2024 MLB World Series Betting Lines - Bet on MLB

2024 MLB World Series Betting Online

The Los Angeles Dodgers are listed as the favorite in 2024 World Series odds. The Dodgers boast one of the best lineups in the league led by likely National League MVP Shohei Ohtani and former MVP Mookie Betts. Right behind the Dodgers in terms of World Series odds are the New York Yankees led by likely American League MVP Aaron Judge and Juan Soto. Also listed at single-digit odds are the Philadelphia Phillies who boast perhaps the most complete team in the MLB Playoffs, the San Diego Padres who have likely National League Rookie of the Year, Jackson Merrill and the Houston Astros who are the most experienced team in this year’s MLB Playoffs. The 2024 World Series will begin on Friday, October 25th with Game 1 and conclude with a potential Game 7 on Saturday, November 2. It should be noted, however, that for the first time in MLB history, the World Series dates could change if both the ALCS and the NLCS finish in five games or fewer. If that happens, the World Series will begin on Tuesday, October 22nd.

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2024 MLB World Series Betting Odds

*Odds as of Tuesday, October 1, 10:00 AM ET

The Los Angeles Dodgers led by Shohei Ohtani are World Series favorites. Ohtani has had a historic season, as he is baseball’s first 50-50 players, as he hit more than 50 home runs and had more than 50 stolen bases. The Dodgers boast a powerful lineup led by Ohtani, Mookie Betts, Freddie Freeman and Teoscar Hernandez. What Los Angeles doesn’t have much of is starting pitching. They need Jack Flaherty and Yoshinobu Yamamoto to be great in the playoffs.

Just behind the Dodgers in World Series odds are the New York Yankees and Philadelphia Phillies. The Yankees boast the duo of Aaron Judge and Juan Soto but they have pitching concerns, as there is not much behind Gerrit Cole in the starting rotation. The Phillies don’t have the concerns that the Dodgers or Yankees have, as their starting rotation goes three deep with Zack Wheeler, Aaron Nola and Cristopher Sanchez. The Phillies also have a deep lineup led by Bryce Harper, Kyle Schwarber, and Trea Turner.

Not to be left out are the San Diego Padres and Houston Astros. The Padres might be able to match the Phillies in terms of their starting rotation and lineup, while the Astros have a ton of postseason experience. Division winners, the Milwaukee Brewers and Cleveland Guardians, are listed with double-digit World Series odds so they could offer some value.

Longshots include the Baltimore Orioles who looked like a World Series favorite earlier this season, the Detroit Tigers who are in the playoffs for the first time in 20 years, the Kansas City Royals, who also ended a long playoff drought, the Atlanta Braves and New York Mets.

It is interesting to note that the World Series favorite has not won the title in any of the past three seasons. Last season it was the Texas Rangers who surprised many by taking the title. The New York Yankees have won the most World Series titles in history with 27 but they have not won a title since 2009. The Brewers and Padres have never won the World Series joining the Colorado Rockies, Seattle Mariners and Tampa Bay Rays as the other franchise without a World Series title. The Mariners are the only team that has never played in a World Series.

A total of eight Wild Card teams have won the World Series. Seven of the last 10 World Series have gone at least six games. Only once since 2020 has the World Series ended in a sweep.

List of World Series Results (2000)

The New York Yankees have made the most appearances in the Fall Classic with 40; they won 27. Not surprisingly, the Bronx Bombers are the last team to repeat as World Series champions, with three consecutive crowns from 1998 through 2000.

The San Francisco Giants have made the most NL appearances with 20, but the NL team with the most Series wins is the St. Louis Cardinals with 11. The American League has won 68 of the 119 overall World Series played.

Of the original 16 franchises still around today, each has won at least two World Series titles. After the Washington Nationals won it all in 2019, the Seattle Mariners are the only franchise yet to appear in a World Series.

The San Diego Padres have made it to the Fall Classic twice but failed to bring home the Commissioner's Trophy each time.

The Milwaukee Brewers, Colorado Rockies, and Tampa Bay Rays failed to win it in their lone appearances.

The Houston Astros won their first World Series in their second appearance in 2017. And then the Astros lost their next two appearances in 2019 and 2021. But Houston showed resiliency in winning the 2022 Fall Classic for its second championship in franchise history.

The Texas Rangers won their first World Series title in 2023 taking out the Arizona Diamondbacks in five games.

World Series Records by Franchise

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