George Springer has a good track record in the batter's box against Shohei Ohtani. I’m expecting the Toronto Blue Jays’ lead-off hitter to continue that trend and help generate offense against the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Find out why with my Blue Jays vs Dodgers predictions and free MLB picks for Wednesday, April 8.
Dodgers vs Blue Jays predictions
Dodgers vs Blue Jays best bet: George Springer Over 1.5 total bases (+130)
The Toronto Blue Jays batter with the most success against Shohei Ohtani on the rubber is George Springer, who is 9-for-17 with a career 1.438 OPS in six meetings against the Los Angeles Dodgers starter.
He also has two home runs against Ohtani in that stretch, averaging 2.16 total bases per game.
This shouldn’t come as a major surprise considering Springer's success against the four-seamer, Ohtani’s most-utilized pitch, where he had a .746. xSLG rate last season, with 37 of his XBH coming off the fastball.
COVERS INTEL: Springer has registered 2+ total bases in 7 of 14 games against the Dodgers, with a .954 OPS when facing off with this pitching staff.
Dodgers vs Blue Jays same-game parlay (SGP)
Ernie Clement is riding a three-game hitting streak and has recorded at least one hit in eight of the 10 games he’s played. I expect that trend to continue tonight against Ohtani, against whom he's gone 2-for-4.
Teoscar Hernandez has struck out in eight straight outings and struggles mightily against the slider, with a 43% whiff rate and a 35% strikeout rate in 2025. The former Blue Jays slugger has a lowly .200 batting average with nine K’s in just 21 at-bats against Dylan Cease through his career.
Dodgers vs Blue Jays SGP
- George Springer Over 1.5 total bases
- Ernie Clement Over 0.5 hits
- Teoscar Hernandez Over 1.5 batter strikeouts
Dodgers vs Blue Jays home run pick: George Springer (+350)
This is a half-unit bet.
We’ve seen Springer have his way with Ohtani in the past, sporting a .506 career average with an OPS north of 1.400 with two homers and an .882 slug rate.
Additionally, the pitching matchup favors Springer, who crushes four-seamers, which is Ohtani’s most-used pitch.
So, assuming the Dodgers star will zip in a bunch of fastballs to Springer, he can get a hold of one and take it deep over the wall. Springer was also an elite barrel rate hitter in 2025, ranking in the 94th percentile, and enhancing his ability to tap into his home run power.
- Best bets: 2-8, -3.65 units
- SGPs: 1-9, -5.5 units
- HR picks: 2-8, -0.8 units
Dodgers vs Blue Jays odds
- Moneyline: Dodgers -170 | Blue Jays +145
- Run line: Dodgers -1.5 (-105) | Blue Jays +1.5 (-115)
- Over/Under: Over 7.5 (-115) | Under 7.5 (-105)
Dodgers vs Blue Jays trend
The Toronto Blue Jays have covered the 1st Five Innings (F5) Run Line in 14 of their last 21 games at home (+6.00 Units / 24% ROI). Find more MLB betting trends for Dodgers vs. Blue Jays.
How to watch Dodgers vs Blue Jays and game info
| Location | Rogers Centre, Toronto, ON |
| Date | Wednesday, April 8, 2026 |
| First pitch | 3:07 p.m. ET |
| TV | SportsNet LA, Sportsnet |
| Dodgers starting pitcher | Shohei Ohtani (1-0, 0.00 ERA) |
| Blue Jays starting pitcher | Dylan Cease (0-0, 2.79 ERA) |
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