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2026 MLB Playoff Odds – Dodgers & Yankees Are Overwhelming Early Favorites
By Ian Jones
Updated:
- See the odds for all 30 MLB teams to make the 12-team MLB playoffs in 2026
- The biggest playoff favorites heading into the 2026 MLB Season are the Dodgers, Braves, and Astros
- Track how each team’s playoffs odds change from the moment the 2026 season gets underway
This page is tracking the MLB Playoffs odds movement for all 30 teams, throughout the 2026 MLB season. The Major League Baseball season begins March 26, 2026, with another 162-game season all building up to October baseball and the MLB Playoffs.
Below, you’ll find the average odds for all 30 teams to reach the postseason, which will again feature six teams from the American League and six teams from the National League. The odds in each graph are taken from our most-trusted online sportsbooks, while the page’s tables will show who’s qualified and who’s been eliminated from postseason baseball.
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2026 National League Playoff Odds
Odds to Make National League Playoffs
Odds as of September 21st at FanDuel Sportsbook.
National League Playoffs Odds Movement Timeline
- July 30 – The Marlins may be on a three-game winning streak, but it’s coming on the tails of a twelve-game losing streak, which is why their playoff odds just went from +190 to +600.
- June 9 – After dipping to +110 back in April, the Phillies have been surging as of late, with postseason odds as short as -400.
- May 12 – After going 15-25 in their first 40 games, the Mets have seen their playoff odds crater, going from -170 back in April to +425.
- February 13 – At -5000, the Los Angeles Dodgers open as near locks to make the 2026 MLB Playoffs, ahead of three favorites in the east: the New York Mets (-310), Philadelphia (-290), and Atlanta (-220).
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2026 American League Playoff Odds
Odds to Make American League Playoffs
Odds as of September 21st at FanDuel Sportsbook.
American League Playoffs Odds Movement Timeline
- July 30 – Fresh off a fifteen-game winning streak, the Red Sox put themselves right in the middle of the Wild Card mix and are now getting a short -240 to make the playoffs
- June 9 – The Astros have climbed the odds table like crazy since we last checked in. In May, they were near the bottom with odds at +500, but now? They’re as short as +235.
- May 12 – Project to finish last in the AL East, the first place Rays have seen their postseason odds shorten from last month’s +250 to a current -320. They’re one of just four AL teams getting better than even money to make the playoffs; eleven teams (!) are currently plus money.
- February 13 – The New York Yankees open at -380 as favorites to make the AL Playoffs in 2026, ahead of Toronto and Seattle at -280, and the Boston Red Sox at -195.
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Ian Jones
MLB, NFL & MLS Writer
With a background in content marketing, literature, and design, Ian has been bringing a little bit of everything to SBD since 2021. In addition to having penned articles for Eighty-Six Forever, Ian can and will talk your ear off over almost any sport you can think of.
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