Dodgers Repeat? Current Odds to Win the World Series (Updated June 2025)

While we have not seen a World Series Champion repeat since the New York Yankees’ three-peat from 1998-2000, the Los Angeles Dodgers still entered this season as the heavy favorites to win the 2025 MLB World Series.

Yet, history tells us that they are unlikely to win the title again, because nobody has done it in 25 years! Which shows that this race is really wide-open right now.

Whether you are looking towards the American League, where the Yankees are the perceived favorites, or back over to the National League, where both the NL West and the NL East are filled with viable contenders there really are countless teams who have a path to the World Series.

Throughout the season, we will continue to monitor the betting odds to win the World Series in 2025, evaluating when it is the right time to strike an place a wager, projecting which teams look like they have the legs to win it all.

Let’s dive into the odds to see which superstars are making their presence felt so far in the 2025 MLB MVP races. All odds provided are courtesy of BetMGM. For new users, use code JUSTBASEBALL for a first-bet offer up to $1500 if your first pick loses.

Current MLB World Series Odds: Top 2025 Contenders

Team	Current Odds	Last Week Odds	Opening Odds
Los Angeles Dodgers	+250	+230	+400
Philadelphia Phillies	+800	+850	+1100
New York Yankees	+850	+550	+800
Detroit Tigers	+900	+850	+4000
New York Mets	+1000	+800	+1400
Chicago Cubs	+1200	+1400	+3000
Toronto Blue Jays	+1300	+1300	+6000
Houston Astros	+1300	+2000	+1400
Seattle Mariners	+1600	+3000	+2500
Milwaukee Brewers	+1600	+1600	+3500
San Diego Padres	+1600	+2500	+1300
Boston Red Sox	+2500	+3500	+4000
Texas Rangers	+3500	+4000	+2500
San Francisco Giants	+10000	+3000	+6000
Cincinnati Reds	+12500	+12500	+4000
Cleveland Guardians	+15000	+5000	+2800
Kansas City Royals	+15000	+5000	+3000
Tampa Bay Rays	+15000	+4000	+4000
St. Louis Cardinals	+30000	+15000	+6000
Atlanta Braves	+100000	+50000	+800
Minnesota Twins	+100000	+12500	+3000
Arizona Diamondbacks	+100000	+250000	+3000
Baltimore Orioles	+100000	+20000	+1100
Athletics	+100000	+50000	+20000
Los Angeles Angels	+100000	+50000	+25000
Pittsburgh Pirates	+100000	+50000	+10000
Washington Nationals	+100000	+50000	+15000
Miami Marlins	+100000	+50000	+50000
Chicago White Sox	+200000	+100000	+50000
Colorado Rockies	+200000	+200000	+50000

Right now, there are 13 teams in MLB who currently have odds of +3500 or better. These are the teams that seem like they are contenders for the Wild Card spots at the very least. Getting to the dance is the first step, and those are the teams that seemingly have the best shot to do so.

MLB World Series Odds: American League Favorites in 2025

Team	Current Odds	Last Week Odds	Opening Odds
New York Yankees	+850	+550	+800
Detroit Tigers	+900	+850	+4000
Toronto Blue Jays	+1300	+1300	+6000
Houston Astros	+1300	+2000	+1400
Seattle Mariners	+1600	+3000	+2500
Boston Red Sox	+2500	+3500	+4000
Texas Rangers	+3500	+4000	+2500

As we narrow our focus to each individual league, we can see that the American League is a fairly wide-open race. The Yankees have been the favorite all year, and remain the favorite despite their recent slide in the standings.

The Tigers trail just behind, having been a co-favorite in the American League for some time now.

Despite their recent rise to the top of the AL East, the Toronto Blue Jays are still trailing the Yankees in the odds by a decent margin, as are the Houston Astros, with the Mariners nipping at their heels.

There is good value to be found on the board at this time, as six of these seven teams should make the dance, and once you are in, anyone can make a run in October.

MLB World Series Odds: National League Favorites in 2025

Team	Current Odds	Last Week Odds	Opening Odds
Los Angeles Dodgers	+250	+230	+400
Philadelphia Phillies	+800	+850	+1100
New York Mets	+1000	+800	+1400
Chicago Cubs	+1200	+1400	+3000
Milwaukee Brewers	+1600	+1600	+3500
San Diego Padres	+1600	+2500	+1300

The Los Angeles Dodgers started the year at +400; now they are at +250, and they haven’t even played their best baseball yet. We have been waiting for the Dodgers to take off all season, suspecting their odds could creep into minus odds, as the top favorite to win it all.

If you really believe in a Dodgers repeat, the odds may not get better than +250, so take it while you can at that price.

On the other hand, there are five other teams in the National League who all seem destined to make the playoffs, and each has the ability to make some noise once they get there. This league is going to be an absolute dog fight when it matters most.

That is what is reflected in the odds, with a range of +800 to +1600 accounting for the other five would-be playoff teams (outside of the Dodgers). The Brewers and Padres both look very good right now at +1600, and are currently surging in the standings.

2025 World Series Dates

The 2025 World Series will be held following the end of the regular season: Sunday, September 28.

This will be the 121st World Series in MLB history, and will feature a best-of-seven series. The team with home field advantage will play two games at home, three on the road, then two more at home (if necessary).

Home Field Advantage will be determined by the pennant winner with the better regular-season record.

How Many MLB Teams Reach the Postseason?

A total of 12 teams (6 American League, 6 National League) advance to the postseason after the conclusion of the 162-game regular season.

This MLB postseason format was introduced before the start of the 2022 season. Three division winners and three Wild Card teams from each league make up the playoff bracket.

MLB Postseason Seeding

Teams are seeded based on their regular season records, with the top three seeds in each league being the teams that won their division. The division winner with the best record is the No. 1 seed, the division winner with the second-best record is the No. 2 seed, and then the final division winner is the No. 3 seed.

Each league has three Wild Card teams who make the playoffs, and they too are seeded by their record to fill the No. 4-No.6 seeds in the playoffs bracket.

The top Wild Card teams will host the second-best Wild Card team in a three-game series, while the division winner with the worst record (3-seed) hosts the final Wild Card team. The top two seeds in each league get a bye.

The No. 1 seed plays the winner of the 4-5 matchup of the two Wild Card teams with the best record, while the No. 2 seed squares off against the winner of the 3-6 matchup. From there, it is a simple bracket between the final eight teams left standing.

List of Last 10 World Series Winners

What have World Series champions looked like over the past decade? We’ve also added initial pre-season odds for respective winners, because if you’re making a big-time World Series bet, every data point in history can be useful.

(Check out those Rangers pre-season odds back in 2023!)

Year	Championship Team	Opponent	Initial Pre-Season Odds
2024	Los Angeles Dodgers	New York Yankees	+350
2023	Texas Rangers	Arizona Diamondbacks	+5000
2022	Houston Astros	Philadelphia Phillies	+1000
2021	Atlanta Braves	Houston Astros	+1000
2020	Los Angeles Dodgers	Tampa Bay Rays	+385
2019	Washington Nationals	Houston Astros	+1600
2018	Boston Red Sox	Los Angeles Dodgers	+1150
2017	Houston Astros	Los Angeles Dodgers	+1175
2016	Chicago Cubs	Cleveland Indians	+660
2015	Kansas City Royals	New York Mets	+3300

Just Baseball’s 2025 World Series Predictions: Dodgers Over the Tigers

Coming into the season, our staff made predictions about each division in Major League Baseball, and also made predictions on who would be in the World Series. We also polled our audience to get there take as well.

The staff consensus was that the Los Angeles Dodgers would be squaring off against the Texas Rangers in the World Series, pinning our last two World Series champions against one in another.

When it came to Community Consensus from our polled audience, again the Dodgers were the perceived favorites and the Red Sox were picked as the team who could be going against them.

Both the staff and the audience agreed that the Dodgers should be the favorites to win it all, which is what the odds are suggesting now as well. While we would not change the Dodgers as our World Series pick, predicting the Rangers in the World Series right now does not seem wise.

Instead, we predict that the Detroit Tigers will meet the Dodgers in the World Series, and they just might have enough in the tank to upset them too.