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The leading online sportsbooks are taking one swing after another from bettors on the Los Angeles Dodgers to win the 2025 World Series.
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The Yankees lost the World Series last year. The Brewers were eliminated in the Wild Card Series. Needless to say, both teams hope to accomplish more in 2025.
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Schwarber has an Opening Day matchup against Nationals starting pitcher MacKenzie Gore, which has been a favorable matchup for Philadelphia's slugger in recent years.
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The Dodgers are hoping to become the first team in more than 20 years to win back-to-back World Series. Meanwhile, there are some teams that have yet to win their first.
To get you ready for Opening Day, Yahoo Sports' MLB experts — Jake Mintz, Jordan Shusterman, Russell Dorsey, Jack Baer and Jason Owens — made their predictions for the 2025 season, from the division winners and World Series champion to the first no-hitter thrown, Shohei Ohtani’s home run total and everything in between.
MLB futures odds are available as Opening Day nears. View our best futures bets for early in the 2025 MLB season.
they’ve won an astounding 41 pennants and 27 championships. There have been 120 World Series in MLB history, which means the Yankees have won 22.5% of them and appeared in 34.2% of them.
The Houston Astros enter the 2025 season attempting to prolong the most successful stretch in team history. They’ve won seven of the past eight American League West division titles and made the playoffs in eight consecutive seasons,
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The Braves were knocked out of the NLDS by the Phillies in four games in back-to-back seasons in 2022 and 2023. Howe
Who will win the 2025 World Series? The Los Angeles Dodgers are a huge favorite this season, but the reigning champions have challengers in MLB odds.