{"id":231940,"date":"2025-10-17T16:54:10","date_gmt":"2025-10-17T16:54:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/231940\/"},"modified":"2025-10-17T16:54:10","modified_gmt":"2025-10-17T16:54:10","slug":"blue-jays-picks-predictions-best-bets-for-alcs-game-5-on-october-17","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/231940\/","title":{"rendered":"Blue Jays Picks, Predictions &#038; Best Bets for ALCS Game 5 on October 17"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The superstar version of Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has arrived in the ALCS over the last two games and I expect his bat to stay hot tonight in a favorable pitching matchup.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Find out why with my free Toronto Blue Jays predictions for this October 17 matchup.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Blue Jays predictions for ALCS Game 5<\/p>\n<p>Pick<\/p>\n<p>Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Over 1.5 total bases<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.covers.com\/betting\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:&lt;&lt;+105&gt;&gt;;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">&lt;&lt;+105&gt;&gt;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 George Springer Over 1.5 bases<br \/>\u2022 George Springer Over 0.5 runs<br \/>\u2022 Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Over 1.5 total bases<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.covers.com\/betting\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:&lt;&lt;+425&gt;&gt;;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">&lt;&lt;+425&gt;&gt;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.covers.com\/betting\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img alt=\"Get a first bet encore up to $800 \u2014 no BET99 promo code needed\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/a0de6aba723ba540b42843c35b44195f.jpeg\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Get a first bet encore up to $800 \u2014 no BET99 promo code needed<\/p>\n<p>Get a first bet encore up to $800 with BET99 bonus code COVERSMLB.<br \/>(not available in Ontario)<\/p>\n<p>Blue Jays ALCS Game 5 best bet: Vladdy&#8217;s Bat Stays Hot<\/p>\n<p>Pick (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.covers.com\/betting\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:+105 at BET99;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">+105 at BET99<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.covers.com\/sport\/baseball\/mlb\/teams\/main\/toronto-blue-jays\/odds\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Toronto Blue Jays;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Toronto Blue Jays<\/a> bats have come alive in Seattle, scoring 21 runs over the last two games. <\/p>\n<p>A big reason for the turnaround is that their superstar slugger <a href=\"https:\/\/www.covers.com\/sport\/baseball\/mlb\/players\/14044\/vladimir-guerrero-jr\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Vladimir Guerrero Jr.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Vladimir Guerrero Jr.<\/a> is hitting and leading the charge.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Guerrero Jr. has homered in back-to-back games and is 6-for-9 with four extra base hits over his last two outings, cashing the over on his bases prop in both games.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>I expect his bat to remain red hot today and go Over his 1.5 posted base total again, especially in a favorable pitching matchup.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.covers.com\/sport\/baseball\/mlb\/players\/265146\/bryce-miller\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Bryce Miller;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Bryce Miller<\/a> may&#8217;ve quieted the Jays in Game 1 of this series, but he\u2019s been far from a lights out pitcher this season and in his second turn in the rotation, the Jays should be able to adapt.<\/p>\n<p>Miller owns a 5.68 ERA this season, giving up a lot of hard contact. He ranks in the second percentile in hard hit rate, and has the highest opponent average exit velocity in the majors.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>That has culminated in 40 extra base hits allowed in 18 games this season, including 13 home runs over his last 11 games since returning from a midseason injury.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>With the way Vladdy is swinging the stick, he should be able to put bat-to-ball and let it fly tonight to give him a sixth multi-hit game this postseason.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, Guerrero Jr. is averaging four bases per game throughout the playoffs. Getting plus money to cover the 1.5 posted total is just great value.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.covers.com\/sport\/baseball\/mlb\/teams\/main\/toronto-blue-jays\/picks\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:MORE BLUE JAYS PICKS;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\">MORE BLUE JAYS PICKS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Today\u2019s Blue Jays Game 5 same-game parlay (SGP)<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.covers.com\/betting\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img alt=\"Bet99\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/0700a56d53c4c7e96ed2fbd16432dc00.jpeg\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Bet99<\/p>\n<p>George\u00a0Springer Over 1.5 bases<\/p>\n<p>George\u00a0Springer Over 0.5 runs<\/p>\n<p>Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Over 1.5 total bases<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.covers.com\/betting\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:+425 at BET99;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">+425 at BET99<\/a><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ll continue to bet on the Jays bats and take <a href=\"https:\/\/www.covers.com\/sport\/baseball\/mlb\/players\/14478\/george-springer\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:George Springer;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">George Springer<\/a> to go Over 1.5 total bases. He homered off Miller in game one and has cashed this bet with an extra-base hit in five straight games.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This has also resulted in him scoring a run in five straight games, and nine times overall in eight postseason outings. I\u2019ll make Over 0.5 runs the final leg of my SGP.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Live Blue Jays odds for todayHow to watch Blue Jays Game 5<\/p>\n<p>Location<\/p>\n<p>T-Mobile Park, Seattle, WA<\/p>\n<p>Date<\/p>\n<p>Friday, October 17, 2025<\/p>\n<p>First pitch<\/p>\n<p>6:08 p.m. ET<\/p>\n<p>TV<\/p>\n<p>Rogers Sportsnet<\/p>\n<p>Blue Jays starting pitcher<\/p>\n<p>Kevin Gausman<br \/>(10-11, 3.59 ERA)<\/p>\n<p>Mariners starting pitcher<\/p>\n<p>Bryce Miller<br \/>(4-6, 5.68 ERA)<\/p>\n<p>Odds are correct at the time of publishing and are subject to change.<br \/>Not intended for use in MA.<br \/>Affiliate Disclosure: Our team of experts has thoroughly researched and handpicked each product that appears on our website. We may receive compensation if you sign up through our links.<\/p>\n<p>This article originally appeared on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.covers.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Covers.com;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Covers.com<\/a>, read the full article <a href=\"https:\/\/www.covers.com\/mlb\/blue-jays-picks-predictions-alcs-game-5-october-17-2025\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The superstar version of Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has arrived in the ALCS over the last two games and&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":231941,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[65],"tags":[98111,370,377,5463,363,1839,99,366,364,12000],"class_list":["post-231940","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mlb","tag-bryce-miller","tag-george-springer","tag-kevin-gausman","tag-mariners","tag-mlb","tag-seattle","tag-sports","tag-the-jays","tag-toronto-blue-jays","tag-vladimir-guerrero-jr"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/231940","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=231940"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/231940\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/231941"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=231940"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=231940"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=231940"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}