The 2025 MLB regular season gets underway this Thursday, March 27th. Let's take a look at some of the futures markets and find some value picks.
World Series Odds


World Series Predictions from SBR's Sean Tomlinson:
Best Bet: Dodgers (+300 DraftKings)
"Yes, there can be a lack of sizzle when you back the overwhelming favorite in the World Series market. But this price could look appealing fast.
A whole lot of wins for the Dodgers are clearly baked into the pricing here from our best sports betting sites, resulting in the wide gap between Los Angeles and the Yankees. Still, a dominant April from a team poised to steamroll in any and every month would lead to the Dodgers rising fast, perhaps even toward minus money.
Baseball gets weird and random, but it's not hard to see a path toward utter domination early for the loaded Dodgers. Of their 25 games in April, 12 come against the Washington Nationals, Miami Marlins, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Colorado Rockies. All of those teams were at least 10 games below .500 last year, and two lost 100-plus contests (the Marlins and Rockies)."
Best Value Bet: Mets (+1200 Caesars)
"A team that already ranked sixth leaguewide last year in home runs added a whole lot of thump in the form of Juan Soto, and retaining Pete Alonso was significant in that regard too.
Offense wasn't the issue for the Mets en route to an NLCS appearance last year, when they ousted the Milwaukee Brewers and Philadelphia Phillies before falling to the Dodgers. No, the chip in the armor lied in the bullpen, which ranked 17th with a 4.03 ERA, and was similarly mid-pack in late-and-close situations.
However, additions to the rotation could take weight off the bullpen and put it in a better position to succeed. Most notably, signing Clay Holmes, the imposing reliever set to convert to a starter while leaning on his lethal sinker."
Best Long Shot Bet: Royals (+5000 Caesars)
"The Kansas City Royals took a gargantuan leap while moving from 56 wins in 2023 to 86 last season and then brushing aside the Baltimore Orioles in two games during the wild-card round.
The Royals largely rode their shining starting rotation to that success, with that group sitting second in MLB with a 3.55 ERA. They could afford to ship off Brady Singer, and getting Jonathan India in return adds needed pop to a lineup that sat 20th in home runs.
This is a wager very much based on backing a talented group to get hot late in the season and continue that into the playoffs. And getting to trot out a five-tool dynamo in Bobby Witt Jr. sure helps the Royals in the pursuit of that route."
World Series Odds
World Series Predictions from SBR's Sean Tomlinson:
Best Bet: Dodgers (+300 DraftKings)
"Yes, there can be a lack of sizzle when you back the overwhelming favorite in the World Series market. But this price could look appealing fast.
A whole lot of wins for the Dodgers are clearly baked into the pricing here from our best sports betting sites, resulting in the wide gap between Los Angeles and the Yankees. Still, a dominant April from a team poised to steamroll in any and every month would lead to the Dodgers rising fast, perhaps even toward minus money.
Baseball gets weird and random, but it's not hard to see a path toward utter domination early for the loaded Dodgers. Of their 25 games in April, 12 come against the Washington Nationals, Miami Marlins, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Colorado Rockies. All of those teams were at least 10 games below .500 last year, and two lost 100-plus contests (the Marlins and Rockies)."
Best Value Bet: Mets (+1200 Caesars)
"A team that already ranked sixth leaguewide last year in home runs added a whole lot of thump in the form of Juan Soto, and retaining Pete Alonso was significant in that regard too.
Offense wasn't the issue for the Mets en route to an NLCS appearance last year, when they ousted the Milwaukee Brewers and Philadelphia Phillies before falling to the Dodgers. No, the chip in the armor lied in the bullpen, which ranked 17th with a 4.03 ERA, and was similarly mid-pack in late-and-close situations.
However, additions to the rotation could take weight off the bullpen and put it in a better position to succeed. Most notably, signing Clay Holmes, the imposing reliever set to convert to a starter while leaning on his lethal sinker."
Best Long Shot Bet: Royals (+5000 Caesars)
"The Kansas City Royals took a gargantuan leap while moving from 56 wins in 2023 to 86 last season and then brushing aside the Baltimore Orioles in two games during the wild-card round.
The Royals largely rode their shining starting rotation to that success, with that group sitting second in MLB with a 3.55 ERA. They could afford to ship off Brady Singer, and getting Jonathan India in return adds needed pop to a lineup that sat 20th in home runs.
This is a wager very much based on backing a talented group to get hot late in the season and continue that into the playoffs. And getting to trot out a five-tool dynamo in Bobby Witt Jr. sure helps the Royals in the pursuit of that route."