With Game 5 suddenly on the board after Milwaukee’s chance at a celebration slipped away in the 12th inning Tuesday, bettors are leaning into a handful of player props as the Brewers and Rays get ready for another World Series night at Tropicana Field.
The most popular play on DraftKings is Jacob Misiorowski to record 5-plus strikeouts at -273. That number comes with some obvious tension: Milwaukee could want length from him after leaning on the bullpen in Game 4, but Misiorowski has not worked past 5.1 innings since Sept.
- Even so, he has reached at least five strikeouts in four of his last six starts, though he missed that mark in Game 1 against Tampa Bay.
The Rays’ patient approach mattered then, too, when they managed only three strikeouts in five innings in the opener. The model has Misiorowski at 5.8 innings and 7.5 strikeouts.
Jackson Chourio’s 1-plus hits prop at -295 is also drawing heavy action, and that comes with plenty of production behind it. Chourio is batting .500 in the series, going 10-for-20 with two doubles, two RBI, four runs scored and three steals.
Those 10 hits through four games tied a World Series record held by Babe Ruth from 1928 for the most in that span. He has also collected at least two hits in every game.
Yandy Diaz is another hitter bettors are backing to find the column once more, with his 1-plus hits prop sitting at -265. His World Series has been uneven.
He was shut down early in the series, then has bounced back somewhat since the matchup moved to Tropicana Field. Diaz is batting .176 (3-for-17) with one double and one RBI, and he is 1-for-5 in his regular-season career against Misiorowski with a homer.
Chandler Simpson’s 1-plus hits prop at -190 has also attracted attention, even though some bettors might have expected more interest in his stolen-base number at around +350. Simpson fits the slap-hitting profile, and he came through with a key single during the 12th-inning rally in Game 3. He is batting .375 (6-for-16) in the series with a double, two RBI, two runs and two steals.
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