2026 MLB Playoff Odds for Every Team (Dodgers, Yankees Favorites in NL, AL)

Players have reported to spring training and games are getting underway this week. The 2026 MLB season is going to be here before we know it, and it’s good to get ahead of the action on some season-long playoff bets.

While some teams like the Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Yankees look like shoo-ins for the playoffs, anything can happen in a long 162-game season.

Let’s take a look at the 2026 MLB playoff odds for every team ahead of spring training.

Odds via DraftKings Sportsbook

2026 American League Playoff Odds

New York Yankees: -380
Seattle Mariners: -280
Toronto Blue Jays: -280
Boston Red Sox: -195
Houston Astros: -185
Detroit Tigers: -185
Baltimore Orioles: +100
Texas Rangers: +115
Kansas City Royals: +160
Cleveland Guardians: +185
Tampa Bay Rays: +310
Athletics: +475
Minnesota Twins: +500
Los Angeles Angels: +750
Chicago White Sox: +2000

The Yankees, Mariners, and Blue Jays were three of the final AL teams standing in last year’s playoffs, so it’s not really surprising to see them as the favorites to make it to the postseason once again. The Tigers pushed the Mariners to five games in the ALDS, but they’re a bit lower at -185, tied with the Astros and just behind the Red Sox, who lost to the Yankees in last year’s AL Wild Card Series.

The oddsmakers expect the Astros to usurp the Guardians in the Wild Card standings, as Cleveland is down at +185 to make the playoffs after its historic second-half rally fell short in the Wild Card Series against the Tigers.

The Orioles are an interesting price at even money. They’re in one of the toughest divisions in baseball, but all it takes is one of the three teams above them to falter, and they could find themselves back in the playoff picture.

The Twins were a potential longshot pick for me, but Pablo Lopez’s injury that will likely force him to miss the season has put an end to those thoughts.

Therefore, the Guardians have to be my longshot pick at +185. I can’t trust any of the teams below them in the odds, although I could see the Athletics becoming a fun team in the next few years.

2026 National League Playoff Odds

Los Angeles Dodgers: -5000
New York Mets: -310
Philadelphia Phillies: -290
Chicago Cubs: -250
Atlanta Braves: -220
Milwaukee Brewers: -190
San Diego Padres: -155
Cincinnati Reds: +145
San Francisco Giants: +215
Arizona Diamondbacks: +270
Pittsburgh Pirates: +425
Miami Marlins: +500
St. Louis Cardinals: +600
Washington Nationals: +1600
Colorado Rockies: +3500

The Dodgers are laughably large favorites to make the playoffs in the NL, with their -5000 odds implying a 98.04% chance of making the playoffs. That’s as close to a lock as you can get before the season, and all it does is make it enticing to fade Los Angeles if you can find them to miss the playoffs at a huge number.

After that, it’s once again the East division at the top in the NL. However, only the Phillies made the playoffs last year, losing to the Dodgers in the NLDS.

It was actually the NL Central who had three teams in last year’s playoffs, and the Cubs and Brewers are again favored to get there. The Reds are at +145, though, after making a push to earn a playoff spot last year.

The Cubs’ -250 odds may seem a bit long, but they added a bat in Alex Bregman and an arm in Edward Cabrera this offseason.

It’s a bit interesting that seven odds are at least -155 to make the playoffs when only six teams can make the postseason. That leaves little room to bet on any underdogs, but the Reds at +145 would be my pick.

Odds refresh periodically and are subject to change.

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