The countdown to the 2025 MLB Fall Classic has officially begun, as the new season is in full swing.
The Dodgers blew past the Yankees in the 2024 World Series, winning 4-1 to earn their second title in the past five years.
With a revamped pitching staff, will L.A. make it three in six years? Or, will the Mets — whom the Dodgers defeated in the 2024 NLCS — make a run after the addition of Juan Soto?
Let’s take a look at the odds to win the Fall Classic at DraftKings Sportsbook as of April 29.
World Series winner 2025
Los Angeles Dodgers: +265 (bet $10 to win $35 total)
New York Yankees: +800 (bet $10 to win $90 total)
New York Mets: +800 (bet $10 to win $90 total)
Detroit Tigers: +1300 (bet $10 to win $140 total)
Philadelphia Phillies: +1400 (bet $10 to win $150 total)
Atlanta Braves: +1500 (bet $10 to win $160 total)
Texas Rangers: +1700 (bet $10 to win $180 total)
Chicago Cubs: +1700 (bet $10 to win $180 total)
Seattle Mariners: +1900 (bet $10 to win $200 total)
Houston Astros: +1900 (bet $10 to win $200 total)
Boston Red Sox: +2000 (bet $10 to win $210 total)
Arizona Diamondbacks: +2500 (bet $10 to win $260 total)
San Diego Padres: +2500 (bet $10 to win $260 total)
Baltimore Orioles: +3000 (bet $10 to win $310 total)
San Francisco Giants: +3000 (bet $10 to win $310 total)
Minnesota Twins: +4000 (bet $10 to win $410 total)
Cleveland Guardians: +4000 (bet $10 to win $410 total)
Tampa Bay Rays: +4500 (bet $10 to win $460 total)
Kansas City Royals: +4500 (bet $10 to win $460 total)
Toronto Blue Jays: +5500 (bet $10 to win $560 total)
Milwaukee Brewers: +5500 (bet $10 to win $560 total)
Cincinnati Reds: +8000 (bet $10 to win $810 total)
St. Louis Cardinals: +15000 (bet $10 to win $1,510 total)
Los Angeles Angels: +15000 (bet $10 to win $1,510 total)
Athletics: +20000 (bet $10 to win $2,010 total)
Pittsburgh Pirates: +25000 (bet $10 to win $2,610 total)
Washington Nationals: +30000 (bet $10 to win $3,010 total)
Miami Marlins: +40000 (bet $10 to win $4,010 total)
Colorado Rockies: +50000 (bet $10 to win $5,010 total)
Chicago White Sox: +50000 (bet $10 to win $5,010 total)
The Dodgers did not put a stop to their spending this offseason, putting the onus on their pitching rotation.
In November, they inked two-time Cy Young winner Blake Snel. In January, Japanese pitching sensation Roki Sasaki announced that he would join the defending World Series champs. Also in January, All-Star free-agent reliever Tanner Scott signed with L.A., and in February, the Dodgers re-signed three-time Cy Young winner Clayton Kershaw.
The wealthy get wealthier.
Nearly 30 games into the season, L.A. finds itself in an uber-competitive race in the NL West, with three teams all within 1.5 games of each other. The team that owns the best record in baseball, the Mets, is also in the National League.
Still, going back-to-back in professional baseball has proven difficult in the history of the sport, meaning, although the Dodgers are favored to repeat, it will by no means be easy.
The last time a team won consecutive World Series, the Yankees won three in a row from 1998 to 2000. Prior to that, the Blue Jays repeated in 1993 after winning it all in 1992.
Arguably the most unique occurrence of consecutive titles happened between 1972 and 1978. The Athletics won three straight titles from 1972-1974, followed by the Reds going back-to-back in 1975 and 1976, before the Yankees won in 1977 and 1978.
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