The 2025 MLB season is winding down, and many teams are either definitively in or out of October.
The MLB playoff odds market is a simple "yes/no" scenario positing whether or not a team will make the postseason. The New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox are the biggest favorites to reach the playoffs of those still listed, while the Arizona Diamondbacks and St. Louis Cardinals are clinging to unlikely hopes.
With many division leaders and bottom-feeders off the board, let's look at how MLB odds are looking with less than a month to go.
2025 MLB playoff odds
| Team | Yes | No |
|---|---|---|
 New York Yankees |
-5000 | +1900 |
 Boston Red Sox |
-1800 | +900 |
 Houston Astros |
-900 | +600 |
 New York Mets |
-750 | +500 |
 Seattle Mariners |
-330 | +250 |
 Texas Rangers |
+250 | -320 |
 Kansas City Royals |
+500 | -650 |
 San Francisco Giants |
+1800 | -5000 |
 Cleveland Guardians |
+1900 | -5000 |
 Tampa Bay Rays |
+2000 | -5000 |
 Arizona Diamondbacks |
+3000 | -20000 |
 St. Louis Cardinals |
+3000 | -20000 |
Odds courtesy of DraftKings on 9-2-25.
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MLB Postseason format
The MLB playoffs expanded in the 2022 season, adding an extra wild card to both the AL and NL, making it a total of 12 teams in the postseason.
The new format will see the top two division winners in each league (Seeds 1 and 2) get a first-round bye, while the third-best division winner (Seed 3) will host the third wild card (Seed 6) — and the two remaining wild cards (Seeds 4 and 5) will face off — in a three-game series.
Following the Wild Card Round, the No. 1 seed will face the winner of the two wild cards (Seeds 4/5), while the No. 2 seed will face the No. 3 vs No. 6 winner in the Divisional Round.
If the second-best record in the league does not come from a division winner (e.g. the San Francisco Giants in 2021), they will remain the top wild card — and not get a first-round bye.
MLB Postseason Odds FAQs
The Los Angeles Dodgers are drawing the shortest odds to make the playoffs.
MLB expanded its postseason for 2022 by adding an extra wild card to each league, meaning 12 total teams now make the MLB playoffs.
MLB playoffs will begin after the regular season, which ends on September 28.
To be determined.
