2025 MLB Season: Odds to Make & Miss the Playoffs

MLB rosters for the 2025 season are beginning to take shape amid the offseason.

Here, we'll take a look at the odds for each team to make and miss the playoffs in 2025, with the teams listed in alphabetical order.

2025 MLB Odds to Make & Miss the Playoffs

Team	To Make the Playoffs	To Miss the Playoffs
ARI Diamondbacks	-110	-110
Athletics	+1500	-5000
ATL Braves	-320	+235
BAL Orioles	-280	+215
BOS Red Sox	-140	+110
CHI Cubs	-145	+115
CHI White Sox	+3300	-50000
CIN Reds	+235	-320
CLE Guardians	-135	+105
COL Rockies	+2200	-25000
DET Tigers	+115	-145
HOU Astros	-150	+120
KC Royals	+110	-140
LA Angels	+600	-1000
LA Dodgers	-5000	+1500
MIA Marlins	+2000	-20000
MIL Brewers	-105	-115
MIN Twins	+125	-155
NY Mets	-280	+215
NY Yankees	-400	+300
PHI Phillies	-340	+250
PIT Pirates	+225	-300
SD Padres	-200	+160
SEA Mariners	-135	+105
SF Giants	+225	-300
STL Cardinals	+425	-650
TB Rays	+280	-380
TEX Rangers	+100	-130
TOR Blue Jays	+250	-340
WAS Nationals	+750	-1400

The reigning World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers are the team oddsmakers have deemed as most likely to make the playoffs at -5000 to do so.

LA returns its core of reigning NL MVP Shohei Ohtani, Mookie Betts, Freddie Freeman, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Tyler Glasnow, Tommy Edman, Max Muncy, Will Smith and Andy Pages. Plus, they signed outfielder Michael Conforto and two-time Cy Young winner Blake Snell this offseason to provide lineup depth and bolster the starting rotation, respectively.

The teams viewed as the next-most likely to make the postseason are the New York Yankees (-400), Philadelphia Phillies (-340), Atlanta Braves (-320), Baltimore Orioles (-280), New York Mets (-280) and San Diego Padres (-200).

Of those teams, the Yankees and Mets have been the most prominent in the offseason headlines.

The Mets signed superstar outfielder Juan Soto as a free agent, beating out the Yankees, who Soto helped lead to the World Series last season. The Yankees have adjusted their strategy since Soto's decision and signed ace starting pitcher Max Fried and traded for closer Devin Williams and 2019 NL MVP Cody Bellinger.

The Braves, who barely got into the playoffs as a Wild Card in 2024, are seen as a safer bet for 2025 with outfielder Ronald Acuna Jr. and ace starting pitcher Spencer Strider set to be healthy for the season. Atlanta's two stars missed most of 2024 due to injuries.

Of the 30 MLB teams, 11 are between -150 and +150 to make the playoffs. Those are the Arizona Diamondbacks, Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, Cleveland Guardians, Detroit Tigers, Houston Astros, Kansas City Royals, Milwaukee Brewers, Minnesota Twins, Seattle Mariners and Texas Rangers.

Four of the five AL Central teams are in that group. Three teams from that division - the Guardians, Royals and Twins - made the playoffs, and the Tigers missed out by four games.

This offseason, KC traded for 2B Jonathan India, Cleveland traded for starting pitcher Luis Ortiz and brought back starter Shane Bieber after he missed last season due to Tommy John surgery, and the Tigers and Twins have stayed relatively still so far.

The teams seen as having an outside chance of making the playoffs are the Cincinnati Reds (+235), Pittsburgh Pirates (+225), San Francisco Giants (+225), St. Louis Cardinals (+425), Tampa Bay Rays (+280) and Toronto Blue Jays (+250).

The Reds have a promising young core led by Elly De La Cruz and Hunter Greene, the Pirates have a starting rotation including reigning Rookie of the Year Paul Skenes and Jared Jones, the Giants just signed Willy Adames, the Cards have Masyn Winn and reigning Reliever of the Year Ryan Helsley, the Rays have a strong pitching staff and talent pipeline, and the Blue Jays are built around Vladimir Guerrero Jr.

The teams with the longest odds to make the playoffs are the +3300 Chicago White Sox, +2200 Colorado Rockies, +2000 Miami Marlins, +1500 Athletics, +750 Washington Nationals and +600 Los Angeles Angels.

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Odds displayed within this article were correct at the time of writing and are subject to change.