2024 MLB Playoffs Betting Online
The 2024 MLB Playoffs started on Tuesday, October 1 and could conclude as late as November 2 with a potential World Series Game 7 between the New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers. The World Series began on October 25 with Game 1 and it was the Dodgers winning by a score of 6-3 in 10 innings. The Dodgers also won Game 2 at home by a score of 4-2 and they head to New York with a 2-0 series lead with the next three games at Yankee Stadium. The 2024 MLB Playoffs has had four rounds, the Wild Card Series, the Division Series, the League Championship Series and the World Series. The Los Angeles Dodgers began the 2024 MLB Playoffs as the favorite to win the 2024 World Series and they are favored against the New York Yankees in the 2024 World Series.
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The 2024 World Series has the Los Angeles Dodgers against the New York Yankees with the Dodgers listed as the favorite in World Series odds. To suggest that this is the perfect situation for network executives, advertisers, Commissioner Rob Manfred, and his friends would be an understatement. There are two clubs with real superstars, two of the largest TV markets, and a few franchises with interesting plots. The Dodgers last won the World Series in 2020 which was a COVID title, which many people frequently place an asterisk next to because it was a 60-game season played in a bubble. The Yankees are searching for their 28th championship in team history, having not won one since 2009. The Dodgers have had seven in their franchise history, but only one since 1988. This will be the 12th time the Yankees and Dodgers will meet in the World Series but the first time since 1981. New York won eight of the previous 11 World Series matchups against Los Angeles.
The Dodgers and Yankees have star power both domestically and internationally including Shohei Ohtani, Aaron Judge, Juan Soto, Gerrit Cole, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Mookie Betts, Giancarlo Stanton, and Freddie Freeman. In many respects, this series is enormous, and it has the potential to live up to the hype. These clubs, who were the best in their respective leagues, will now compete for the championship.
The pre-series conversation will be heavily centered on offense when you have hitters like Judge, Soto, Stanton, Ohtani, Betts, and Freeman. There are maybe six Hall of Famers among the generational hitters. It is difficult to dispute that the bats are a starting point, primarily since LA's sluggers must perform exceptionally well to compensate for the pitching deficiencies.
With the series shifting to New York, it is the Yankees who are favored to win Game 3 but the overall series price is heavily in favor of the Dodgers, as they are listed as more than a 3-1 favorite in World Series odds. It is a little surprising the Dodgers are such a big favorite considering the Yankees will be favored to win all three of their home games.
2024 MLB World Series
(1) New York Yankees vs. (1) Los Angeles Dodgers
LAD Wins 4-1
Game 1, Friday, Oct 25 - NYY 3, LAD 6
Game 2, Saturday, Oct 26 - NYY 2, LAD 4
Game 3, Monday, Oct 28 - LAD 4, NYY 2
Game 4, Tuesday, Oct 29- LAD 4, NYY 11
Game 5, Wednesday, Oct 30 - LAD 7, NYY 6
Los Angeles Dodgers
The Dodgers have the best player in the game, Shohei Ohtani, and a lineup that is deep behind Ohtani featuring Mookie Betts, Freddie Freeman and Teoscar Hernandez. The Dodgers don't have much starting pitching, as they are relying upon Jack Flaherty and Yoshinobu Yamamoto and hoping to get something from Walker Buehler. The Dodgers hosted the first two games of the 2024 World Series in Los Angeles and would host Games 6 and 7 if the series goes that long.
New York Yankees
The New York Yankees have been among the World Series betting favorites all season and their team is a lot like the Dodgers, as they rely on offense to win. They are not nearly as deep as the Dodgers but they have Aaron Judge and Juan Soto and those two have carried them this season and now they have a red-hot Giancarlo Stanton. The Yankees also have Gerrit Cole who leads their rotation. New York has a similar problem to Los Angeles, as they don’t have a lot behind Cole.
MLB Playoffs Conference Series
ALCS
(2) Cleveland Guardians vs. (1) New York Yankees - NYY Wins 4-1
NLCS
(6) New York Mets vs. (1) Los Angeles Dodgers - LAD Wins 4-2
MLB Playoffs Division Series
ALDS
(5) Kansas City Royals vs. (1) New York Yankees - NYY Wins 3-1
(6) Detroit Tigers vs. (2) Cleveland Guardians - CLE Wins 3-2
NLDS
(4) San Diego Padres vs. (1) Los Angeles Dodgers - LAD Wins 3-2
(6) New York Mets vs. (2) Philadelphia Phillies - NYM Wins 3-1
MLB Playoffs Wild Card
American League Wild Card
(6) Detroit Tigers vs. (3) Houston Astros - DET wins 2-0
(5) Kansas City Royals vs. (4) Baltimore Orioles - KC wins 2-0
National League Wild Card
(6) New York Mets vs. (3) Milwaukee Brewers - NYM wins 2-1
(5) Atlanta Braves vs. (4) San Diego Padres - SD wins 2-0
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