MLB Playoff Odds 2026: Division Series Prices and Favorites
MLB playoff odds 2026: DraftKings has the Dodgers -210 over Atlanta and the Brewers -180 over San Diego, and Yankees vs. Rays is a pick'em. Game 1s are Oct. 3.
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The Atlanta Braves beat the Philadelphia Phillies 6-2 in Game 3 on Thursday, Oct. 1, the last Wild Card Series result before the Division Series. MLB playoff odds 2026 now come down to four best-of-five series, all starting Saturday, Oct. 3, with the Dodgers and Brewers as clear DraftKings favorites and Yankees vs. Rays priced as a coin flip.
MLB Playoff Odds 2026: How the Wild Card Series Finished
Three of the four Wild Card Series ended in sweeps, per MLB's official postseason schedule:
White Sox over Astros, 2-0. Chicago won 6-3 on Sept. 29 and 7-3 on Sept. 30, both at Daikin Park.
Yankees over Red Sox, 2-0. New York won 9-0 on Sept. 29 and 9-2 on Sept. 30 at Yankee Stadium. Per FOX Sports, the Yankees outscored Boston 18-2 without Aaron Judge in the lineup.
Braves over Phillies, 2-1. Atlanta won 5-3 on Sept. 29, lost 4-3 on Sept. 30 and won 6-2 on Oct. 1.
Padres over Cubs, 2-0. San Diego won 8-0 on Sept. 29 and 4-1 on Sept. 30.
That ends the Cubs' season. Milwaukee, Tampa Bay and Atlanta are still alive.
Division Series Schedule and Game 1 Times
All four Game 1s are on Saturday, Oct. 3, per MLB's postseason schedule (times converted to Eastern):
ALDS: White Sox at Guardians, 1 p.m. ET, Progressive Field
NLDS: Braves at Dodgers, 4 p.m. ET, Dodger Stadium (on FOX, per FOX Sports)
ALDS: Yankees at Rays, 6:30 p.m. ET, Tropicana Field
NLDS: Padres at Brewers, 8:30 p.m. ET, American Family Field
ESPN's Oct. 2 game pages list Parker Messick (Cleveland), Drew Rasmussen (Tampa Bay) and Jacob Misiorowski (Milwaukee) as Game 1 probables.
Series Prices: Who DraftKings Favors
Series prices below are DraftKings numbers per FOX Sports, dated Oct. 1 for the two ALDS and Brewers-Padres and Oct. 2 for Dodgers-Braves. Game 1 moneylines are DraftKings numbers per ESPN's game pages on Oct. 2.
| Series | Series price (DraftKings, per FOX Sports) | Game 1 moneyline (DraftKings, per ESPN) | |-|-|-| | Braves at Dodgers | LAD -210, ATL +175 | LAD -206, ATL +169 | | Padres at Brewers | MIL -180, SD +150 | MIL -225, SD +183 | | White Sox at Guardians | CLE -145, CHW +120 | CLE -157, CHW +130 | | Yankees at Rays | TB -110, NYY -110 | TB -141, NYY +117 |
Implied probability for a favorite is the odds divided by (odds plus 100): the Dodgers at -210 work out to about 67.7%, the Brewers at -180 to about 64.3%, the Guardians at -145 to about 59.2%, and either side of the Yankees-Rays pick'em to about 52.4% before removing the vig.
ESPN's Bradford Doolittle's simulations land within about six percentage points of those numbers in three series: Dodgers 62%, Brewers 64%, Guardians 57%. The outlier is the AL East, where his model has the Yankees winning 55% of simulations if Aaron Judge is a full go, and roughly 52% if Judge is out or limited to pinch-hitting.
The Matchups in Brief
Braves vs. Dodgers. Los Angeles finished 100-62, per ESPN, and is chasing the first three-peat since the 1998-2000 Yankees, per FOX Sports. But Atlanta won five of six regular-season meetings and outscored Los Angeles 26-15, per FOX Sports.
Padres vs. Brewers. Milwaukee finished 103-59, the best record in baseball, and FOX Sports notes it was the first 100-win season in franchise history. San Diego won the season series 4-2 and came into the round having won 10 of its last 12 games, per FOX Sports.
Yankees vs. Rays. Tampa Bay won the AL East by five games and took the season series 7-6, but New York won four of the last five meetings, per FOX Sports.
White Sox vs. Guardians. Cleveland (85-77) hosts Chicago (84-78), per ESPN's records, and ESPN's simulations give the Guardians 57%. We covered this series in depth in our White Sox vs. Guardians ALDS breakdown.
World Series Odds Entering the Division Series
FanDuel Sportsbook's World Series board, per FOX Sports at 2:05 p.m. ET on Oct. 1 (before the Braves-Phillies Game 3), had the Dodgers at +230, Brewers +460, Yankees +500, Rays +700, Guardians +950, Padres +1000, and the White Sox and Braves at +1600 each. At +230 the Dodgers imply about 30.3%, and the Brewers at +460 about 17.9%.
Per ESPN on Oct. 1, the Dodgers showed +200 title odds at DraftKings, with the Brewers tied for the second-best price at +500 and the Rays at +800. Per ESPN, the White Sox have created significant liability for books after opening the season at 500-1.
Betting Impact
The clearest split in MLB playoff odds 2026 is Yankees vs. Rays. DraftKings has the series at -110 both ways, per FOX Sports, while ESPN's simulations lean New York at 55% with Judge available. The Yankees price is a bet on his health as much as the matchup.
Milwaukee is the second spot. Per DraftKings numbers, the Brewers are -180 for the series but -225 in Game 1 at home with Misiorowski listed.
For Dodgers-Braves, the market and ESPN's model agree on Los Angeles, and Atlanta's 5-1 season series is the main case for the +175 underdog, per FOX Sports' DraftKings price. Our MLB daily picks board and AI sports picks hub post game-by-game reads, and Chad tracks series price moves after each game.
What to Watch Next
First, the remaining Game 1 starters: as of Oct. 2, ESPN listed none for Braves-Dodgers or for the three road teams. Second, Judge's availability, which moves ESPN's Yankees simulation between 55% and roughly 52%. Third, the League Championship Series, which MLB's schedule shows starting Oct. 11 in the NL and Oct. 12 in the AL.
ESPN's experts break down all four matchups in its division series preview.
FAQ
Who is favored in the 2026 MLB Division Series? Per DraftKings prices published by FOX Sports, the Dodgers are -210 over the Braves, the Brewers -180 over the Padres and the Guardians -145 over the White Sox. Yankees vs. Rays is -110 both ways.
Who won the 2026 Wild Card Series? The White Sox swept the Astros, the Yankees swept the Red Sox, the Padres swept the Cubs, and the Braves beat the Phillies two games to one.
When do the 2026 ALDS and NLDS start? All four series open Saturday, Oct. 3, from White Sox at Guardians (1 p.m. ET) to Padres at Brewers (8:30 p.m. ET).
Who is the World Series favorite in 2026? The Dodgers. FanDuel had them at +230 on Oct. 1, per FOX Sports, and ESPN reported DraftKings at +200 the same day.
Chad AI tracks every Division Series price and Game 1 prop on this slate inside the StatSniper app.
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