The 2025 MLB postseason has arrived, and it’s a different National League team atop the World Series odds board this season.
The Los Angeles Dodgers (+500 at BetMGM) won the NL West for the 12th time in the past 13 seasons (and fourth straight year), but it’s the NL East champion Philadelphia Phillies (+425) who are the World Series favorites at sportsbooks.
Philadelphia’s +425 odds are the longest for any World Series favorite entering the poseason since the 2014 Dodgers (+450), per Sports Odds History.
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Not surprisingly, the Dodgers have the most wagers and most total dollars wagered to win the World Series at multiple sportsbooks. At BetMGM, 11.6% of the tickets and 19.8% of the dollars wagered are on Los Angeles.
The Seattle Mariners (+500) are tied with the Dodgers for the second-best World Series odds, followed by the Milwaukee Brewers (+800), Toronto Blue Jays (+800) and New York Yankees (+850).
“Our best-case scenario is the Blue Jays and our worst-case scenario is the Mariners,” Eric Biggio, head baseball oddsmaker at Caesars Sportsbook told Yahoo Sports on Sunday night. “The Dodgers have the most bets and handle.”
The Cleveland Guardians overcame odds of 150-1 at the All-Star Break to win the AL Central over the Detroit TIgers, but the Guardians at 22-1 have the longest odds of any American League team to win the World Series.
The Blue Jays and Mariners have byes in the American League, while the Brewers and Phillies have byes in the National League. It’s the first time the Blue Jays have won the AL East since 2015. Toronto will play the winner of the wild-card series between the Yankees and Red Sox.
The wild-card round begins Tuesday.
Wild-card series odds at BetMGM
Detroit Tigers (-110) vs. Cleveland Guardians (-110)
Boston Red Sox (+140) vs. New York Yankees (-165)
Cincinnati Reds (+200) vs. Los Angeles Dodgers (-250)
San Diego Padres (+105) vs. Chicago Cubs (-125)
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