MLB Best Bets: Dodgers vs Blue Jays Odds & Predictions (April 7)

The best outcome of interleague play is the possibility that the teams that met in the previous World Series will play each other in the regular season. That's what we get this week in Ontario as the Blue Jays welcome the Los Angeles Dodgers back to Toronto.

(Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)

Maybe "welcome" isn't the correct word, considering the Jays lost a devastating seventh game of the Fall Classic about five months ago. That loss still stings.

Tonight, the Dodgers send ace Yoshinobu Yamamoto to the mound to battle Toronto's Kevin Gausman. That may seem familiar: these pitchers faced each other in Game Two and Game Six last fall.

The Jays seek revenge on two fronts: for the loss in the Series; and a dreadful 14-2 loss last night. In this article, I tell you whether Toronto can end its three-game losing streak against the Dodgers that dates back to last October.

Odds used in this baseball betting guide are from BetMGM, one of baseball's best betting apps.

 Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Toronto Blue Jays Betting Odds for Tuesday, April 7 (FanDuel)

• Moneyline: Dodgers: -154 | Blue Jays: +130
• Spread: Dodgers -1.5 (-108) | Blue Jays: +1.5 (-130)
• Total: Over 7.5 (-118) | Under 7.5 (-104)

MLB Best Bets: Dodgers vs. Blue Jays (World Series Rematch)

• Yoshinobu Yamamoto Under 1.5 Earned Runs Allowed
• Will Smith Over 1.5 Total Bases
• Both Teams To Score 2+ Runs, Yes

Yoshinobu Yamamoto Earned Runs Allowed

Headline predicting is folly. But here I go with folly. This is what we'll see across many websites tomorrow: "Yamamoto Still Masters Blue Jays."

The Dodger right-hander manhandled Toronto in the 2025 World Series. In 17 2/3 innings, Yoshi allowed 10 hits, two walks, and only two runs, winning three games. MVP indeed.

The movement on Yoshinobu Yamamoto's pitches is elite. It gives the Toronto lineup fits. Once again tonight, you'll see how. I'm tossing $50 (one-half unit) on this player prop bet:

• Best Bet: Yoshinobu Yamamoto Under 1.5 Earned Runs Allowed: +100 (BetMGM)

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Will Smith Total Bases

On Monday, Will Smith was given a day off by LA manager Dave Roberts. That was strategic: Roberts wants Smith to catch Yamamoto tonight and Shohei Ohtani on Wednesday.

Last we saw Smith in Canada, he was hitting what proved to be the World Series-winning home run at Rogers Centre in Game Seven. The Shot Heard 'Round Ontario will be the lede of Smith's biography. It's an epic Dodgers moment. Tonight, he gets to revisit a venue that he loves.

Smith hits like Roy Campanella or Mike Piazza in Toronto: 11-for-26 with four home runs and two doubles. That's a .423 average and .921 slugging percentage.

I like Smith to collect at least two total bases. I win this wager if he gets two singles, or one double, or a triple, or a home run. A winning $100 bet is worth $125. That's what I'm putting on my betting slip: $100.

• Best Bet: Will Smith Over 1.5 Total Bases: +135 (BetMGM)

Toronto Runs Scored

Prior to Monday's loss, the Blue Jays had scored 5+ runs in four of their six home games. I don't think the lineup will be held under two runs tonight, even with Yamamoto pitching. The Jays simply need to plate a run here or there off the Dodger bullpen.

Toronto and LA are two of the best offenses in the game. The Dodgers have scored 45 runs in their current four-game winning streak. In its eight wins, LA has 65 runs, or 8.3 RPG. The team is not only a power lineup, but there are seven hitters with 2+ home runs through only 10 games.

Most scary for baseball: youth is being served in LA. Andy Pages and Dalton Rushing, both 25 years of age, are hitting .511 with a combined six dingers. The Dodgers are transitioning from a veteran team built on the four table legs of Smith, Ohtani, Mookie Betts, and Freddie Freeman, all 30+ years old, to a younger team. That's why Kyle Tucker was signed, and why Hyeseong Kim is on this roster.

Make a winning bet of $45 to win $20 on this game prop. Think of this bet as an account stacker: win and get more funds for longer odds bets on another day.

• Both Teams To Score 2+ Runs, Yes: -225  (BetMGM)

MLB Pick: LAD at TOR

This is where I share my simple game pick and score prediction. I see Tuesday's contest as low-scoring as long as Yamamoto and Gausman are on the bump. However, the lineups are too strong to be held at bay for nine innings, and TOR and LAD will plate runs off the relief corps.

Toronto has too much pride to be pounded into a big loss for a second straight game. I suspect closer Edwin Díaz will be on the rubber to finish this one off for his fourth save.

• Best Bet: Dodgers Moneyline (-154 FanDuel)—Dodgers 6, Blue Jays 4