Sports betting appears to have taken over the sports world today, and baseball is no exception.
As the final week of the season is underway, bettors will look to place their bets on the 2024 World Series Champion.
The odds of each team winning change consistently, but the current odds show no heavy favorite.
According to MLB on ‘X,’ betting odds show who the top 5 most likely teams are to win the 2024 World Series.
These are the favorites to be holding the #WorldSeries trophy. Who do you have winning it all?
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— MLB (@MLB) September 24, 2024
Typically, a number with a plus sign in front means a team is an underdog and a number with a minus in front of it means they are a favorite.
In the case of these odds, the Los Angeles Dodgers are the favorites to win the World Series due to them having the lowest number with a plus in front of it.
If a bettor was to place a 100-dollar bet on the Dodgers to win the World Series, they would return 325 dollars if the Dodgers won, which would include a profit of 225 dollars.
With the first 3 teams on the list having close odds, there is no clear favorite to win the World Series this year.
The New York Yankees and Philadelphia Phillies are tied for the second-best odds at +450, while the Houston Astros and Baltimore Orioles odds fall off a bit.
A basic understanding of these numbers would show that the most likely World Series Champion will be the Dodgers, Yankees, or Phillies.
Odds don’t mean anything will happen for certain, but it gives fans an idea of who the best overall teams are in Major League Baseball.
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