The Los Angeles Dodgers and Tampa Bay Rays are back at it Sunday as the World Series continues with Game 5 at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas. First pitch is at 8:08 p.m. ET (on FOX). Below, we suggest five prop bets to consider from the BetMGM game menu.
Best-of-seven series: Tied 2-2 after Tampa Bay’s unbelievable 8-7 walk-off victory in the ninth inning, Saturday.
World Series prop bets for Game 5
Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated at 3:55 p.m. ET.
Run scored in first inning: NO (-134)
The pitching matchup – Dodgers LHP Clayton Kershaw and Rays RHP Tyler Glasnow – calls for a scoreless first inning. Both hurlers started the opener and didn’t allow a run in the first inning. However, that was the only game of this World Series that didn’t have a first-inning run. The past three games did – solo homers from Dodgers 3B Justin Turner each of the past two nights and one from Rays 2B Brandon Lowe in Game 2. But Kershaw and Glasnow were NOT pitching those games.
Which team will score the first run: RAYS (+155)
The +155 line is a great value. As we’ve seen, the Rays are a resilient bunch. While the Dodgers get to bat first as the designated visiting team, and they have scored first in three of the four games so far, it’s hard not to like +155.
Kershaw might have had one of his best postseason appearances in Game 1 (6 IP, 1 ER, 2 H), but his October woes are no secret. He’s 12-12 with a 4.22 ERA in 36 career playoff games, including 29 starts. Over his last 8 postseason outings, he’s 3-4 with a blown save and a 4.68 ERA (42 1/3 IP, 22 ER), dating back to the 2018 World Series.
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Money line and total runs OVER 3.5: Dodgers and Yes (-125)
This needs a Dodgers win and the total combined score to go OVER 3.5. The Over should be a safe bet, especially with all the home run fireworks these two have displayed in the first four games.
The Dodgers are -162 on the main money line, so here the cost drops a little. Los Angeles has to win AND both teams must combine for 4 runs or more.
Winning margin: Dodgers by 2 runs (+700) and Dodgers by 3 runs (+825)
Might as well play roulette, right? Sure, these are slight long shots, but that’s why they pay 7-to-1 or better. Four of the Dodgers’ 16 postseason games have been decided by more than one run, and 12 of the Rays’ 17 games have been decided by more than one run.
Of course, we’ll have to hit a 2-run or 3-run difference on the nose to cash one of these tickets.
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