World Series Odds: Padres favorites after win over Dodgers, Yankees top AL squad

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Wednesday, October 9, 2024 4:33PM

The Los Angeles Dodgersopened the season as favorites to win the World Series and finished the regular season season that way, but theSan Diego Padres.have pushed them to the brink of elimination by taking a 2-1 series lead in their best-of-5 NLDS showdown. In the other NLDS, thePhiladelphia Philliesare now +800 underdogs to theNew York Metsafter being NL co-favorites but losing Game 3 of their series, which the Mets now lead 2-1,

In ALDS play, The New York Yankeeshave the top odds of representing the AL in the World Series, although their odds to win it all have moved from +250 favorites to +350 after losing Game 2 of their ALDS series to theKansas City Royalson Monday, by a score of 4-2. Meanwhile, the Cleveland Guardians and Detroit Tigers, whose series is tied 1-1, are essentially a pick-em with -110 odds to advance to the ALCS and +900 odds to win it all.

All four series will be played today with Game 4s in the National League and Game 3s in the American League.