Odds to Make the 2024 MLB Playoffs

We are nearing the final sprint of the 2024 MLB regular season, which has become do-or-die time for many fringe playoff teams.

Here, we’ll look at the odds for each team to reach the postseason with prices from all the top sportsbooks, including FanDuel Sportsbook.

Odds to Make the 2024 MLB Playoffs

*odds as of September 2, 2024

Update as of September 2, 2024

October baseball is rapidly approaching, and a few teams are making one final push for the postseason. In the National League, the Atlanta Braves still hold a slim lead for the final Wild Card spot, but the Mets and Cubs are not going away anytime soon. The Mets are 7-3 over their last ten games, putting them one game back of the Wild Card, while the Cubs are 9-1, which has them three games back.

Atlanta plays three non-playoff teams to start in September before taking on the Dodgers in the middle of the month and the Mets at the end of the month. New York will need to play the Phillies in two separate series before they can play Atlanta at the end of the month, so they'll need to remain hot for that series to mean something. As for Chicago, they have to play three division leaders over the next month, which means their bats must remain red hot to stay alive.

In the AL, the Royals and Twins remain tied for the second Wild Card spot, but both teams are in an excellent situation to make the postseason regardless. The Red Sox are the closest team to the final Wild Card spot, and they are 4.5 games back. The one team that could make a push for that spot is Detroit, as they have the AL Cy Young leading the charge and an offense that has turned the corner, helping them go 8-2 over their last ten games.

Update as of August 28, 2024

The Cleveland Guardians have spent nearly the entirety of the season alone in first place in the AL Central, but with a loss to the Royals on Tuesday night, they are now tied with Kansas City for the division lead. Now, even if Cleveland fully loses control of the division, they would likely make it to the playoffs through the Wild Card. Still, that change in seeding could be the difference between an early exit and a deep postseason run.

For those bettors who enjoy the chaos of September baseball, there could certainly be a lot of it when it comes to the final AL Wild Card spot. Currently, the Twins are in control of that spot by four games, but over their last ten games, they are 3-7. Meanwhile, the Detroit Tigers, who are 5.5 games back of that final spot and (+1700) to make the playoffs on DK, are 8-2 in their last ten games and seem to have found their groove on offense.

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