The countdown to the 2025 MLB Fall Classic is on.
The Dodgers blew past the Yankees in the 2024 World Series, winning 4-1 to earn their second title in the past five years.
Will L.A. make it three in six years?
Let’s take a look at the odds to win the Fall Classic at DraftKings Sportsbook as of Sept. 16.
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Philadelphia Phillies: +450 (bet $10 to win $55 total)
Los Angeles Dodgers: +500 (bet $10 to win $60 total)
Detroit Tigers: +800 (bet $10 to win $90 total)
Milwaukee Brewers: +800 (bet $10 to win $90 total)
Toronto Blue Jays: +800 (bet $10 to win $90 total)
New York Yankees: +900 (bet $10 to win $100 total)
Seattle Mariners: +950 (bet $10 to win $105 total)
San Diego Padres: +1300 (bet $10 to win $140 total)
Houston Astros: +1400 (bet $10 to win $150 total)
Chicago Cubs: +1500 (bet $10 to win $160 total)
New York Mets: +2000 (bet $10 to win $210 total)
Boston Red Sox: +2800 (bet $10 to win $290 total)
Texas Rangers: +7500 (bet $10 to win $760 total)
San Francisco Giants: +19000 (bet $10 to win $1,910 total)
Cincinnati Reds: +30000 (bet $10 to win $3,010 total)
Cleveland Guardians: +35000 (bet $10 to win $3,510 total)
Arizona Diamondbacks: +50000 (bet $10 to win $5,010 total)
Tampa Bay Rays: +100000 (bet $10 to win $10,010 total)
Kansas City Royals: +100000 (bet $10 to win $10,010 total)
St. Louis Cardinals: +100000 (bet $10 to win $10,010 total)
For the first time since the beginning of the season, the Dodgers are not the favorite.
Even though L.A. holds just a slim lead in the NL West over San Diego (two games as of Sept. 16), and trails Milwaukee, Philadelphia, Toronto, Detroit, the Chicago Cubs and Detroit in the overall standings (as of Sept. 16), L.A. has remained the World Series favorite since before the season began.
But that is no more.
The Phillies are now atop the oddsboard at +450. Philly has the second-best record in baseball, and won the first game of a three-game series with the Dodgers on Monday.
Games 2 and 3 are Tuesday and Wednesday.
Winning back-to-back titles in professional baseball has proven difficult in the history of the sport, meaning, although L.A. is tied as the favorite to repeat, it will by no means be easy.
The last time a team won consecutive World Series, the Yankees won three in a row from 1998 to 2000. Prior to that, the Blue Jays repeated in 1993 after winning it all in 1992.
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