Sure, there are still approximately 100 billion regular season baseball games to be played before the MLB playoffs. That doesn’t mean it’s ever too early to check in on the odds on the eventual World Series winner.
Of the early favorites, there aren’t many surprises. The Detroit Tigers and Los Angeles Dodgers are viewed as having the best odds of winning the pennant this year with +700 each. The Washington Nationals slightly trail behind those two teams with odds of +900. The St. Louis Cardinals and the red-hot New York Mets (!) tie for the next spot with odds of +1200.
Last season’s champs, the San Francisco Giants, currently have the 20th best odds at +4000. Even the oddsmakers know not to bet on the Giants in an odd-numbered year.
Here’s the whole (still mostly speculative) odds for every MLB team, courtesy of SportsBook.
Detroit Tigers +700
Los Angeles Dodgers +700
Washington Nationals +900
New York Mets +1200
St Louis Cardinals +1200
Chicago Cubs +1400
Kansas City Royals +1500
Boston Red Sox +1600
San Diego Padres +1600
Los Angeles Angels +2000
Seattle Mariners +2000
New York Yankees +2500
Pittsburgh Pirates +2500
Baltimore Orioles +3000
Chicago White Sox +3000
Oakland Athletics +3000
Cleveland Indians +3500
Toronto Blue Jays +3500
Houston Astros +4000
San Francisco Giants +4000
Tampa Bay Rays +5000
Miami Marlins +7000
Atlanta Braves +8000
Colorado Rockies +8000
Cincinnati Reds +10000
Milwaukee Brewers +20000
Arizona Diamondbacks +25000
Minnesota Twins +25000
Texas Rangers +60000
Philadelphia Phillies +100000
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