2024 MLB National League Pennant Betting - Bet on Baseball

MLB National League Pennant Betting Online

At the onset of the MLB playoffs, the Los Angeles Dodgers are, as usual, the favorites to win the National League pennant. The Philadelphia Phillies are the gambling public's second choice, followed by the San Diego Padres, Atlanta Braves, Milwaukee Brewers, and New York Mets. The Dodgers have won three pennants since the 2017 season and have been the most dominant team in the National League. The Dodgers are the last team to repeat as National League champions, winning in 2017 and 2018. The Phillies are the most recent pennant winners of the teams who qualified, winning the NL pennant in 2022. Last year’s NL champions, the Arizona Diamondbacks, did not qualify in 2024.

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The Los Angeles Dodgers are a study in ironies. Since 2013, they have made the playoffs every year. And yet, despite that success, the Dodgers have been one of the worst values on the board. Once again, this season, the Dodgers finished in the red despite an overall record of 98-64. On the other hand, the runline did offer some refuge as the Dodgers finished +310 units by that method. The problem with the Dodgers is that they are arguably the most public team on the board. The public continues to stampede the betting window for action on the Dodgers, driving the price up. Thus, when the Dodgers lose, it is a profound setback that takes weeks for most gamblers to recover from.

There was a time when gamblers ignored the Philadelphia Phillies. But since winning the National League pennant in 2022 with an improbable run, the Phillies have become a popular team that has consistently won games. This is the third consecutive year that the Phillies have made the playoffs. In the same way as the Dodgers, the Phillies failed to turn a moneyline profit. Philadelphia finished -124 units in the red against the runline and also was -122 with the run line. Still, Philadelphia dominated the National League East, winning the division for the first time since 2011.

The Atlanta Braves are in the playoffs for the seventh consecutive year. Atlanta barely got in, needing the final day of the season to qualify. The Braves are a popular team with gamblers as one of the most successful franchises for the past 33 years. But Atlanta is best known by gamblers for its perpetual playoff failures.

The Milwaukee Brewers are in the playoffs for the sixth time in the past seven seasons, taking the National League Central with little problem. But Milwaukee is getting little love from gamblers.

Meanwhile, the San Diego Padres are receiving surprising support, while gamblers have little faith in the New York Mets.

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