2024 MLB American League Pennant Betting - Bet on Baseball

MLB American League Pennant Betting Online

As usual, the New York Yankees are the public choice to win the American League pennant. The Yankees enter the playoffs as the top seed but with a checkered postseason record. Since winning their third consecutive World Series championship in 2000, the Yankees have only one World Series title (2009). That was also the last time that New York won the American League pennant. Last year, in a shocking result, the Yankees failed to make the playoffs. Perhaps that failure was for the best as New York stormed back to overcome the Baltimore Orioles to win the American League East division.

The Cleveland Guardians are the second choice to win the AL pennant after their surprising American League Central division title. The Guardians emerged from obscurity in the preseason future market to lead almost all the season.

Following the Yankees and Guardians, the betting public has the Houston Astros, Baltimore Orioles, Kansas City Royals, and Detroit Tigers.

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Because of being ignored by the public most of the season, the Cleveland Guardians were one of the most profitable teams on the board this year. Cleveland was +1174 on the moneyline, keeping gamblers happy all season.

The Detroit Tigers came out of nowhere to win the final wild card spot in the American League. Detroit turned a strong +906-unit profit because of their on-field success and the public's ignoring of them.

The Kansas City Royals come from the American League Central with the Tigers and Guardians and have a similar success story at the cashier’s cage. Kansas City has not had a winning season since their World Series championship season of 2015 and lost 106 games last year. Thus, the public was slow to catch on to Kansas City’s success, enhancing KC’s value.

The Baltimore Orioles could be a team to keep an eye on. The Orioles won the American League East division title last year but were swept out of the playoffs in the divisional series round. This year they finished three games behind the Yankees to gain the playoffs for the second consecutive season.

And then there are the Houston Astros, who are in the playoffs for the eighth consecutive season. Houston won the World Series in 2017 and 2022. They also won the American League pennant in 2019 and 2021. Houston’s American League West dynasty has continued, but some gamblers see the Astros as a fading product. Because of their past success, the Astros remain a popular brand with the public. So, when you combine Houston’s public popularity with a lesser level of success, bettors get much red ink, such as -569 this year on the moneyline.

American League Pennant Winners (2000)

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