Yankees vs Dodgers Word Series Picks: Judge vs Ohtani Prop Bets for Game 1 10/25

While the Los Angeles Dodgers and the New York Yankees have plenty of options when is comes to the World Series props, we are going to start off the Fall Classic by focusing on the two headliners in the World Series as there are many options to consider for Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees and Shohei Ohtani for the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Two of the game’s biggest stars on the biggest stage

Aaron Judge. Shohei Ohtani. #WorldSeries pic.twitter.com/GWCFlUQ03b

— MLB (@MLB) October 25, 2024

Game 1 of the World Series is on Friday at Dodger Stadium with the MLB betting line listing the Dodgers at -122 to win the series opener compared to +111 odds for the Yankees.

Top 3 World Series Game 1 Prop Bets

1. Judge Hoping To Be A Hit In Series Opener

Aaron Judge led MLB with 58 home runs and 144 RBIs during the regular season. It has been a different story through the first nine playoff games as Judge is 5-for-31 with 13 strikeouts. For those scoring at home, that would be 234 strikeouts over a 162-game schedule.

Judge was walked a career-high 133 times during the regular season and the question about whether the Yankees have enough protection behind Judge in the batting order to keep the Dodgers from walking the front-runner to be named the American League Most Valuable Player is front and center in World Series discussions.

Three of his five hits in the postseason have gone for extra bases and that is enough to go with the +112 MLB World Series odds for Judge to have at least two total bases in Game 1.

Bet This Pick: Aaron Judge to Have 2+ Total Bases (+112)

2. Shohei Ohtani Looks To Keep Raking

Ohtani had two hits with a home run and five combined runs and RBIs in the series opener with the rival San Diego Padres as Ohtani made his postseason debut after being a part of Los Angeles Angels teams that failed to qualify for the playoffs in each of his first six MLB seasons.

It was hardly smooth sailing after that. Ohtani was 2-for-15 with eight strikeouts in the next four games.

Shohei Ohtani was all smiles at #WorldSeries Media Day 😄 pic.twitter.com/qyWb2P0EjF

— MLB (@MLB) October 24, 2024

It was a different story in the series with the New York Mets as Ohtani was 8-for-22 with nine runs, two home runs and six RBIs.

He ended the National League Championship Series with back-to-back two-hit games so why not take a look at the BetUS sportsbook odds and roll with Ohtani at +162 to have at least two hits in Game 1?

Bet This Pick: Shohei Ohtani to Have 2+ Hits (+160)

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2. Will Judge and Ohtani Go Deep?

Those who bet online should not be surprised to see that the shortest odds of hitting a home run in Game 1 belong to Judge and Ohtani. Is it ever a bad idea to take a chance on Judge and Ohtani to hit a home run?

Going with the home run props can be a hit-or-miss proposition. At this time of the year, hitters won’t be seeing pitchers with ERAs of 5.00 on a regular season so it will be more challenging to dial long distance at this time of the year.

Both players have been waiting for this stage to shine. One reason to hesitate might be that Ohtani and Judge have hit home runs on the same day just four times since the start of August.

The last time that the Yankees played in the World Series, Judge was a junior and a three-sport star at Linden (Calif.) High School. Ohtani remained in Los Angeles, but left behind an Angels franchise that hasn’t made the playoffs since 2014 to join a Dodgers team in the World Series for the fourth time in the last eight seasons.

When making MLB predictions, it is worth considering the home run props for Judge and Ohtani.

Bet This Pick: Aaron Judge to hit a home run (+200)

Bet This Pick: Shohei Ohtani to hit a home run (+200)

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