2025 World Series odds: Dodgers favor repeat; Yankees, Braves close behind

The Los Angeles Dodgers took advantage of the New York Yankees' disastrous defensive errors in Game 5 to win the World Series and capture the Commissioner's Trophy. The Dodgers have won the championship for the eighth time and are the +400 favorite at BetMGM to win it again next season.

Ratings rose late Wednesday night after Los Angeles defeated New York 7-6, ending the series after just five games. If a team with as much talent and success as the Dodgers wins the World Series, they are expected to be favored the following year, and if a team with the Yankees' payroll finishes second, it is likely that they will be a close second in the lead go. The Yankees have title odds of +800 in 2025, along with the Atlanta Braves, who lost to the San Diego Padres in the Wild Card Series.

The slightly large gap between the Dodgers and Yankees could be due to Juan Soto becoming a free agent this offseason. Regardless of which team signs the 26-year-old star outfielder, futures odds will rise before the season begins.

After losing to the New York Mets in the NLDS, the Philadelphia Phillies are +1100 to win it all in 2025. This also applies to the Baltimore Orioles, who were eliminated from the Wild Card Series. The Padres are at +1300, followed by the Houston Astros and Mets at +1400.

After an impressive season, the Cleveland Guardians, who made it to the ALCS, are near the bottom of the list at +2800. The three teams not yet mentioned this postseason, the Kansas City Royals (+3000), Milwaukee Brewers (+3500) and Detroit Tigers (+4000), are also in the middle of the odds. The teams with the lowest odds among those that didn't make the playoffs this season are the Texas Rangers and the Seattle Mariners, both at +2500.

The teams with the highest odds of winning at +50,000 (500 to 1) are the Chicago White Sox, Miami Marlins and Colorado Rockies. The Sox finished 2024 at rock bottom with a record of 41-121, and the Marlins and Rockies finished the season with just over 60 wins each.

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