2026 MLB Playoff Odds: Dodgers Riding High to October
MLB playoff odds for the 2026 season. Yes/No odds for each MLB team to reach the 2026 postseason.
Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here . We're only a few weeks into the 2026 MLB regular season, and we've already seen some movement in the odds to reach the postseason.
The MLB playoff odds market is a simple "yes/no" proposition. You look at a team's odds and decide whether or not you think they'll be playing in October. Let's look at how MLB odds look with a little data in play, as the Los Angeles Dodgers remain the most likely team to be playing in October, with the Colorado Rockies the least.
2026 MLB playoff odds Team Yes No Los Angeles Dodgers -10000 +2500 New York Yankees -400 +310 Seattle Mariners -250 +200 Atlanta Braves -240 +190 Philadelphia Phillies -175 +145 New York Mets -170 +250 Detroit Tigers -135 +115 Chicago Cubs -130 +110 Texas Rangers -130 +110 Baltimore Orioles -105 -115 Milwaukee Brewers +100 -115 San Diego Padres +100 -120 Toronto Blue Jays +110 -130 Pittsburgh Pirates +115 -135 Kansas City Royals +130 -150 Boston Red Sox +140 -165 Cleveland Guardians +150 -185 Arizona Diamondbacks +150 -185 Houston Astros +155 -185 Cincinnati Reds +170 -205 Tampa Bay Rays +250 -310 Minnesota Twins +250 -310 Athletics +270 -330 San Francisco Giants +280 -350 Miami Marlins +550 -800 Los Angeles Angels +750 -1400 St. Louis Cardinals +900 -1800 Chicago White Sox +2200 -10000 Washington Nationals +2500 -10000 Colorado Rockies +3500 -20000 Odds courtesy of DraftKings. Covers MLB betting tools MLB odds MLB picks MLB player props Best baseball betting sites Today’s MLB matchups MLB Postseason format The MLB playoffs expanded in the 2022 season, adding an extra wild card to both the AL and NL, making it a total of 12 teams in the postseason.
The new format will see the top two division winners in each league (Seeds 1 and 2) get a first-round bye, while the third-best division winner (Seed 3) will host the third wild card (Seed 6) — and the two remaining wild cards (Seeds 4 and 5) will face off — in a three-game series. Following the Wild Card Round, the No. 1 seed will face the winner of the two wild cards (Seeds 4/5), while the No.