The Los Angeles Dodgers head back home for Game 3 of the World Series after taking home-field advantage away from the Toronto Blue Jays in a 5-1 win in Game 2 on Saturday. The Blue Jays, who exploded for 11 runs in a Game 1 win, look to bounce back against the defending champions and regain the edge in the series. First pitch on Fox is set for 8 p.m. ET.

Max Scherzer is making his fifth career World Series start when he takes the mound for Toronto, while L.A. hands the ball to Tyler Glasnow. The SportsLine Projection Model, which simulates every game 10,000 times, likes Toronto +1.5 for Game 3 as the Blue Jays cover in 64% of simulations for an “A” grade. For the model’s latest projections and player prop recommendations, head to SportsLine.

If you’re interested in MLB betting, you need to see what Angelo Magliocca, also known as “Amags,” has lined up for Game 2 of the World Series. Magliocca, a regular contributor to The Early Edge and CBS Sports HQ, is a seasoned MLB handicapper up 123.5 units over the last three MLB seasons. Here’s a look at his picks for Monday.

Best bets for Blue Jays vs. Dodgers World Series Game 3
Dodgers -1.5 (+110): 0.5u

Now that we have our Dodgers to win the series bets locked in at great odds compared to where they stand currently, I’m not going to bet too much into the side moving forward, but a half unit on the Dodgers -1.5 tonight is how I am playing this one. I generally don’t love betting on the home team to win by multiple runs being that they will almost always lose the ninth inning at bat when winning the game, leaving less room for error, but in the same breath I don’t see much value on the money line price here. We’re near -200 for the Dodgers to win tonight, while in my opinion we can still get about 10 cents of value on the -1.5 side, so that’s the direction I’m taking this one. Scherzer pitched well in his first postseason start for the Blue Jays, covering 5 2/3 innings and allowing just three hits, while walking four batters and striking out five. On the surface, the numbers look solid and being that Scherzer was the winning pitcher, he was praised as being a pivotal piece of Toronto’s 8-2 victory. But as we dive deeper into the numbers, things start to look far different for the Blue Jays’ right-hander, who allowed hard contact on more than half of the batted balls against him. Seven of the 13 balls hit off Scherzer registered as “hard hit” meaning they had an exit velocity above 95 mph and coincidentally, all seven of those hard hit balls were by left-handed batters.

Dodgers First Seven team total Over 3.5 runs (-125): 0.5u

As we know, the Dodgers have some big lefties in their lineup with Ohtani, Freeman and Muncy, who could each pose an issue for Scherzer tonight, but the righties will also not be easy, as Mookie Betts and Teoscar Hernandez hit him hard back in August. Scherzer goes with a heavier mix of fastballs against lefties while throwing the changeup more as well, but the fastball has a .409 xwOBA vs. left handed batters and the Dodgers hitters should be able to key in on that pitch.

Glasnow takes the mound for the Dodgers and thanks to Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s incredible complete game on Saturday, the bullpen is well rested and should be called upon once Glasnow runs into trouble. He walked four batters in 5 2/3 innings against Toronto back in August while allowing four hits and two runs, so it wouldn’t be surprising if the Blue Jays bats put up a similar performance and bounced him before completing six innings. Still, the tandem of Glasnow and the L.A. bullpen is the one I’ll choose to trust here compared to Scherzer and the Jays relievers.

Mookie Betts Over 1.5 hits + runs + RBI (-133): 0.5u

When Betts and Scherzer faced off back in August for the first time since 2023, Betts got the better of him, going 2-for-3 with a home run, single, and three hard hit balls. Consistently hitting near the top of the order, and sandwiched in-between a couple of those big left handed bats, I love this spot for Betts on the hits + runs + RBI prop. He’s hitting .271 this postseason with six walks and six strikeouts, so even if we don’t get the hit we need off Scherzer, a walk could easily turn to a run based on his position in this lineup and ability to work the count. I don’t dislike the total bases Over 1.5 as well and the plus odds are enticing but the walks would kill you there, while a walk that turns to a run and a single later in the game would cash out bet but not the total bases. I have Betts projecting well over two hits + runs + RBI here so I like the angle of taking him to not only hit the 2+ level but also 3+ and 4+ on DraftKings at plus odds!