The 2020 World Series is here and set to begin Tuesday, Oct. 20, as the conclusion of the tumultuous 60-game regular season and an exhilarating playoff run. The National League’s top-seeded Los Angeles Dodgers will face the American League’s best team in the Tampa Bay Rays.
Below, we analyze the betting odds and lines to win the 2020 World Series, with MLB picks and best bets.
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2020 World Series: Odds to win
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports for a full list. Odds last updated Monday at 2:30 p.m. ET.
Dodgers: -200 | Rays: +165
The Rays come in as moderate underdogs on the series line. A win in the best-of-seven series would return a $165 profit on a $100 wager.
A $100 bet on the favored Dodgers to win the 2020 World Series would return a profit of $50. The odds for the Dodgers represent an implied win probability of 66.67%. The Rays’ implied win probability at +165 odds is 37.74%.
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2020 World Series: Tale of the tape
Preseason odds (June 24): Dodgers +375 | Rays +2000
Regular-season record: Dodgers 43-17 | Rays 40-20
Team hitting: Dodgers .256/.338/.483 | Rays .238/.328/.425
Team pitching: Dodgers 3.02 ERA, 1.06 WHIP, 17.1 K-BB% | Rays 3.56 ERA, 1.22 WHIP, 17.4 K-BB%
Dodgers leaders: HR: OFs Mookie Betts and A.J. Pollock (16), RBI: SS Corey Seager (41), wOBA (min. 30 GP): C Will Smith (.411), ERA (min. 50 IP): LHP Clayton Kershaw (2.16)
Rays leaders: HR: 2B Brandon Lowe (14), RBI: Lowe (37), wOBA (min. 30 GP): INF Mike Brosseau (.394), ERA (min. 50 IP): LHP Blake Snell (3.24)
ALCS MVP: Rays OF Randy Arozarena (.321/.367/.786, 4 HR, 6 RBI)
NLCS MVP: Dodgers SS Corey Seager (.310/.333/.897, 5 HR, 11 RBI)
2020 World Series: Pick and best bet
The Dodgers have taken care of business by getting to the World Series after entering the 60-game season with the second-best odds to win (behind the New York Yankees, +350). A $100 MLB futures bet on the Dodgers in June would have returned a profit of $375 with a World Series win. Four months later, the same bet would return a profit of just $50 with a win over the Rays.
There’s great value on the RAYS (+165) with only two teams remaining and a $100 bet returning a profit of $165 with the World Series upset.
Place a small wager on the Rays to win the World Series ahead of Game 1. Should they take an early lead as they did against the Houston Astros in the ALCS, hedge with a Dodgers pick at higher odds for the NL’s best team of 2020.
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