Los Angeles Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani reacts to his solo home run against the Milwaukee Brewers during the seventh inning of game four of the NLCS round for the 2025 MLB playoffs at Dodger Stadium.

With the 2025 World Series just days away, bettors across the country are trying to answer the age-old question: "Who is going to win?"

Will it be the defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers? They're a team loaded to the brim with talent, having coasted their way through the playoffs thus far. Or will it be the Toronto Blue Jays? The American League's No. 1 seed, boasting home field advantage for this series and fresh off a dramatic come-from-behind win in Game 7 of the ALCS.

Here are the odds for each team as we approach Game 1.

2025 World Series odds:

All odds via BetMGM

Who will win?

Per BetMGM, the Dodgers are the favorites to win the 2025 World Series.

  • Dodgers (-220)
  • Blue Jays (+180)

The most likely outcome of the series, per betting odds, is a tie between Dodgers in 5 and Dodgers in 6. Both series results have odds of (+350). The most unlikely result, per odds, is a Blue Jays sweep, sitting at (+1800).

World Series MVP odds

Here are the players with the top-15 odds to win World Series MVP:

  1. Shohei Ohtani, DH/SP, LAD (+165)
  2. Vladimir Guerrero Jr., 1B, TOR (+600)
  3. George Springer, DH/OF, TOR (+1000)
  4. Freddie Freeman, 1B, LAD (+1300)
  5. Teoscar Hernandez, OF, LAD (+1600)
  6. Mookie Betts, SS, LAD (+1800)
  7. Bo Bichette, SS, TOR (+2000)
  8. Blake Snell, SP, LAD (+2000)
  9. Daulton Varsho, OF, TOR (+2500)
  10. Alejandro Kirk, C, TOR (+3000)
  11. Max Muncy, 3B, LAD (+3000)
  12. Yoshinobu Yamamoto, SP, LAD (+3000)
  13. Will Smith, C, LAD (+3500)
  14. Tommy Edman, 2B, LAD (+3500)
  15. Addison Barger, 3B, TOR (+4000)

Game 1 odds, lines

  • Spread: Dodgers (-1.5)
  • Moneyline: Dodgers (-150); Blue Jays (+125)
  • Over/Under: 7.5

2025 World Series Schedule

* — if necessary

  • Game 1: Friday, Oct. 24, Dodgers at Blue Jays, 8 p.m. ET on FOX
  • Game 2: Saturday, Oct. 25, Dodgers at Blue Jays, 8 p.m. ET on FOX
  • Game 3: Monday, Oct. 27, Blue Jays at Dodgers, 8 p.m. ET on FOX
  • Game 4: Tuesday, Oct. 28, Blue Jays at Dodgers, 8 p.m. ET on FOX
  • *Game 5: Wednesday, Blue Jays at Dodgers, Oct. 29, 8 p.m. ET on FOX
  • *Game 6: Friday, Oct. 31, Dodgers at Blue Jays, 8 p.m. ET on FOX
  • *Game 7: Saturday, Nov. 1, Dodgers at Blue Jays, 8 p.m. ET on FOX

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: 2025 World Series: Do Dodgers or Blue Jays have better odds to win championship?

Reporting by Jon Hoefling, USA TODAY / USA TODAY

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