The Toronto Blue Jays earned a critical win with an impressive all-around performance in Game 4, and guaranteed that at worst, the World Series will be headed back to Toronto for Game 6 on Friday evening.

At the time of writing, the Blue Jays are priced identically in Game 5 as they were in Game 4, in what will be a rematch of Game 1 with Trey Yesavage set to square off against Blake Snell.

Let’s dive into the game odds for Wednesday’s World Series Game 5 matchup between the Blue Jays and Dodgers, courtesy of bet365.

The Blue Jays’ elite offence won out versus yet another elite pitcher in Game 4, as they touched up Shohei Ohtani for four earned runs. Ohtani had pitched to an ERA of 2.25 in his previous two postseason starts and held an xERA of 2.45 this season. Toronto was then able to tack on versus the Dodgers bullpen, which, aside from in Game 3 versus what became a very disjointed Blue Jays lineup, continues to prove very vulnerable.

Prior to his Game 1 start versus the Blue Jays, Snell had been on a comparably dominant run as Ohtani. In his previous 10 starts, Snell had allowed batters to hit just .180 with an xBA of .191. The Blue Jays hit .400 versus Snell in Game 1 and held an xBA of .277.

The Blue Jays had a good read on Snell’s changeup in Game 1, negating a key piece of his arsenal. Batters have hit just .153 versus Snell’s changeup this season, but the Blue Jays recorded five hits off Snell’s changeup in the series opener.

Bo Bichette’s importance to the lineup was made especially clear in the seventh inning of Game 4, after the Dodgers chose to intentionally walk Vladimir Guerrero Jr. to load up the bases. Bichette then proceeded to rip a 109.6 mph single to deep left field, cashing in two runs and raising his league-leading average with runners in scoring position in the process.

Throughout the postseason the Blue Jays have struck out just 16.2% of the time. That mark is 2% lower than any other team managed during the regular season, and they have done so while putting quality balls in play, as evidenced by their league-leading .358 expected weighted on-base average.

It’s unclear whether George Springer will be able to return to the lineup in this matchup or not, after reportedly being “hour-by-hour” ahead of Game 4. Whether Springer returns or not, at this point it’s hard to debate that Schneider needs to leave Bichette in the lineup and potentially risk some slightly lesser play in the field in the process.

Yesavage was able to grind out a respectable performance in Game 1 despite clearly not having his best stuff. Yesavage allowed an xBA of .209 and allowed four hits and three walks across four innings of work. Game 5 will present a difficult challenge, as the Dodgers’ high-powered lineup will now be more familiar with Yesavage’s ultra-high release point.

There are a couple of logical adjustments that could help Yesavage offer a more effective outing Wednesday, as he makes his career road playoff start.

Yesavage threw his elite splitter just 13% of the time in Game 1 as he struggled slightly with his control of the pitch, and the Dodgers hit .000 with a .014 xBA against it. Especially given that he only throws three pitches, it will be important for Yesavage to lean more heavily into his splitter in this matchup.

Yesavage also had far too many wasted pitches in 0-2 and 1-2 pitches in Game 1. Obviously, you don’t want to leave something in the heart of the zone in those counts, but many of his pitches in pitcher-friendly counts were entirely uncompetitive in Game 1.

Toronto’s bullpen has fared quite well over the last two matchups but is not in great shape entering this game. Chris Bassitt, Louis Varland and, Mason Fluharty have all worked in both of the last two games, while Eric Lauer essentially pitched a full start on Monday.

It’s been a big storyline for both sides in this series, given that both have made it to this point with surprisingly iffy relief staffs, but Schneider will certainly be keen to get some length out of Yesavage in this matchup.

The Dodgers’ high-powered lineup will look to bounce back from an unconvincing performance in Game 4, as they get a second look at Yesavage.

It wouldn’t be surprising to see the Dodgers take a fairly patient approach at the plate versus Yesavage early on, given his extremely high chase and whiff rates. Command has been Yesavage’s greatest issue during his first season of professional baseball, and the Dodgers will likely try to work some deep counts early on and put the pressure on Yesavage to offer better command than we saw in Game 1.

Shohei Ohtani looked very mortal Tuesday, as he went 0-for-3 with two strikeouts. Perhaps fatigue set in following Ohtani’s busy night in Monday’s 18-inning thriller, but Shane Bieber and Chris Bassitt located extremely well in Ohtani’s ABs to make life difficult for baseball’s best player.

Snell generated just a 24% called-strike-plus-whiff (CSW%) rate in Game 1, which perhaps was a combination of both the opponent and somewhat of an off-night. Snell ranks in baseball’s 95th and 96th percentiles, respectively, this season in whiff and chase rate, but the Blue Jays were able to negate those strengths and run up his pitch count.

Thanks to their performance in Monday’s 18-inning marathon, the Dodgers bullpen now holds a more respectable 4.60 ERA this postseason. Still, they hold an xFIP of 5.15 and have struck out only 7.09 batters per nine.

This sets up as a fairly volatile spot, as Yesavage will look to bounce back from an unconvincing Game 1 on the road versus an elite Dodgers lineup. It wouldn’t be shocking if Yesavage can’t get in a rhythm and gets in big trouble early due to a lack of command, but it also seems entirely possible that he can make some adjustments following Game 1 and handle this high-pressure spot.

The Blue Jays strung together plenty of high-quality at-bats versus Snell in the series opener and have hit elite left-handed starters well all postseason long. Obviously, Snell is capable of elevating his level of play in this matchup, but it does seem that his shaky performance in Game 1 had much to do with Toronto’s offensive process.

There is certainly a realistic possibility that the Blue Jays hit Snell effectively once again, and tack onto that total versus the Dodgers’ shaky bullpen. While Yesavage may faulter in this matchup, he does have the upside to hang in versus the Dodgers’ elite bats.

It’s a bet that will still lose more than it wins, but I believe the Blue Jays are undervalued at +170 and are worth a bet in this matchup.

Following a loss backing both teams to score three runs in Game 4, these guides are at +6.5 units this season (22-17-1).