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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney accused President Donald Trump of being “afraid” to make a sports bet on the upcoming World Series between the Toronto Blue Jays and Los Angeles Dodgers.
“I think he’s afraid to make a bet,” Carney joked to The Associated Press on Thursday. “He doesn’t like to lose. He hasn’t called. He hasn’t returned my call yet on the bet, so I’m ready. We’re ready to make a bet with the USA”
Carney predicted the Blue Jays to win in six games.
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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney (L) greets US President Donald Trump during an arrival ceremony at the Group of Seven (G7) summit at Pomeroy Kananaskis Mountain Lodge in Kananaskis, Alberta, Canada on June 16, 2025. (Getty Images)
“The country is so pumped. I think the world is pumped for this series,” Carney said. “It’s going to go deep. It’s going to be a great series. But we have depth, we have fire. You see the performance.”
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt was asked if Trump makes sports bets during Thursday’s media briefing during a question about the FBI’s arrest of three NBA figures in a wide-ranging illegal gambling investigation.
“You know. I’m not sure. I don’t think he does. I’ve been with him for a while and I haven’t seen him play before,” Leavitt said. “I don’t think he’s a big gambler.”
WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT THE DODGERS-BLUE JAYS WORLD SERIES
(Left) Los Angeles Dodgers shortstop Shohei Ohtani (17) reacts after walking against the Milwaukee Brewers in the second inning during Game 4 of the NLCS for the 2025 MLB playoffs at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California on October 17, 2025. (Right) First baseman J Toronto Blue Jaysrero. (27) watches before Game 7 against the Seattle Mariners in the ALCS for the 2025 MLB playoffs at the Rogers Center in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on October 20, 2025. (Kirby Lee/Imagn Images; John E. Sokolowski/Imagn Images)
The Blue Jays are looking to win their first World Series since 1993, and the Dodgers are looking for their second straight championship after winning it in 2024.
The Dodgers are -220 to win the World Series entering Friday’s Game 1, giving them a 68.75% implied probability of winning.
The Toronto Blue Jays take batting practice during practice at the Rogers Centre. (Dan Hamilton/Imagn Images)
The Dodgers will start Blake Snell while they Blue Jays sends rookie Trey Yesavage to the mound for Game 1 on Friday at the Rogers Center in Toronto.
For Friday’s Game 1, Los Angeles is a -150-way favorite. The total is 7.5, while the Blue Jays are +125 to win at home.
