Odds to win the World Series: Blue Jays have 17-to-1 odds, Rangers sit fifth after winning title

For the first time in their franchise history, the Texas Rangers are World Series champions. But they only have the fifth-shortest World Series odds to repeat in 2024.

The latest: Texas clocks in at +1,200 on the odds leaderboard for next season, while the Atlanta Braves (+650) sit at the top. Entering a winter of uncertainty — and perhaps significant change — the Toronto Blue Jays have the seventh-shortest odds (+1,700).

Here are the latest World Series odds for the 2024 season.

World Series odds

MLB oddsas of 4:00 p.m. ET on 11/02/2023.

Best World Series odds

After spending most of the 2023 season as the favourites to win the World Series, the Braves fell flat in the early going of the postseason. Again.

Atlanta has now won the NL East six years in a row, but four of those campaigns ended in the division series — including back-to-back losses to the Phillies in '22 and '23.

No one should be surprised to see a renewal of sky-high hopes for the Braves, though. Atlanta returns all its top players, including MVP-in-waiting Ronald Acuna Jr., home run champ Matt Olson and strikeout wizard Spencer Strider.

The Braves posted an .845 OPS, which is the third-highest mark for a team this millennium. With a lot of key returners back in the fold, this will be a scary lineup for anyone else to face.

MLB oddsas of 4:00 p.m. ET on 11/02/2023.

Blue Jays World Series odds

Toronto was supposed to take a step forward in 2023 after back-to-back seasons of 90-plus wins... but that's not how things panned out.

The Blue Jays did crawl back into the postseason, but they exited swiftly in a wild-card sweep against the Twins. Over the past seven seasons, Toronto has failed to record even one playoff win.

With young players like Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Bo Bichette barrelling closer to free agency, the Jays will have some decisions to make to address an offence that severely underwhelmed this year.

Toronto finished outside the top 10 in several offensive categories, including runs, OPS, home runs and stolen bases. Given how barren the free agent market figures to be aside from Shohei Ohtani, the team might need a notable trade to really shake up the lineup.

On the bright side, the pitching staff — particularly the rotation — was spectacular in 2023. Toronto had four starters with 30-plus starts and a sub-3.70 ERA, and all four of them are under contract for next year.