Game 5 of the MLB American League Championship Series between the Toronto Blue Jays and Seattle Mariners will get underway at 6:08 p.m. ET on Friday, with the best-of-seven series tied at two games apiece.
Our best Blue Jays player prop bet for ALCS Game 5 is George Springer over 0.5 runs scored.
George Springer over 0.5 runs scored
George Springer over 0.5 runs scored
Toronto’s bats have come alive since this series shifted to Seattle, with the Blue Jays putting up 21 runs over the last two games at T-Mobile Park. Hitting out of the leadoff spot, George Springer continues to be a catalyst for the offence, boasting a .911 OPS through eight postseason games to this point.
Springer has scored at least one run (five total) in every game of this series and in eight of his last nine games overall. He’s plated at least one run in 74 of his 146 games (51%) this season, which means we’re getting great value at +112 odds (47% implied odds) on this prop.
The Blue Jays outfielder has also plated at least one run in six straight games against the Mariners dating back to the regular season and in eight of 10 matchups with Seattle this season.
Springer has also had some previous success against Seattle’s probable starting pitcher in Game 5, Bryce Miller, who has allowed a pair of homers in nine career matchups to the Blue Jays’ leadoff man.
Springer posted a career-best .399 on-base percentage this season over 140 regular-season games, which has allowed him to score an average of 0.8 runs per game behind Toronto’s potent lineup.