The 2025 MLB season is in full gear and we're already thinking about October.
The MLB playoff odds market is a simple "yes/no" scenario positing whether or not a team will make the postseason.
While some teams (the Los Angeles Dodgers) seem like sure things, no playoff seeds are clinched just yet and no team is officially eliminated. So, let's look at how MLB odds are looking, organized from the biggest favorites to the wildest long shots.
2025 MLB playoff odds
| Team | Yes | No |
|---|---|---|
 Los Angeles Dodgers |
-3500 | +1500 |
 Philadelphia Phillies |
-400 | +310 |
 New York Yankees |
-310 | +250 |
 New York Mets |
-270 | +215 |
 Texas Rangers |
-250 | +205 |
 Atlanta Braves |
-195 | +160 |
 San Diego Padres |
-170 | +140 |
 Chicago Cubs |
-165 | +135 |
 Boston Red Sox |
-160 | +130 |
 Houston Astros |
-140 | +120 |
 Baltimore Orioles |
-140 | +120 |
 Detroit Tigers |
-135 | +115 |
 Arizona Diamondbacks |
+100 | +105 |
 Kansas City Royals |
+115 | -135 |
 Minnesota Twins |
+125 | -150 |
 Seattle Mariners |
+130 | -160 |
 San Francisco Giants |
+150 | -185 |
 Milwaukee Brewers |
+155 | -185 |
 Cleveland Guardians |
+180 | -225 |
 Tampa Bay Rays |
+180 | -225 |
 Toronto Blue Jays |
+235 | -290 |
 Cincinnati Reds |
+370 | -500 |
 St. Louis Cardinals |
+400 | -575 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates |
+550 | -800 |
 A's |
+900 | -1800 |
 Los Angeles Angels |
+900 | -1800 |
 Washington Nationals |
+1200 | -2500 |
 Miami Marlins |
+2000 | -10000 |
 Colorado Rockies |
+4000 | -20000 |
 Chicago White Sox |
+4000 | -20000 |
Odds courtesy of DraftKings on 4-8-25.
MLB playoff odds analysis
The Los Angeles Dodgers have lived up to their top billing as baseball's best team and have by far the shortest odds to make the playoffs.
On the other side of things, the Chicago White Sox, Colorado Rockies, and Miami Marlins are circling the drain and do not have a believable path to being a surprise playoff team.
The Atlanta Braves entered the year with the second-best odds to reach October baseball but opened the season 0-7. While the season is long and they have Ronald Acuna Jr. and Spencer Strider eventually returning to the fold, no team has ever made the postseason after losing its first seven regular-season games. The expanded postseason perhaps complicates that historical trend, but +160 to miss the playoffs is at least somewhat intriguing.
The Houston Astros don't look great out of the gate, but books aren't buying their collapse just yet, listing them at -140 to make the playoffs and +120 to miss. Similarly, books aren't exactly bullish about the Los Angeles Angels' 6-4 start as they're still a robust +900 to reach the postseason.
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MLB Postseason format
The MLB playoffs expanded in the 2022 season, adding an extra wild card to both the AL and NL, making it a total of 12 teams in the postseason.
The new format will see the top two division winners in each league (Seeds 1 and 2) get a first-round bye, while the third-best division winner (Seed 3) will host the third wild card (Seed 6) — and the two remaining wild cards (Seeds 4 and 5) will face off — in a three-game series.
Following the Wild Card Round, the No. 1 seed will face the winner of the two wild cards (Seeds 4/5), while the No. 2 seed will face the No. 3 vs No. 6 winner in the Divisional Round.
If the second-best record in the league does not come from a division winner (e.g. the San Francisco Giants in 2021), they will remain the top wild card — and not get a first-round bye.
MLB Postseason Odds FAQs
The Los Angeles Dodgers are drawing the shortest odds to make the playoffs.
MLB expanded its postseason for 2022 by adding an extra wild card to each league, meaning 12 total teams now make the MLB playoffs.
MLB playoffs will begin after the regular season, which ends on September 28.
To be determined.
