MLB Playoff Bracket 2024: Padres Favored over Yankees to Win World Series in New Odds

Following their 6-5 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 3 of the National League Division Series on Tuesday night, the San Diego Padres became the new favorites to win the 2024 World Series at DraftKings Sportsbook.

At +300, the Padres are now ahead of the New York Yankees, who are the No. 2 betting choice at +350. The full listing of World Series winning odds is as follows:

• San Diego Padres: +300
• New York Yankees: +350
• New York Mets: +500
• Los Angeles Dodgers: +800
• Kansas City Royals: +800
• Detroit Tigers: +900
• Cleveland Guardians: +900
• Philadelphia Phillies: +1000

The Padres now hold a 2-1 series lead over the Dodgers in the NLDS, and with a Game 4 win at home on Wednesday night, they can punch their ticket to their second National League Championship Series appearance in the past three seasons.

At 93-69, the Padres reached the playoffs as a wild-card team, finishing five games behind the Dodgers in the NL West.

However, the Padres finished the regular season as one of the hottest teams in baseball, going 16-8 in September. They parlayed that momentum into early playoff success as well, sweeping the Atlanta Braves in the NL Wild Card Round.

After the Dodgers took a 1-0 lead in the NLDS, the Padres bounced back with a 10-2 trouncing of L.A. in Game 2 before holding on for the 6-5 win Game 3.

While the Padres have gotten contributions across the roster in the postseason thus far, superstar slugger Fernando Tatís Jr. has led the way, hitting a remarkable .556 with four home runs and seven RBI through five games.

San Diego is the favorite to go the distance in the NL, while the Yankees hold that distinction in the AL, although their American League Division Series with the Kansas City Royals is tied at 1-1.

Following a 6-5 win over the Royals in Game 1, the Yankees fell 4-2 in Game 2, meaning Wednesday's Game 3 in Kansas City will be pivotal for both teams.

The Yankees have the most high-end talent of any team remaining in the AL by far, but they haven't gotten much out of the likely AL MVP in Aaron Judge yet.

After hitting .322 with 58 homers and 144 RBI during the regular season, Judge has gone just 1-for-7 with four strikeouts through two playoff games.

Juan Soto has three hits in eight at-bats, though, and if both the Yankees and Padres are able to reach the World Series, he would be a central part of the storyline since San Diego traded him to New York during the offseason.

In the other ALDS, the Cleveland Guardians and Detroit Tigers are tied 1-1. Given that they are both +900 to win the World Series, it suggests they are both viewed as equally likely to move on to the ALCS.

Meanwhile, the New York Mets took a 2-1 series lead over the Philadelphia Phillies in the NLDS on Tuesday, securing a 7-2 win in Game 3.

Much like in the other NLDS, the Mets finished well behind the Phillies in their division, as Philadelphia won the NL East by six games.

The Mets have looked like a team of destiny in the playoffs, though, ever since first baseman Pete Alonso crushed a go-ahead, three-run home run in the ninth inning of the NL Wild Card Series to beat the Milwaukee Brewers.

New York was viewed as one of the longest shots to win the World Series entering the playoffs, but the Mets are now the No. 3 betting choice, and they can reach the NLCS by beating the Phillies in Game 4 on Wednesday.