Braves, Royals Have Valuable Odds to Win MLB Divisions as Underdogs

Jump on the Atlanta Braves +450 odds to win the NL East now before they shorten with a weak upcoming schedule.
The NL East odds leader, Philadelphia Phillies (-700), have a tough end to August with six series against teams above .500.
AL Central odds for the Kansas City Royals at +750 are too long for a team only 5.0 games back.

ATLANTA – With roughly 52 games left in the 2024 MLB season, divisional races are coming down to the wire. However, some legal MLB betting sites are too confident in the Philadelphia Phillies (-700) and Cleveland Guardians (-225) to win their divisions at this stage in the race.

National League East Betting Odds

Philadelphia Phillies -700
Atlanta Braves +450
New York Mets +3000
Miami Marlins +50000
Washington Nationals +50000

Philadelphia’s next 26 games include three-game series with the LA Dodgers, Arizona Diamondbacks, Kansas City Royals, Houston Astros, and most notably seven games against the Atlanta Braves. That includes a 13-game stretch with no rest against Atlanta, Kansas City, Houston, and Atlanta again, where they’re likely to be legal sports betting underdogs in most road games.

Meanwhile, the Braves have a far weaker upcoming schedule with series against teams under .500 like the Colorado Rockies, San Francisco Giants (four games), Los Angeles Angels, and Washington Nationals. The time is now to take the Braves +450 odds at Georgia sports betting sites to win the NL East before they start a three-game home series with the Phillies on August 20.

Bet Kansas City Royals To Win AL Central +750

The American League Central divisional race has narrowed to three teams: the Cleveland Guardians (-225), the Minnesota Twins (+225), and the Kansas City Royals (+750). Cleveland has a 4.5-game lead on the second-place Twins, but the +750 legal Missouri sports betting odds for Kansas City are far too long for a team only 5.0 games back.

American League Central Winner

Cleveland Guardians -225
Minnesota Twins +225
Kansas City Royals +750
Detroit Tigers +25000
Chicago White Sox +50000

Since the All-Star Break, the Kansas City Royals are 11-5, while the Guardians are 9-7 and the Twins are 8-6. Behind MLB Batting Average Leader Bobby Witt Jr. and ERA-leader Seth Lugo, the Royals have the tools necessary for winning the division.

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Zachary Kelley

Zach graduated from Florida State University with a degree in Writing, Editing, and Media. Zach is interested in the legalization aspect of sports betting and enjoys participating in DFS. He has a passion for sports writing and most enjoys writing about football and baseball both professional and collegiate.