The Toronto Blue Jays will face off against the Los Angeles tonight for Game 1 of the World Series.
This is the first trip to the Fall Classic for Toronto in 32 years. Meanwhile, the defending champion Dodgers are looking to go back-to-back and become the first repeat champions in 25 years.
Toronto enters the best-of-seven series as +184 underdogs and Los Angeles as -220 favourites.
Here are some predictions from journalists covering the MLB on how they think the series will play out:
- Karl Rasmussen—Sports Illustrated: Dodgers in 5
- Chris Crawford—NBC Sports: Dodgers in 5
- Cody Stavenhagen—The Athletic: Dodgers in 6 or 7
- Matt Snyder—CBS Sports: Dodgers in 5
- Andy McCullough—The Athletic: Dodgers
- David Shovein—NBC Sports: Dodgers in 5
- R.J. Anderson—CBS Sports: Dodgers in 7
- Levi Weaver—The Athletic: Dodgers
- Jake Mintz—Yahoo Sports: Blue Jays in 7
- Julian McWilliams—CBS Sports: Dodgers in 6
- Dayn Perry—CBS Sports: Dodgers in 6
- Tim Kelly—Bleacher Report: Dodgers in 5
- Jacob Macofsky—SB Nation (True Blue LA): Dodgers in 5
- Eric Samulski—NBC Sports: Dodgers in 5
- Deesha Thosar—Fox Sports: Dodgers in 5
- Estevão Maximo—SB Nation (True Blue LA): Dodgers in 6
- Joel Reuter—Bleacher Report: Dodgers in 4
- Mike Axisa—CBS Sports: Blue Jays in 7
- Zach Rymer—Bleacher Report: Dodgers in 6
- Johnny Flores Jr.—The Athletic: Blue Jays
- Sam Blum—The Athletic: Dodgers
- Mike Axisa—CBS Sports: Blue Jays in 7
- Stephen Nesbitt—The Athletic: Dodgers
- Andy Lane Chapman—SB Nation (True Blue LA): Dodgers in 6
- Rowan Kavner—Fox Sports: Dodgers in 5
- Stacie Wheeler—SB Nation (True Blue LA): Dodgers in 6
- Russell Dorsey—Yahoo Sports: Blue Jays in 7
- Jayson Stark—The Athletic: Dodgers in 6
- Jen McCaffrey—The Athletic Blue Jays
- Andrew Baggarly—The Athletic: Dodgers
- Michael Elizondo—SB Nation (True Blue LA): Dodgers in 5
- Tyler Kepner—The Athletic: Toronto
- Kerry Miller—Bleacher Report: Blue Jays in 7
- Katie Woo—The Athletic: Dodgers
- Steve Berman—The Athletic: Blue Jays
- Eric Stephen—SB Nation (True Blue LA): Dodgers in 6
- Matthew Pouliot—NBC Sports: Dodgers in 7
- D.J. Short—NBC Sports:: Dodgers in 6
- Melissa Lockard—The Athletic: Blue Jays
- Chad Jenning—The Athletic: Dodgers
- George Bissell—NBC Sports: Dodgers in 6
- Charlotte Varnes—The Athletic: Dodgers
