2025 World Series Odds: Back Blake Snell as Dark Horse MVP Candidate

It's that classic time of Fall.

The World Series begins Friday night, with the Dodgers set to take on the Blue Jays. L.A. will represent the National League, and despite an underwhelming regular season where it coasted to 90 wins, it is not a surprise to many. 

The Blue Jays, however, are quite the opposite. 

With 60-1 odds before the season, and 80-1 odds as late as June according to sportsoddshistory.com, the Blue Jays would be one of the most unlikely champions in baseball history. These teams did meet for one series in the regular season, with the Dodgers winning two out of the three games in Los Angeles. 

Will Toronto continue its Cinderella run, or will the Dodgers be the first team since the 2000 Yankees (the Yankees won three straight from 1998-2000) to become back-to-back champs?

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As great of a story as the Blue Jays winning it all would be, I can’t see past the power of the Dodgers. It’s not just the power of their bats, but their array of powerful arms in the rotation, that are all now healthy at the same time. 

A possible concern for L.A. might be the week-long layoff, as it swept the Brewers in the NLCS, while the Blue Jays won the ALCS in seven games. However, that is not enough for me to go against what is clearly the more talented team here. The Dodgers winning in five games is the most likely outcome (+330 odds) according to the sportsbooks, which brings me to my best bet. 

Blake Snell has been dominant this postseason, going 3-0 with a 0.86 era in three starts. If this does end with the Dodgers winning in five, that