgers have pitched to Vlad much more than the Blue Jays have pitched to Ohtani. If the game is close, the Dodgers may just put Ohtani on base every time, like they did in Game 3. Guerrero has also walked four times in the series, but he also has a hit in nine straight games going back to the ALCS.
In his small sample size, Trey Yesavage has been very good against lefties, so I think Guerrero is ultimately in a better matchup for total bases against Snell than Ohtani is against Yesavage when you factor in the Blue Jays’ strategy of working around Ohtani.
Trey Yesavage over 3.5 hits allowed (-117)
Yesavage has been extremely impressive this season and postseason, but this line for hits allowed feels like a good place to take the over. Yesavage has made four starts during his legendary postseason run, and he has allowed at least four hits in three of those four starts despite pitching very well. Dating back to the regular season, he has allowed at least four hits in five of his last six starts, with the one exception being his dominant 5 ⅓ hitless innings against the Yankees in the ALDS.
The Dodgers have collected 34 hits in the first four games of this series, averaging 8.5 per game (although that number is skewed by Game 3’s 18 innings). They had four hits off Yesavage in just four innings in Game 1, and I think the Blue Jays could try to get a few more outs out of Yesavage on Wednesday, especially since they know the series will be headed back to Toronto for at least Game 6.
The Dodgers may get to him early, or he may be around a while, but either way, him allowing four hits seems to be a very nice player prop to target at close to even money.
Alejandro Kirk 2+ Hits + Runs + RBI (+121)
Kirk is 5-for-14 (.357) in the four games in this series with two homers, four runs scored and six RBIs. That’s a total of 15 HRR (hits, runs and RBI), for an average of 3.8 HRR per game.
He has averaged 2.6 HRR per game this postseason, and he has been a key part of most of the games where the Blue Jays have success on offense.
Kirk also has a great history against Blake Snell, going 5-for-7 in their past meetings, including going 2-for-2 with a walk against the lefty in Game 1. During the regular season, Kirk hit .300 on the road with a .337 wOBA. He struggled a little in September, but like Guerrero, he has turned things around in a hurry this offseason, quickly becoming one of the hottest hitters in the playoffs.
