MLB Betting Lines: NL Pennant Odds After Week 2

Given that we are in Week 3 of the MLB season, it’s tough to imagine what the World Series might look like when it finally rolls around

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Still, for those of us that like to wager on such things, it’s never too early to start looking ahead and making some predictions, keeping in mind that we are probably going to miss the mark with many of our projections. For me, the National League is a bit easier to predict than the American League, as there appears to be a couple of favorites that are well ahead of the pack. For the purposes of this piece, we are going to mostly focus on those two, as well as one more that might be in the conversation. For those of you looking for a deeper dive into the current state of things in the National League, we will have a more in-depth discussion about that later in the week. For now, let’s take a brief look at the current state of affairs in the National League and who might represent it in the World Series.

LA Dodgers +170

When you look at the amount of money the Dodgers have spent on acquiring the best players in the league, you would expect that they would be a dynasty by this point. Yes, they have dominated in the regular season, but that has not carried over into the playoffs, where things tend to be a good deal tougher. They are once again leading the West, but we are seeing the gap at the top begin to close. The Dodgers are 11-8 at the moment, but they have also lost 2 in a row and are just 4-6 in their last 10 games. I would suspect that this is nothing more than a minor dip in form and one that they will snap out of sooner rather than later. As we have said in the past, the cream finds a way to rise to the top, and this team is the cream of the NL.

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Atlanta Braves +240

While the Dodgers made all the headlines in the offseason due to them winning the Shohei Ohtani sweepstakes, the Braves once again look like the most gifted team, top to bottom, in the league. Much like the Dodgers, though, they have found the postseason to be a grind, going out in the opening round in each of the last 2 seasons after winning the World Series in 2021. That is a conversation for a later date, as we fully expect this team to win the East without breaking too much of a sweat. They are 10-5 at the moment and have a 2-game lead at the top.

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Philadelphia Phillies +700

As we just mentioned, the Atlanta Braves have gone out of the playoffs in each of the last 2 seasons, with the Philadelphia Phillies the team that ousted them both times. This is a team that went all the way to the World Series in 2022 before losing to the Houston Astros, and they look like the only team in the East capable of giving Atlanta a run for their money. The Phillies have been a little up and down in the early going and are 9-8. They will need to be more consistent if they are to seriously challenge for the division and make the postseason.

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