NL Pennant Current Odds: Who's the Favorite?

In terms of World Series winners, there tends to be a bot of an ebb and flow to which teams end up being victorious

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Over the past 2 years, we have seen a team from the American League win it all, while it was the National League that won the championship in the 2 years prior to that. In short, no one league has a monopoly on championships in baseball, but if the current trend holds, then perhaps it is the turn of the NL to be in the spotlight when all is said and done this season. While there are certainly always favorites to win the respective divisions, the baseball Gods don’t really seem to care about the odds. Last season, the Arizona Diamondbacks had to take the long road through the Wild Card, but they defied the odds and made it to the World Series, where they eventually lost to the Arizona Diamondbacks Texas Rangers, a team that was another surprise package. Will it be the same story this season or will one of the favorites prevail? Let’s take a look at the National League current odds to win the NL Pennant.

LA Dodgers +177

Given the fact that the Dodgers have dominated the West for as long as we can all remember, they are about as close to a playoff lock as you can get. Despite that dominance and being a permanent fixture in the postseason, none of that has translated to the number of championships we would expect from a team with a payroll as large as what the Dodgers are paying out. They are once again back on top of the West, but it has not been the start to the season we all expected. The Dodgers have not been great of late and are sitting at 14-11, which has them a game up on the Padres in the West. They have won 2 in a row, so perhaps we are seeing them in the process of breaking out of a slump that has seen them go 4-6 in their last 10 games.

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Atlanta Braves +226

The general consensus is that one of either the Dodgers or the Atlanta Braves will represent the NL in the World Series. It’s not a bad bet, but as we saw over the last couple of years, being the favorite now means little in the grand scheme of things. After winning it all, the Braves have gone out of the playoffs in the opening round in each of the last 2 seasons, losing to the Philadelphia Phillies both times. They look determined to get back for another chance, as they currently have the most wins (16) of all the teams in the National League. Atlanta also has the best run differential in the NL and are on a run that has seen them win 8 of their last 10 games. In short, they are very much living up to the hype that surrounded them coming into this season.

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Philadelphia Phillies +680

Like we mentioned earlier, the Phillies have played the role of spoiler over the last couple of seasons, and even went to the World Series in 2022, where they eventually lost to the Houston Astros. They are certainly a team capable of getting in, even if that does mean having to go through the Wild Card and making a deep run once again. They are doing a solid job of keeping pace with the Braves in the early going, posting a 15-9 record to stay within 2 games of the division leaders. They have won 8 of their last 10, which may well be the pace they need to stay close to if they want to stay in the hunt for the East Division all the way to the end.

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Chicago Cubs +1500

As you can see by the odds, the bookies have the idea that this is going to be a 3-horse race, although that is something that may well change as the season progresses. The next 3 teams we are going to talk about are all in what could best be described as dark horse territory, but it will be fun to keep ab eye on these odds to see if any of those group, or even some sitting outside this pack, can close the distance between themselves and the top 3. The Cubs appear to be heading in the right direction after winning 7 of their last 10 games to get to 14-9 this season, a record that has them just a half game back of the Brewers in the Central Division. The Cubs have been solid at home, but they will need to improve on their .500 road record if they are to compete for the NL Pennant.

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Arizona Diamondbacks +1775

It is perhaps a little surprising to see a team that went to the World Series last season so far down on the bookies board, but that just gives us an idea of how unlikely their playoff run was last season. The idea of them doing that in back-to-back seasons does seem improbable, and as it stands at the moment, they are not really doing enough to prove us all wrong. The D-Backs are a game below .500 at 12-13, which has them 2 games out of the lead in the West. That is certainly not an insurmountable lead, but they will have to move into a higher gear soon if they are going to stay in touch with the division leader and be considered a playoff threat.

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St. Louis Cardinals +1950

Prior to the start of every season, there is always at least one team who are considered something of a live dark horse. The St. Louis Cardinals were that team prior to opening day after making a ton of moves in the offseason. Let’s not forget that this is a team that was dead last in the Central last year, and with 24 games played in 2024, they are still in the same position. St. Louis is 10-14 at the moment, winning just 3 games in their last 10. You could make the argument that it might take time for all those new players to gel, but maybe this is what this team truly is. The next few weeks should give us a clearer picture.

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