After winning 98 games and ruthlessly vanquishing the New York Yankees in the World Series, the Los Angeles Dodgers open as heavy favorites to repeat as champions. As for the San Francisco Giants, ESPN’s sports book thinks they’re a serious longshot.
The top teams in the initial World Series odds for 2025 are the teams that just played in the World Series in 2024. ESPN Bet has the Dodgers at +400, meaning a bet on the Dodgers to repeat would pay out at 4-to-1. That’s a 25% chance, pretty significant in a league that has 30 teams.