The top team in baseball takes home the World Series Trophy each year. The table below tracks futures odds on every MLB team to win the upcoming World Series.
As of the latest update, the LA Dodgers are the favorites to win it all in this shortened season. Their most likely opponent out of the AL projects to be the Dodgers.
World Series: Yankees vs Dodgers
World Series Champions: LA Dodgers
The change column represents how much the odds have improved or decreased since the last update. The Team WAR column shows how each team’s players are performing above the average MLB team. A team’s WAR has been shown to be strongly correlated with their season success. The final column shows the normalized probability for each team to win the World Series based on the current market odds as provided at BetOnline.
| Team | 2020 Record | Division | Team WAR | Odds | Change | World Series |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dodgers | 27-10 | NL West | 6.9 | +350 | +150 | 18.40% |
| Yankees | 20-14 | AL East | 5.1 | +600 | -125 | 11.83% |
| Rays | 25-12 | AL West | 6.3 | +950 | +550 | 7.89% |
| A’s | 22-12 | AL West | 5.9 | +1000 | +400 | 7.53% |
| Padres | 22-15 | NL West | 9.2 | +1000 | +1000 | 7.53% |
| White Sox | 22-14 | AL Central | 8.9 | +1400 | +100 | 5.52% |
| Braves | 21-14 | NL East | 4.0 | +1600 | -200 | 4.87% |
| Cubs | 21-14 | NL Central | 6.1 | +1600 | None | 4.87% |
| Astros | 19-15 | AL West | 5.0 | +1600 | None | 4.87% |
| Indians | 22-14 | AL Central | 3.6 | +1800 | +200 | 4.36% |
| Twins | 21-16 | AL Central | 4.7 | +1800 | -600 | 4.36% |
| Phillies | 16-15 | NL East | 5.1 | +4000 | +1000 | 2.02% |
| Cardinals | 14-13 | NL Central | 4.8 | +4000 | None | 2.02% |
| Reds | 15-21 | NL Central | 3.0 | +5000 | -2000 | 1.62% |
| Rockies | 17-19 | NL West | 2.6 | +5000 | -2500 | 1.62% |
| Brewers | 16-19 | NL Central | 1.0 | +5000 | None | 1.62% |
| Mets | 15-21 | NL East | 5.6 | +5000 | -2000 | 1.62% |
| Blue Jays | 18-16 | AL East | 3.8 | +5000 | +3000 | 1.62% |
| Nationals | 12-21 | NL East | 1.9 | +5000 | -2500 | 1.62% |
| Marlins | 16-15 | NL East | 2.4 | +8000 | -2000 | 1.02% |
| Giants | 18-19 | NL West | 6.1 | +10000 | +5000 | 0.82% |
| D-Backs | 14-22 | NL West | 1.9 | +12500 | -7500 | 0.66% |
| Orioles | 16-19 | AL East | 3.6 | +25000 | +5000 | 0.33% |
| Rangers | 13-21 | AL West | -2.1 | +25000 | -10000 | 0.33% |
| Tigers | 17-16 | AL Central | 4.8 | +30000 | -17500 | 0.28% |
| Red Sox | 12-24 | AL East | 2.5 | +50000 | -43400 | 0.17% |
| Royals | 14-22 | AL Central | 3.1 | +50000 | -10000 | 0.17% |
| Angels | 12-24 | AL West | 4.0 | +50000 | -45000 | 0.17% |
| Mariners | 15-22 | AL West | 3.1 | +50000 | -20000 | 0.17% |
| Pirates | 10-23 | NL Central | -0.2 | +100000 | -50000 | 0.08% |
In terms of best bets on futures, we are looking at value above all else. Sometimes favorites are simply too popular to take a flier on, while betting on a longer shot to get hot at the right time and win the World Series is well worth the risk.