With only two months remaining in the 2025 MLB season, the playoff picture has begun to sharpen with several potential postseason qualifiers coming into focus.
Online MLB sportsbooks have updated their futures for the final stretch, and we’ve used the various lines to create brackets that forecast which teams will make it and how far they will venture into the playoffs.
Current MLB Playoff Picture
If the season ended right now, the MLB Playoff picture would reflect what is shown in the graphic above.
The Toronto Blue Jays are three games up on the Boston Red Sox in the AL East. The New York Yankees are four-and-a-half games back of the division lead, and all three franchises are poised to become one of the final six playoff teams from the American League.
The Detroit Lions are ten games ahead of the Cleveland Guardians in the AL Central, and the Seattle Mariners are in a tight race against the Houston Texans in the West.
The New York Mets are half a game behind the Philadelphia Phillies in the NL East, with both looking certain for the postseason. The situation is similar in the Central and West, as the Cubs and Brewers, and Padres and Dodgers, will battle for the division lead, with the loser likely becoming the wild card.
MLB Playoff Odds In Bracket Form
Online baseball betting sites project a similar outcome as what is suggested by today’s standings, but the path to the 2025 World Series features a projected upset or two along the way.
The LA Dodgers are projected to repeat as MLB Champions in 2025, using their number two seeding to knock off the Phillies in the second round and the Mets in the NLCS.
The Tigers are expected to dominate the playoffs in the same manner that they are the regular season. However, once Detroit reaches the World Series, the odds imply that the Dodgers will have their way with them en route to a second title in as many years.
There are numerous “exact result” outcomes available right now that will provide huge payouts to anyone who wagers on the correct two teams and the result of the 2025 World Series.
World Series 2025 – Exact Result
- Los Angeles Dodgers to beat Detroit Tigers +1100
- Los Angeles Dodgers to beat New York Yankees +1100
- Los Angeles Dodgers to beat Houston Astros +1200
- Los Angeles Dodgers to beat Toronto Blue Jays +1200
- Detroit Tigers to beat Los Angeles Dodgers +1500
- New York Yankees to beat Los Angeles Dodgers +1700
- Los Angeles Dodgers to beat Seattle Mariners +1900
- Houston Astros to beat Los Angeles Dodgers +2000
- Toronto Blue Jays to beat Los Angeles Dodgers +2500
- Philadelphia Phillies to beat Detroit Tigers +3000
- Philadelphia Phillies to beat New York Yankees +3000
- Detroit Tigers to beat Philadelphia Phillies +3300
If LA beats Detroit for the championship this November, gamblers can earn 11-to-1 payouts.
Sources: Bovada Sportsbook | MLB Standings
