2024 MLB Playoff Odds: Updated MLB Playoffs Series Odds and Betting Lines

We've got a true Fall Classic on our hands with two of the most storied franchises in MLB history dueling for a record 12th time in the 2024 World Series.

While the matchup is a dream scenario, the results have been strangely one-sided. Despite myriad injuries, the Dodgers have jumped out to a 3-1 series lead.

Here are the current World Series odds: Game 5 is slated for tonight, and the Dodgers are one win away from claiming their eighth title in franchise history.

2024 World Series odds

Team
New York Yankees	+1,100	+1,220	+1,000
Los Angeles Dodgers	-2,000	-2,000	-2,000

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New York Yankees vs Los Angeles Dodgers series odds

Team	To win	To win in 4	To win in 5	To win in 6	To win in 7
New York Yankees	+660	N/A	N/A	N/A	+660
Los Angeles Dodgers	-950	N/A	+116	+195	+550

By winning Game 4, the New York Yankees took the first step to potentially making history by becoming the first team to ever win the World Series after trailing 3-0 in the series.

However, the Los Angeles Dodgers won't be relying on a bullpen game tonight. Despite the loss, the Dodgers didn't burn any of their top bullpen options (Michael Kopech, Blake Treinen, or Brusdar Graterol) and will hope Jack Flaherty can pitch them to victory after being solid in Game 1 (though that game was ultimately won via walk-off).

Gerrit Cole will get the chance to hold off the seemingly inevitable, but this series still firmly favors the Dodgers. 

All series odds courtesy of FanDuel.

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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.

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