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TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays’ stunning playoff run has taken Proline+ by storm.
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Toronto advanced to the World Series for the first time since 1993 on Monday with a dramatic 4-3 home win over the Seattle Mariners in the seventh and deciding game of the American League Championship Series. Proline+, the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp.’s online sports-betting platform, recorded its highest-selling major league baseball game since the service began in the 1990s.
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Sales for the game were five times higher than the 2025 regular-season opener. Toronto will open the World Series at Rogers Centre on Friday night against the defending-champion Los Angeles Dodgers.
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Toronto began the season as a 61-1 underdog to win the World Series, compared to Los Angeles being a 5-1 pick. The Jays are now listed at 2.75-1 (a $10 bet would return $27.50), while the Dodgers sit at 1.45-1 ($14.50 on a $10 wager).
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One Proline retail player bet $100 on Toronto to win the World Series at 41-1 during the regular season, a wager that would return $4,100.
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Toronto claimed the American League pennant in dramatic fashion, rallying from a 3-2 series deficit after dropping the first two games. The Jays forced Game 7 with a 6-2 win Sunday, an outcome backed by 78 per cent of bettors.
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A solid 92 per cent of wagers had Toronto winning by two or more runs, while 88 per cent correctly picked the game to go over 7.5 total runs. A Proline player bet $300 on Jays slugger Vladimir Guerrero homering, which he did, resulting in a return of $1,260.
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In the deciding game, George Springer’s three-run homer in the seventh inning lifted Toronto to a 4-3 victory Monday night. A solid 73 per cent of bettors backed the Jays, but 93 per cent expected them to win by two or more runs.
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Only 18 per cent of wagers had the game finishing under 7.5 total runs.
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Not surprisingly, the two baseball games were the top events of the week (Game 7 first), followed by San Francisco-Atlanta, Washington-Dallas and Los Angeles Rams-Jacksonville NFL games.
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This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 22, 2025.
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