Dodgers open as 2026 World Series favorite; Yankees second - ESPN

With their second straight World Series title and their third in six seasons, the Los Angeles Dodgers have built a dynasty that seemingly can't be stopped… and according to bookmakers, it may not.

The Dodgers opened as the consensus favorite to win another World Series in 2026, showing +375 odds at ESPN BET. Next come the New York Yankees at a relatively distant +700 before another somewhat significant drop to the Houston Astros and Philadelphia Phillies at +1200.

On paper, sportsbooks see a Dodgers core that is leaps and bounds ahead of the rest of MLB. DraftKings sportsbook director Johnny Avello said that the unique talent of the team's lineup, even at the bottom, and an impeccable pitching staff keep Los Angeles in the outright-favorite conversation every season.

«Every year it seems like we've been putting up the Dodgers as the favorite and we've been putting up just about the same price, like somewhere between +350 and +450,» Avello told ESPN. «There's no reason why they shouldn't be the favorite every year as long as they're going to continue to keep putting a team like this out there.»

The World Series runner-up Toronto Blue Jays check-in with +2000 odds to win it all in 2026, tied with the Chicago Cubs for 11th on ESPN BET's board. It's a significant improvement from their +6000 odds entering the 2025 campaign, which would have made them the longest preseason underdog to win a World Series since 2003 had they pulled it off against the Dodgers.

With Toronto leading 4-2 in the top of the eighth inning in Saturday night's epic Game 7, Los Angeles was +750 on the live money line at ESPN BET. Pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto, who locked up the championship in the 11th inning after several stellar starting performances, was