The Los Angeles Dodgers are -157 in Game 4, the Milwaukee Brewers are +130, and Milwaukee is -1200 to win the series. Only one of 42 teams to fall behind 3-0 in a best-of-seven series has come back to win it. The Dodgers have hit the ball harder in the series, 89.7 mph to 86.0 … Read more
The Rays are -135 to win the AL pennant and the Guardians +115, after Tampa Bay was -170 before Game 1. Every Rays run in Game 2 came with two outs in the fourth, once José Ramírez let a grounder through at third base. Rays relievers have allowed six earned runs in six innings of … Read more
The New York Yankees shortened to +250 from +325 for the AL pennant, one notch behind the bye-holding Rays at +240. The Chicago White Sox shortened to +800 from +1100 as the Houston Astros lengthened to +1400, the longest price on the AL board. Both Game 1 winners are series favorites, the Yankees at -380 … Read more
The Cleveland Guardians shortened to +300 from +450 to win the American League pennant, trailing only the Tampa Bay Rays at +260. Cleveland’s run differential of +11 ranks fifth among the six AL playoff teams, ahead of only the Houston Astros. Cleveland opens the Division Series Saturday against Houston or the Chicago White Sox, the … Read more
The Los Angeles Dodgers are +200 favorites to win the World Series as the playoffs begin Tuesday. San Diego finished the season 41-18 down the stretch after sitting three games under .500 in late July. The Padres are priced at +2200, with closer Mason Miller and setup man Adrián Morejón anchoring the bullpen. A wild-card … Read more
A 9-0 win over the Athletics left the Houston Astros at 81-81, one game clear of the Texas Rangers in the AL West. Every AL West club finished at .500 or below, and Houston’s mark is the worst ever for a full-season division winner, under the 2005 Padres’ 82-80. The Astros are +800 and the … Read more
Kalshi announced multiyear partnerships Tuesday with the Red Sox, Braves, Dodgers, Padres and Giants. Four of the five teams play in California or Georgia, where no state-licensed sportsbook can legally operate. Massachusetts won a January injunction against Kalshi’s sports contracts, now on hold while the state’s highest court hears the appeal. Kalshi said baseball trading … Read more
Bovada prices Cole’s strikeouts over 6.5 at even money, with the under juiced to -130. Cole has struck out 110 Orioles in 15 career starts against them, a 29.8% rate. Baltimore hitters strike out in 24.3% of plate appearances, fourth-most in the majors and above the 22.1% league rate. Cole has struck out 30.1% of … Read more
The MLB prop bet ban proposed by the players union landed in CBA talks this week. It would hit sportsbooks, daily fantasy sites, and prediction markets alike.