The month of October has arrived, which means playoff baseball is here. MLB Playoffs odds for every game in the baseball postseason are available to bet on below. Game 1 of AL and NL Wild Card games will be played on Tuesday, October 3. Those games will feature teams like the Tampa Bay Rays, the Minnesota Twins, Philadelphia Phillies and Milwaukee Brewers.
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MLB Playoffs odds
Compare MLB Playoffs odds here including moneyline, run line and totals prices. If you are looking for World Series odds go here to compare futures prices.
Texas Rangers (+126) vs. Tampa Bay Rays (-148)
The Tampa Bay Rays opened as -148 favorites for Game 1 of their AL Wild Card series against the Texas Rangers.
Toronto Blue Jays (-102) vs. Minnesota Twins (-116)
Toronto opened as -102 on the moneyline for Game 1 of their AL Wild Card series against the Twins (-116).
Miami Marlins (+138) vs. Philadelphia Phillies (-164)
The Phillies opened as -164 favorites for Game 1 of their NL Wild Card series against the Miami Marlins (+138).
Arizona Diamondbacks vs. Milwaukee Brewers
The Arizona Diamondbacks and Milwaukee Brewers will square off in Game 1 of their NL Wild Card series Tuesday night.
Baseball playoffs betting
Here are the latest MLB odds for which teams have the best chances of making the postseason.
Arizona Diamondbacks: The Diamondbacks have made the postseason as a Wild Card team.
Atlanta Braves: With +310 odds to win the World Series, the NL East champs have locked up the National League’s No. 1 seed. The Braves are expected to be significant favorites in their opening NLDS series.
Baltimore Orioles: Besides winning 100 games. the Orioles have clinched the AL East and will open the playoffs as the American League’s No. 1 seed. Baltimore will host a ALDS series.
Houston Astros: The defending World Series champs have clinched a playoff spot. Heading into the final day of the regular season, their odds to win the AL West are +240 at DraftKings.
Los Angeles Dodgers: The Dodgers have clinched the NL West and will host a NLDS series after locking up the No. 2 seed. L.A. has the second shortest World Series odds (+425) at DraftKings.
Miami Marlins: The Marlins are in, it’s just a matter of if they finish in the second or third Wild Card spot.
Milwaukee Brewers: The Brewers have clinched the NL Central and will host a Wild Card series as the No. 3 seed.
Minnesota Twins: The Twins have clinched the AL Central race and are currently the No. 3 seed in the American League playoffs.
Philadelphia Phillies: The defending NL champs have clinched the top NL Wild Card spot and will host one of the NL Wild Card series.
Tampa Bay Rays: No matter what happens this weekend in Toronto, Tampa Bay is playoff bound as the No. 4 seed in the AL and will host a Wild Card Series.
Texas Rangers: The Rangers head into the final day of regular season still battling for first place in the AL West even with the Houston Astors. Their odds to win the AL West are -280 at Caesars Sportsbook.
Toronto Blue Jays: The Blue Jays may have struggled in divisional matchups, but Toronto is one of three AL East teams heading to the playoffs.
MLB Playoff Picture (October 2, 2023)
Here is a look at what the MLB Playoff bracket would like like if the postseason started today. The higher seeded teams will host all three games, if necessary, of the best-of-three Wild Card Series.
- AL byes: No. 1 Baltimore Orioles, No. 2 Texas Rangers
- NL byes: No.1 Atlanta Braves, No. 2 Los Angeles Dodgers
- AL Wild Card Series: No. 6 Houston Astros at No. 3 Minnesota Twins, No. 5 Toronto Blue Jays at No. 4 Tampa Bay Rays
- NL Wild Card Series: No. 6 Arizona Diamondbacks at No. 3 Milwaukee Brewers, No. 5 Miami Marlins at No. 4 Philadelphia Phillies
Baseball player props (October 2, 2023)
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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 they can be placed during the preseason, regular season, or during the 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 at the start of spring training. We will monitor the MLB odds movement throughout the 2023 season.
| Team | MLB Odds to Make the Playoffs March 22 | MLB Odds to Make the Playoffs June 1 | MLB Odds to Make the Playoffs July 12 | MLB Odds to Make the Playoffs August 31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona Diamondbacks | Yes +550, No -750 | Yes -120, No +100 | Yes -170, No +145 | Yes +145, No -170 |
| Atlanta Braves | Yes -550, No +425 | Yes -5000, No + 1700 | OTB | OTB |
| Baltimore Orioles | Yes +370, No -475 | Yes -105, No -115 | Yes -295, No +245 | OTB |
| Boston Red Sox | Yes +270, No -330 | Yes +370, No -475 | Yes +250, No -300 | Yes +2000, No -5000 |
| Chicago Cubs | Yes +360, No -450 | Yes +600, No -800 | Yes +650, No -900 | Yes -360, No +280 |
| Chicago White Sox | Yes +140, No -160 | Yes +1100, No -2000 | Yes +2200, No -5000 | OTB |
| Cincinnati Reds | Yes +1800, No -5000 | Yes +1600, No -3500 | Yes +100, No -120 | Yes +220, No -265 |
| Cleveland Guardians | Yes -135, No +115 | Yes +310, No -390 | Yes +130, No -155 | Yes +900, No -1400 |
| Colorado Rockies | Yes +2500, No -10000 | OTB | OTB | OTB |
| Detroit Tigers | Yes +1200, No -2500 | Yes +1000, No -1600 | Yes +2500, No -6000 | OTB |
| Houston Astros | Yes -600, No +475 | Yes -425, No +360 | Yes -310, No +255 | Yes -1400, No +900 |
| Kansas City Royals | Yes +1100, No -2000 | OTB | OTB | OTB |
| LA Angels | Yes +155, No -190 | Yes +235, No -285 | Yes +750, No -1000 | OTB |
| LA Dodgers | Yes -550, No +450 | Yes -3500, No +1600 | Yes -1100, No +800 | No |
| Miami Marlins | Yes +320, No -400 | Yes +210, No -255 | Yes -230, No +190 | Yes +600, No -800 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | Yes -110, No -110 | Yes -200, No +170 | Yes -145, No +120 | Yes -5000, No +2000 |
| Minnesota Twins | Yes +115, No -135 | Yes -265, No +210 | Yes -145, No +120 | Yes -1600, No +1000 |
| NY Mets | Yes -380, No +310 | Yes -210, No +175 | Yes +360, No -450 | OTB |
| NY Yankees | Yes -475, No +340 | Yes -425, No +340 | Yes -155, No +130 | OTB |
| Oakland A’s | Yes +2500, No -10000 | OTB | OTB | OTB |
| Philadelphia Phillies | Yes -195, No +165 | Yes +145, No -170 | Yes -200, No +165 | Yes -5000, No +2000 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | Yes +1200, No -2500 | Yes +600, No -800 | Yes +2800, No -8000 | OTB |
| San Diego Padres | Yes -400, No +330 | Yes -125, No +105 | Yes +300, No -370 | Yes +3000, No -20000 |
| San Francisco Giants | Yes +180, No -210 | Yes +170, No -200 | Yes -125, No +105 | Yes -110, No -110 |
| Seattle Mariners | Yes -150, No +130 | Yes +210, No -255 | Yes +265, No -320 | Yes -200, No +170 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | Yes -235, No +200 | Yes +140, No -165 | Yes +1500, No -2500 | OTB |
| TB Rays | Yes -155, No +135 | Yes -2500, No +1200 | Yes -2500, No +1500 | OTB |
| Texas Rangers | Yes +180, No -215 | Yes -215, No +180 | Yes -235, No +195 | Yes -330, No +280 |
| Toronto Blue Jays | Yes -240, No +205 | Yes -120, No +100 | Yes -220, No +180 | Yes +110, No -130 |
| Washington Nationals | Yes +2500, No -10000 | OTB | OTB | OTB |
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.