MLB World Series odds: Tigers make big jump after 2 big signings

Before getting to the 2024 World Series prediction and MLB bets, be sure to check out BetOnline. BetOnline is a market leader in sports betting, offering various options from MLB Opening Day to the playoffs and everything in between. MLB Opening Day is nearly upon us as the 2024 campaign begins on Thursday, March 28. Baseball bettors can't wait to…

As the 2024 Major League Baseball (MLB) season edges, the Los Angeles Dodgers are intensifying their preparations and strategies to clinch the World Series title. The season is poised to kick off with an intriguing international clash dubbed the Seoul Series, featuring a face-off against the San Diego Padres on March 21 to 22. This event serves as…

It's no surprise that the Los Angeles Dodgers are the favorites to win the 2024 World Series. After winning the offseason with their free agenc y signings, they are the favorites to win it at+400. Shohei Ohtani, the reigning MVP and two-way star, joins the club but he will not pitch this season. Instead, he is expected to be the designated hitter…

Baseball season will be here before you know it. 32 MLB teams with a chance to win a World Series. Let's take a look at some: Who Will Win the National League futures: Picks: LA Dodgers & St Louis Cardinals+1600. After winning 100 games in the regular season a year ago, the Dodgers added Shohei Ohtani and several other pieces to an otherwise…

Off the top of your head, see if you can name the teams that won the World Series every year of the last 10 seasons, in order. You ready? No peeking. The answers are, of course: 2014: Giants over Royals 2015: Royals over Mets 2016: Cubs over Indians 2017: Astros over Dodgers 2018: Red Sox over Dodgers 2019: Nationals over Astros 2020: Dodgers over…

There is nothing like October baseball. Fall is in the air; the trees undergo a colorful change, and the frigid temperatures start to emerge. This time of year gives baseball fans goosebumps as they guess who the next Mr. October will be. With the intensity rising, the anticipation of what is to come heightens. After 162 games and nearly six months…

Vaughn Dalzell takes a look at a futures prop and some team's odds in the World Series market that are showing significant value entering September. National League (-120) vs. American League (+100) Let's take a look at a futures market on BetMGM that focuses on which league will win the World Series. The National League has the two favored teams…

A disappointing late-inning loss to the Marlins on Sunday was a sobering reminder that the Detroit Tigers are playing "catch up" in the American League Central. That slope up to first place is not just slippery, it's steep. But on Monday, the Tigers are off as they travel to Pittsburgh. That gives us time to examine the MLB Futures Odds market. The…

By the standards of a franchise that's won nine World Series titles, it was a forgettable season. The 78-84 record left the Boston Red Sox in last place in the American League East, 21 games behind the champion New York Yankees. Excluding the shortened 2020 campaign, it was Boston's worst season in eight years. The results of that 2022 season is…

It's an exciting time for baseball fans as the Major League Baseball teams have announced their Opening Day starters for the upcoming season. The league is hoping to drum up interest in what promises to be a transformative season with the inclusion of a pitch clock. The highlight of Opening Day will be the matchup between the Miami Marlins and the…

The Super Bowl is over, and though it's still winter in most parts of the country, we've heard the magical words that tell us springtime is on the way: "Pitchers and catchers report." Indeed, spring training has started across Major League Baseball camps in Arizona and Florida, with pitchers and catchers leading to position players next week for…

The Super Bowl is over, and though it's still winter in most parts of the country, we've heard the magical words that tell us springtime is on the way: "Pitchers and catchers report." Indeed, spring training has started across Major League Baseball camps in Arizona and Florida, with pitchers and catchers leading to position players next week for…

The Super Bowl is over, and though it's still winter in most parts of the country, but we've heard the magical words that tell us springtime is on the way: "Pitchers and catchers report." Indeed, spring training has started across Major League Baseball camps in Arizona and Florida, with pitchers and catchers leading to position players next week…

Putting the Justin Verlander and Trea Turner contracts into perspective Justin Verlander signed a two-year deal with the Mets worth $86 milion, while Trea Turner signed an 11-year deal worth $300 million. Any way you cut it, it's a lot of money: Cody Bellinger is a free agent. Though it's unlikely, he could still return to Dodgers The Dodgers had…

The 2022 MLB Winter Meetings officially got underway on Sunday night. Former Toronto Blue Jays slugger Fred McGriff was selected to the Baseball Hall of Fame, with names such as Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens missing the cut. However, the Hall of Fame isn't what gets baseball fans excited for the Winter Meetings. It's the flurry of trades, signings,…

Even with the baseball season wrapping up just days ago, BetMGM wasted little time putting up World Series futures for the 2023 campaign. And despite the title this season, the Houston Astros are not the favorites to pick up a successive championship. Instead, the Los Angeles Dodgers have the shortest odds on the board at 5-1. Over the past five…

Is it better to be lucky than good? The National League Championship Series opens Tuesday with Philadelphia at San Diego. Neither the Phillies nor Paders was a favorite to get this far. In 2022, the Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Mets, and defending world champion Atlanta Braves each won more than 100 games in the regular season. But each team was…

After playing in the World Series three times in the last five years, the Houston Astros World Series odds once again make them one of the teams to watch in October. The current odds to win the 2022 World Series list the Astros as having the second-shortest odds, behind only the Dodgers. But will the Astros' World Series odds be enough to win…

Of all the changes coming to Major League Baseball this season -- the bigger bases, the defensive alignment changes, the pitch timer -- the one that might have the most practical effect on the everyday fan is the simplest one: The schedule is changing. For the first time, every team is going to play every other team at least once this season. As we…

MLB betting analyst Nick Galaida takes a look at whether or not Major League Baseball needs a limit on payroll spending ahead of Opening Day 2023. Major League Baseball has a Steve Cohen problem, but not in the way most people think. Cohen's willingness to dive into the shallow end of his enormous fortune in pursuit of winning is less of a problem…

With the 2021 postseason around the corner, the MLB playoff picture is starting to take shape. Which team has the best odds to win this year's World Series? USA Today Sports MLB teams have their sights set on the playoffs as the 2021 regular season enters its home stretch. The Oakland A's are in second place in the AL West, sitting 5.5 games behind…

There were contending baseball teams who utilized Tuesday's trade deadline to augment their chances of reaching the Promised Land. There were contenders who used the deadline to instead become pretenders. And there were teams who still don't have the slightest idea whether they're a contender or a pretender. Then, there are the Houston Astros. And…

The Astros haven't even held their World Series parade in Houston yet, but 29 other MLB teams are already focused on the 2023 Fall Classic. Houston won its second title in six years by beating the Philadelphia Phillies in six games. The team is among the contenders to win it all next season, but another powerhouse organization is pinned as the…