2018 World Series Odds Tracker

• Relive the highs and lows of the 2018 Major League season World Series odds for all 30 teams
• See how the World Series odds for all 30 teams changed throughout the year
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The Red Sox capped off their most successful season in franchise history by defeating the Los Angeles Dodgers in five games in the 2018 World Series. It wasn’t an easy task, as Boston had to knock off  a pair of 100-win juggernauts to get there, but Alex Cora’s squad was the last team standing thanks to their timely hitting and clutch pitching.

Super sub Steve Pearce was named World Series MVP after hitting .333 with three home runs and eight RBI. It was an unlikely honor for a journeyman who had played with six different franchises in his 12-year career before being traded to Boston in late June.

Relive the highs and lows of the Red Sox (and all 29 other Major League teams) in the graphs below. The graphs were generated by averaging the odds from multiple sources and were updated regularly over the course of the season. You can view each team’s odds in isolation or alongside similar teams.

MLB

2018 Playoff Teams

Few teams have experienced more ups and downs this season than the Dodgers, whose odds were as long as +1800 on June 1st after they fell to four games below .500. LA has since seen its fortunes improve after getting unexpected contributions from Max Muncy and Matt Kemp, and adding four-time All-Star Manny Machado.

2018 World Series Odds

Team	Odds to Win World Series as of 10/25/18
Boston Red Sox	-650
Los Angeles Dodgers	+450

AMERICAN LEAGUE 

AL East World Series Odds

Team	AL East Titles	Last WS Championship	Last WS Appearance
Baltimore Orioles	9	1983	1983
Boston Red Sox	9	2013	2013
New York Yankees	18	2009	2009
Tampa Bay Rays	2	N/A	2008
Toronto Blue Jays	6	1993	1993

AL Central World Series Odds

The Cleveland Indians have dominated the AL Central since it’s inception in 1994, winning nine division titles. Their most recent title came in 2017 when they won an AL-best 102 games.

Team	AL Central Titles	Last WS Championship	Last WS Appearance
Cleveland Indians	9	1948	2016
Minnesota Twins	6	1991	1991
Detroit Tigers	4	1984	2012
Chicago White Sox	3	2005	2005
Kansas City Royals	1	2015	2015

AL West World Series Odds

No one expected the Rangers to be world beaters entering the 2018 season, but Texas has performed far worse than even its harshest critics could have anticipated. The team’s long odds got even longer on April 12th when All-Star shortstop Elvis Andrus went down with a broken elbow.

Team	AL West Titles	Last WS Championship	Last WS Appearance
Houston Astros	1	2017	2017
Los Angeles Angels	9	2002	2002
Oakland Athletics	16	1989	1990
Seattle Mariners	3	N/A	N/A
Texas Rangers	7	N/A	2011

NATIONAL LEAGUE

NL East World Series Odds

No team experienced a more precipitous fall from grace during the offseason than the Marlins, whose average World Series odds plummeted from +6600 on November 24th to +39000 on March 13th after the team unloaded Giancarlo Stanton, Dee Gordon, Marcell Ozuna, and Christian Yelich. Miami has gotten off to a predictably slow start in 2018 and is on pace to lose 100 games.

Team	NL East Titles	Last WS Championship	Last WS Appearance
Atlanta Braves	12	1995	1999
Miami Marlins	0	2003	2003
New York Mets	6	1986	2015
Philadelphia Phillies	11	2008	2009
Washington Nationals	5	N/A	N/A

NL Central World Series Odds

Few teams needed more immediate help during the offseason than the Reds, who finished 2017 with a dismal 68-94 record. Unfortunately management didn’t seem to get the memo and instead got rid of All-Stars Zack Cozart and Bronson Arroyo, and veteran pitchers Scott Feldman and Drew Storen. Vegas took notice and dropped Cincinnati’s odds from +5000 on November 24th to +20000 on February 21st.

Team	NL Central Titles Since 1994	Last WS Championship	Last WS Appearance
Chicago Cubs	5	2016	2016
Cincinnati Reds	2	1990	1990
Milwaukee Brewers	1	N/A	N/A
Pittsburgh Pirates	0	1979	1979
St. Louis Cardinals	10	2011	2013

NL West World Series Odds

The Dodgers have owned the NL West since it was realigned in 1994. LA has won the last five division titles and entered this season with average odds of +530 to win the World Series.

Team	NL West Titles Since 1994	Last WS Championship	Last WS Appearance
Los Angeles Dodgers	9	1988	2017
Arizona Diamondbacks	5	2001	2001
San Francisco Giants	5	2014	2014
San Diego Padres	4	N/A	1998
Colorado Rockies	0	N/A	2007

Most Head-to-Head World Series Matchups

Teams	Number of Head-to-Head World Series Matchups
Yankees and Dodgers	11
Yankees and Giants	7
Yankees and Cardinals	5
Yankees and Braves	4
Cardinals and Red Sox	4
Cub vs Tigers	4
A’s and Giants	4

The Yankees could be facing a familiar foe if they advance to the World Series in 2018. The Bronx Bombers have played the Dodgers 11 times in October, winning eight of those matchups.

Teams that Have Never Won a World Series Title

Team	Inception	World Series Appearances
Washington Nationals	2005	0
Tampa Bay Rays	1998	1
Colorado Rockies	1993	1
Seattle Mariners	1977	0
Texas Rangers	1972	2
Milwaukee Brewers	1970	1
San Diego Padres	1969	2

Every Major League team enters the season with the hope of winning the World Series, but only one squad can ultimately come out on top. Here are the seven MLB franchises that are still waiting to win their very first title.

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Archived World Series Odds: 2017