Best World Series bets: Four Game 3 prop bet picks and predictions

The Texas Rangers and Arizona Diamondbacks meet in Monday's Game 3 of the World Series. First pitch at Chase Bank Field in Phoenix is slated for 8:03 p.m. ET (FOX). After taking a look at FanDuel Sportsbook'sMLBodds and the 4 best World Series Game 3 prop bets to cash in on among SportbookWire's MLB picks and predictions.

Best-of-7 series: Tied 1-1

The Rangers earned a 6-5 extra-inning comeback win in Game 1 Friday. The Diamondbacks held Texas batters to just 4 hits in a 9-1 conquest in Game 2.

Since 2021, 6 of the last 7 Texas-Arizona games have hit the Over. With a potentially iffy back-from-injury Max Scherzer vs. rookie Brandon Pfaadt pitching matchup, we'll look to lean into that Over trend with finding the best prices for prop action.

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World Series Game 3 prop bet predictions

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1st inning OVER 0.5 runs (-113)

Scherzer has had his issues since his return from arm trouble and has yielded more-than a few missiles in his relatively few innings. The Rangers jumped all over Pfaadt the only other time they saw him. With bats overall feeling comfortable for each side over the last week or so, figure on a decent chance for a run-or-more at the outset.

3B JOSH JUNG record 2+ total bases (+125)

Jung has slashed a robust .302/.328/.566 in playoffs. He slammed 2 round-trippers off Pfaadt in the rookie's Major League debut in May. Pfaadt allowed an .858 OPS against right-handed bats during the season. And as a power right-handed bat, yes, Jung does favor hitting against lefties. But Arizona has 3 port-siders in the bullpen who may well be pressed in late-game duty.

7th inning OVER 0.5 runs (-110)

This game, and likely the series as a whole, has a fade lean on both bullpens. Both have pitched over their heads for several weeks now and have benefited from generous rates around the margins (.250 batting average on balls in play for Texas, for instance). Both are stocked with pitchers going further into season-innings fatigue territory in some cases. Both are more "seen" after the weekend exchange of games -- with a parade of relievers -- and more vulnerable when batters get 2nd and 3rd bites at the apple.

LF CORBIN CARROLL to record a stolen base (+225)

Carroll figures to lead off for Arizona in this game, and the speedy Diamondbacks, whose 166 regular-season stolen bases ranked 2nd in MLB, will likely want to bother, harass and test Scherzer early.

Carroll has a .381 OBP and 4 stolen bases this postseason. He owns a double-digit walk rate over that stretch and will likely be tasked with being a high-pitch-count pain in the neck for Scherzer. Texas C Jonah Helm is solid against the running game, but Scherzer figures as gettable for the fleet-footed Carroll.