2025 World Series Betting Recap: Books Lament Blue Jays' Narrow Defeat

You can’t ask for much more than what the 2025 World Series delivered. 

A marathon Game 3. An underdog with two games at home to win it all. A pitcher recording three wins, including in a spectacular Game 7.

Well, there’s maybe one more thing you could ask for: A six-figure win betting on World Series odds. A Caesars Sports customer got just that while sweating out Saturday night’s heroics.

Read on for more on that wager, plus oddsmakers’ reactions to the Los Angeles Dodgers’ thrilling victory over the Toronto Blue Jays.

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Built For The Futures

Many months ago, back in the spring, a prescient bettor put together this four-leg futures parlay:

The Caesars customer wagered $700 — by no means pocket change, but hardly a major wager either. Combine each of those team’s odds, and you arrive at +23156, or almost 232/1. 

That’s certainly a long shot.

The first three legs have been in for months. Florida took its conference title on May 28, en route to a second straight Stanley Cup. Then Indiana and PSG delivered on the same day, with the Pacers clinching the East and PSG winning the Champions League on May 31.

It’s been a five-month wait since, capped by a deliriously entertaining World Series. 

In Game 7 Saturday night, the Dodgers’ Will Smith homered in the top of the 11th inning. In the bottom of the 11th, Mookie Betts turned a game-ending double play, securing L.A.’s 5-4 victory.

That also secured the parlay, with the customer turning a profit of $162,092 (total payout $162,792).

I’d say that’s probably worth the wait.

Arguably just as