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The 2024 MLB season is underway. MLB Playoffs odds in the form of odds to make the postseason for every team are now available. Once October arrives, this page will also serve as TheLines’ hub for MLB playoff game lines.
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MLB Playoffs odds
Check out MLB Playoffs odds below. Baseball To Make The Playoffs odds are available to bet on now.
- Arizona Diamondbacks (-115): After advancing all the way to the World Series, the Diamondbacks have added starter Jordan Montgomery to their rotation. The late signing saw the D-Backs make the playoff odds move from +120 to -115 at FanDuel.
- Atlanta Braves (-3500): The Braves are projected to win 100-plus games again, making them one of the top NL contenders to win it all.
- Baltimore Orioles (-230): The defending AL East champs have shorter odds to make the playoffs than the two teams that played in the World Series last season.
- Boston Red Sox (+330): The AL East is stacked again, as the Red Sox are the only division club with plus odds to make the postseason.
- Chicago Cubs (+100): The Cubs are at even money to make the playoffs for the first time since 2020, and are expected to contend for the NL Central crown.
- Chicago White Sox (+3500): The White Sox are coming off a 101-loss season, and the early odds are a sign that Chicago could be looking at another extremely challenging year.
- Cincinnati Reds (+180): The Reds have a young talented team, and time will tell if this is the year the franchise finally ends its postseason drought – one that includes making the cut just once since 2013.
- Cleveland Guardians (+175): The Guardians have finished with a losing record in two out of their last three seasons, and any chance of making the playoffs will most likely require winning the AL Central.
- Colorado Rockies (+7000): The Rockies playoff odds are looking slim once again following last season’s 59-103 performance.
- Detroit Tigers (+170): The Tigers, coming off a 78-84 season, will need to stay in the AL Central race if they have any hopes of being a playoff team.
- Houston Astros (-430): The Houston Astros are enjoying a great seven-year run that includes four World Series appearances, two championships, and seven trips to the ALCS. The results leave very little doubt that Houston has what it takes to be a playoff team once again.
- Kansas City Royals (+460): Unlike the football team, Kansas City’s baseball team hasn’t enjoyed a winning season since 2015 – the last time the franchise won the World Series.
- Los Angeles Angels (+750): The Angels, who have not made the MLB playoffs since 2014, will discover how much Shohei Ohtani leaving for the Dodgers will impact the franchise.
- Los Angeles Dodgers (-6000): Signing Shohei Ohtani to a massive contract comes with high expectations, including having around +350 odds to win the World Series at most sportsbooks.
- Miami Marlins (+340): Despite making the 2023 playoffs as a Wild Card team, Miami has longer odds than several others, including every other NL East club outside of the Nationals.
- Milwaukee Brewers (+310): The Brewers always seem to be in the AL Central race, making the playoffs five out of the last six seasons, But the current odds are a sign the sportsbooks are not as high on the Bre Crew chances.
- Minnesota Twins (-180): Being the early favorites to win the AL Central (-125 at BetMGM), the Twins currently have short odds to make the MLB playoffs.
- New York Mets (+190): The Mets have hit the restart button after their previous spending spree resulted in a 75-87 record and no playoffs.
- New York Yankees (-220): After missing the postseason for the first time since 2016, the Yankees are opening the year with the fourth shortest World Series odds.
- Oakland A’s (+7000): The projected win total of 58.5 explains why the A’s are opening the season tied for the longest to make the playoff odds.
- Philadelphia Phillies (-240): The Phillies have advanced to at least the NLCS in back-to-back seasons, and with the majority of the roster still intact, the books have given Philadelphia short make the playoff odds.
- Pittsburgh Pirates (+400): It’s looking like this could be another year in which the Pirates are chasing the Brewers, Cardinals, Cubs, and Reds in the NL Central standings.
- St. Louis Cardinals (+100): It seems sportsbooks are viewing the 2023 season as a rare off-year for the Cardinals franchise as St. Louis is even money to secure one of the six NL playoff spots.
- San Diego Padres (+125): Juan Soto, Blake Snell, and Josh Hader are all playing for new teams this season, making the road to the playoffs challenging, especially since the Padres play in the same division as the Dodgers, Giants and Diamondbacks.
- San Francisco Giants (+125): The Giants are an NL team to watch after adding several big names to the roster, including the late addition of NL Cy Young winner Blake Snell.
- Seattle Mariners (-165): Like last year, expect the Mariners to remain in the playoff picture all season long.
- Tampa Bay Rays (-105): Despite being a small market team, the streak of five straight postseason appearances proves that this franchise knows what it takes to compete with bigger market teams like the Yankees and Red Sox.
- Texas Rangers (-175): Even with the defending champs not knowing if Jacob deGrom and Max Scherzer will be cleared to return, the Rangers know they have the talent needed to contend for the AL West and a playoff spot.
- Toronto Blue Jays (-150): The Blue Jays are yet another AL East club with the talent to be in at least the Wild Card conversation.
- Washington Nationals (+1700): The current odds are a sign the Nationals postseason drought will extend to five straight seasons.
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More baseball postseason lines
Bettors have the option of wagering on the overall result of a series or the entire postseason by backing a World Series champion. These are called futures bets and can be placed during the preseason, regular season, or postseason.
There are also futures in the pre-season and during the season regarding which teams will and won’t make the postseason cut.
Baseball playoffs odds
Here is where the odds to make the baseball playoffs stand during spring training. We will monitor and update changes throughout the course of the MLB season.
| Team | MLB Odds to Make the Playoffs March 8 | MLB Odds to Make the Playoffs March 28 (opening day) |
|---|---|---|
| Arizona Diamondbacks | Yes +106, No -136 | Yes -105, No -115 |
| Atlanta Braves | Yes -3500, No + 1060 | Yes -2400, No + 1100 |
| Baltimore Orioles | Yes -186, No +144 | Yes -240, No +195 |
| Boston Red Sox | Yes +340, No -500 | Yes +340, No -450 |
| Chicago Cubs | Yes -104, No -122 | Yes -115, No +105 |
| Chicago White Sox | Yes +2200, No -20000 | Yes +2200, No -15000 |
| Cincinnati Reds | Yes +168, No -220 | Yes +152, No -180 |
| Cleveland Guardians | Yes +180, No -235 | Yes +185, No -230 |
| Colorado Rockies | Yes +6500, No -100000 | Yes +1400, No -3500 |
| Detroit Tigers | Yes +215, No -290 | Yes +155, No -190 |
| Houston Astros | Yes -400, No +285 | Yes -475, No +360 |
| Kansas City Royals | Yes +460, No -770 | Yes +340, No -440 |
| LA Angels | Yes +800, No -1800 | Yes +650, No -1000 |
| LA Dodgers | Yes -7000, No +1500 | Yes -2500, No +1300 |
| Miami Marlins | Yes +330, No -480 | Yes +250, No -320 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | Yes +285, No -400 | Yes +320, No -420 |
| Minnesota Twins | Yes -184, No +142 | Yes -170, No +140 |
| NY Mets | Yes +200, No -265 | Yes +178, No -215 |
| NY Yankees | Yes -460, No +320 | Yes -240, No +195 |
| Oakland A’s | Yes +8000, No -100000 | Yes +2500, No -250000 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | Yes -235, No +180 | Yes -235, No +192 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | Yes +400, No -620 | Yes +400, No -550 |
| San Diego Padres | Yes +196, No -260 | Yes +130, No -155 |
| San Francisco Giants | Yes +150, No -196 | Yes +126, No -150 |
| Seattle Mariners | Yes -164, No +126 | Yes -160, No +135 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | Yes -122, No -104 | Yes -105, No -115 |
| Tampa Bay Rays | Yes +108, No -138 | Yes +100, No -120 |
| Texas Rangers | Yes -184, No +142 | Yes -160, No +135 |
| Toronto Blue Jays | Yes -154, No +120 | Yes -140, No +120 |
| Washington Nationals | Yes +1500, N0 -7000 | Yes +1300, N0 -3300 |
How the MLB playoffs work
Major League Baseball tweaked its postseason starting in 2022 as 12 total teams now qualify for the October tournament. The top two seeds in each league receive byes into the Division Series. The remaining eight teams compete in Wild Card games.
In the first year of this format, the 6-seeded Phillies took advantage as they beat the Cardinals in a best-of-3 set, the Braves in a best-of-5 series, and the Padres in the NLCS to make it all the way to the World Series. Things were much less chaotic in the AL as 1-seed Houston went to the World Series and eventually won it all.