World Series odds: Betting the latest 2024 MLB futures

The beginning of April’s World Series Odds for the 2024 MLB season have the Los Angeles Dodgers as the frontrunners to win it all at +340, with the Atlanta Braves in second at +425.

Odds courtesy of BetMGM. Correct at time of publishing and subject to change.

The 2020 World Series champs fell short of expectations after failing to win a playoff game in the 2023 postseason. How would the Dodgers approach the offseason? All they did was sign two-time MVP Shohei Ohtani to a 10-year, $700 million contract.

Los Angeles has a loaded lineup with Ohtani, Mookie Betts, and Freddie Freeman. They also addressed a weak rotation with the acquisition of Tyler Glasnow and the signing of Yoshinobu Yamamoto.

Not including the COVID-shortened season, the Dodgers have won 90+ games in every season since 2013. The postseason success has been lacking but adding the best player in baseball should give them a significant boost.

The Atlanta Braves enter the 2024 season on the heels of back-to-back 100-win seasons. They looked poised to back up the 2021 World Series crown, but the Braves fell to the Phillies in the NLDS in the last two postseasons.

Atlanta’s explosive offense has them in contention for another great season. Ronald Acuna Jr. won his first MVP after recording a .337 batting average with 41 home runs and 106 RBIs.

Spencer Strider leads the Braves rotation after leading the MLB with 281 strikeouts. They added to the rotation by acquiring Chris Sale from the Boston Red Sox.

It was a disappointing season for the New York Yankees, as they missed the playoffs for the first time since 2016. New York made a marquee move this offseason, acquiring Juan Soto from the San Diego Padres.

Soto and Aaron Judge are arguably the best offensive duo in the American League. Then, you have a rotation led by Cy Young winner Gerrit Cole.

The Yankees have the distinction of playing in the best division in baseball, but the odds tell us they’re the favorite. They’ve made the upgrades to compete with the Orioles and Rays, and should keep improving during the offseason.

The big surprise of the 2023 season was the Baltimore Orioles scoring the best record in the AL with 101 wins. They suffered a disappointing loss in the playoffs, but the team is full of young talent and should have more prospects join the team.

Gunnar Henderson and Adley Rutschman are the two young stars for the Orioles offense. Baltimore upgraded the rotation by acquiring 2021 Cy Young winner Corbin Burnes. He joins Kyle Bradish and Grayson Rodriguez in a suddenly dangerous Orioles rotation. Baltimore signed Craig Kimbrel to replace closer Felix Bautista.

The Burnes acquisition puts the Orioles in a great spot to make a deep playoff run.

We haven’t seen overarching success from the Philadelphia Phillies in the regular season, but they know how to turn it on when it counts. Philadelphia represented the NL in the 2022 World Series, and nearly won the NLCS last season.

Philly kept their rotation intact by re-signing free agent Aaron Nola. Nola and Zack Wheeler headline the rotation, while Bryce Harper and Trea Turner lead a dangerous Phillies offense.

The Phillies still could’ve served to upgrade their bullpen, which has been a major weakness for the majority of Harper’s tenure in Philly.

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