The World Series is months away but Major League Baseball's standings are separating the wheat from the chaff. There's plenty of time to rebound or fall apart, but every game ultimately matters.
MLB odds still favor preseason powerhouses like the Los Angeles Dodgers and Atlanta Braves while AL East stalwarts like the New York Yankees and Baltimore Orioles are rising in stature.
Let's take a look at the latest World Series odds with the first month of the MLB season nearly in the books.
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Los Angeles Dodgers (+320 to +350)
The Los Angeles Dodgers have officially put an early-season swoon to bed. The Dodgers have won four straight and eight of 10, extending their NL West lead to an MLB-best 5.5 games over the second-place San Diego Padres.
It certainly helps that Mookie Betts and Shohei Ohtani are ranked No. 1 and No. 2, respectively, in FanGraphs WAR among all MLB hitters. Ohtani has especially turned it on at the plate of late, riding a modest five-game hitting streak that he capped off by going 7-for-9 with three home runs in the last two games of the weekend set vs. the Braves. Ohtani is now hitting .364/.426/.685 with 10 home runs and seven stolen bases.
And the strong get stronger. Walker Buehler will make his season debut against the lowly Miami Marlins (who allowed 20 runs to the Oakland A's in a single game over the weekend) on Monday night. With the Dodgers getting healthy in the rotation, things could get ugly for everyone else very quickly.
After wrapping up a three-game series with the Marlins, the Dodgers will slide over to San Diego for a weekend meet-up with the Padres.
Atlanta Braves (+400 to +460)
The Atlanta Braves will happily return to Truist Park after dropping five of six during their West Coast trip, including a three-game sweep at the hands of the Dodgers where they got outscored 20-6.
Not only that but the Philadelphia Phillies (+1,000 to +1,100) have leapfrogged them in the NL East standings thanks to them winning five in a row and nine of 10. Now, the Phillies have played three more games and Atlanta is still an impressive 20-12, but the division won't be a cakewalk.
It's a short week for the Braves, too. After hosting the Boston Red Sox for two games, they're back on the road to face the New York Mets at Citi Field over the weekend.
New York Yankees (+700 to +800)
The New York Yankees swept the three-game weekend series against the Detroit Tigers to recover from getting punched in the mouth by the Baltimore Orioles. The O's won three of four to kick off last week, outscoring the Yanks 13-6 over the low-scoring set.
The Yankees now trail the Orioles by a single game in the East but are still drawing shorter odds to win the Fall Classic.
New York will play host to the Houston Astros before heading to St. Pete to face the Tampa Bay Rays over the weekend.
World Series opening odds
- Los Angeles Dodgers +320
- Atlanta Braves +450
- Houston Astros +700
- New York Yankees +900
- Texas Rangers +1,400
- Baltimore Orioles +1,400
- Philadelphia Phillies +1,500
- Toronto Blue Jays +1,800
- Seattle Mariners +2,000
- Minnesota Twins +2,100
- St. Louis Cardinals +3,000
- Tampa Bay Rays +3,000
- Arizona Diamondbacks +3,500
- Chicago Cubs +3,500
- San Francisco Giants +4,500
- New York Mets +4,500
- San Diego Padres +5,000
- Cincinnati Reds +5,500
- Boston Red Sox +6,000
- Cleveland Guardians +6,000
- Detroit Tigers +7,000
- Miami Marlins +9,000
- Milwaukee Brewers +9,000
- Kansas City Royals +15,000
- Los Angeles Angels +18,000
- Pittsburgh Pirates +20,000
- Washington Nationals +25,000
- Chicago White Sox +25,000
- Colorado Rockies +50,000
- Oakland A's +50,000
2024 World Series odds over time
Here's a look at how World Series odds stack up across MLB. We'll be updating throughout the season to show how the odds race evolves.
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World Series 2024 finalist odds
| Matchup |  |
|---|---|
 Los Angeles Dodgers vs.  New York Yankees |
+950 |
 Atlanta Braves vs. New York Yankees |
+1,200 |
Los Angeles Dodgers vs.  Baltimore Orioles |
+1,300 |
Los Angeles Dodgers vs.  Texas Rangers |
+1,600 |
| Atlanta Braves vs. Baltimore Orioles |
+1,700 |
Los Angeles Dodgers vs.  Houston Astros |
+1,900 |
| Atlanta Braves vs. Texas Rangers |
+2,200 |
Los Angeles Dodgers vs.  Seattle Mariners |
+2,200 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Minnesota Twins |
+2,200 |
| Atlanta Braves vs. Houston Astros |
+2,500 |
Odds as of 5-6-24.
World Series 2024 exact result odds
| Matchup | |
|---|---|
| Los Angeles Dodgers beat New York Yankees |
+1,300 |
| Atlanta Braves beat New York Yankees |
+1,800 |
| New York Yankees beat Los Angeles Dodgers |
+1,800 |
| New York Yankees beat Atlanta Braves |
+1,900 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers beat Baltimore Orioles |
+1,700 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers beat Texas Rangers |
+2,000 |
| Atlanta Braves beat Baltimore Orioles |
+2,300 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers beat Houston Astros |
+2,400 |
| Baltimore Orioles beat Los Angeles Dodgers |
+2,500 |
| Atlanta Braves beat Texas Rangers |
+2,800 |
| Baltimore Orioles beat Atlanta Braves |
+3,100 |
Odds as of 5-6-24.
World Series winning league odds
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World Series winning division odds
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How to read MLB World Series futures odds
Sportsbooks will post World Series futures as soon as the previous season concludes, and some even sooner. These betting boards are constantly adjusted throughout the winter and ensuing season as players get hurt or are traded. Once the regular season begins, World Series odds will change daily as teams win and lose games, and as more players are injured or traded. Sportsbooks will also adjust the World Series odds based on handle and liability to certain teams.
World Series odds will usually look like this:
- Los Angeles Dodgers +240
This means that on a $100 bet, you'll stand to win $240 if the Dodgers win the World Series. If it's close to the end of the season or MLB has a very dominant team, you could see a minus sign (-) ahead of a team's odds.
- Atlanta Braves -150
This means that if you bet on the Atlanta Braves during the 2020 MLB season, you would have needed to bet $150 to profit $100 if the Braves won the championship.
Above we have posted the American odds for the World Series. However, these are easy to convert to decimal odds or fractional odds with our odds converter tool.
Past World Series winners
The Texas Rangers won the 2023 World Series after defeating the Arizona Diamondbacks in five games. It marked the first World Series title in Rangers franchise history.
Here are the last 10 World Series winners, along with their opening odds.
| Season | Winner | Opening odds | Runner up |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Texas Rangers |
+5,000 |  Arizona Diamondbacks |
| 2022 | Houston Astros |
+800 |  Philadelphia Phillies |
| 2021 | Atlanta Braves |
+1,000 | Houston Astros |
| 2020 | Los Angeles Dodgers |
+600 |  Tampa Bay Rays |
| 2019 |  Washington Nationals |
+1,800 | Houston Astros |
| 2018 |  Boston Red Sox |
+1,200 | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| 2017 | Houston Astros |
+1,600 | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| 2016 |  Chicago Cubs |
+1,050 |  Cleveland Guardians |
| 2015 |  Kansas City Royals |
+1,500 |  New York Mets |
| 2014 |  San Francisco Giants |
+2,000 | Kansas City Royals |
Teams with most World Series titles
| Team | World Series titles | Most recent championship |
|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees |
27 | 2009 |
 St. Louis Cardinals |
11 | 2011 |
 Oakland A's |
9 | 1989 |
| Boston Red Sox |
9 | 2018 |
| San Francisco Giants |
8 | 2014 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers |
7 | 2020 |
 Cincinnati Reds |
5 | 1990 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates |
5 | 1979 |
 Detroit Tigers |
4 | 1984 |
| Atlanta Braves |
4 | 2021 |
| Chicago Cubs |
3 | 2016 |
| Baltimore Orioles |
3 | 1983 |
 Minnesota Twins |
3 | 1991 |
 Chicago White Sox |
3 | 2005 |
Despite not playing for a championship since 2009, the New York Yankees are the most decorated team in MLB history, and it isn't close. In addition to winning a whopping 27 titles, they've played in 40 World Series. The Los Angeles Dodgers are second all-time with 21 World Series appearances.
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World Series Odds FAQs
The Los Angeles Dodgers are the current betting favorites with the Altanta Braves and New York Yankees next in line.
The Texas Rangers beat the Arizona Diamondbacks in five games to win the 2023 World Series.
The World Series has been a best-of-seven series with a 2-3-2 format since 1922.
Since 2017, home-field advantage has been awarded to the team with the better winning percentage in the regular season.
The cash-strapped Florida Marlins entered the 2003 season with +7,500 odds to win it all after finishing four games below .500 the year before. Oddsmakers seemed to be right as the club got off to a sluggish 16-22 start, but a managerial change and some inspired play led to a second half surge and the Fish downed the heavily-favored Yankees in six games in the Fall Classic.
The Los Angeles Dodgers have the best odds to win the 2024 World Series, followed by the Atlanta Braves, New York Yankees, Texas Rangers, and Houston Astros.
