Atlanta Braves Favored Over LA Dodgers, Texas Rangers
Odds as of Nov. 1, 2023, at DraftKings Sportsbook.
The longest odds on the board belong to the Colorado Rockies and Oakland Athletics at +15000. Oakland finished dead-last in the majors last year with just 50 wins and 112 losses. The Rockies were the worst team in the National League by a wide margin; their 59 wins were 12 fewer than any other team on the Senior Circuit.
Atlanta Braves Open as 2024 World Series Betting Favorites
The home-run happy Atlanta Braves, who led the league with 307 long balls, 104 wins, and +231 run differential, opened as +700 favorites in the 2024 World Series odds. The vast majority of Atlanta’s major contributors are still under contract for 2024; the biggest upcoming free agents are soon-to-be 40-year-old pitcher Charlie Morton and left fielder Eddie Rosario.
Presumptive NL MVP Ronald Acuna Jr and 54-homer, 139-RBI first baseman Matt Olson will continue to lead the most-dangerous batting order in baseball. Young ace Spencer Strider figures to open as the favorite in the NL Cy Young odds when the player-award betting markets open.
World Series-Champion Rangers Third Favorite to Repeat
After dominating the 2023 playoffs, the Rangers have opened as the +900 co-third-favorite to win the 2024 Fall Classic. A late-season slump saw Texas lose out on its first division title since 2016, but that bitter taste was washed away expeditiously in the postseason. Texas went a perfect 11-0 on the road in the playoffs and 16-4 overall en route the first championship in the 62-year history of the team that used to be known as the Washington Senators.
The biggest impending free agents on the Texas roster are starting pitcher Jordan Montgomery, who was second on the team with 31.0 innings in the playoffs and a team-leading 2.90 ERA (among starters). Also hitting the market are catcher Mitch Garver (.270/.370/.500 with 19 home runs in 87 regular-season games) and reliever Aroldis Chapman (3.09 ERA, 2.52 FIP in 58.1 regular-season innings).
If the likes of Corey Seager, Adolis Garcia, and budding superstar Josh Jung can stay healthy, the Rangers figure to have one of the most-formidable lineups in baseball once again.
