MLB Playoffs Series Odds for ALDS, NLDS Favor Guardians, Yankees, Dodgers

The Cleveland Guardians have -130 odds to defeat the Detroit Tigers in their American League Division Series matchup.
There are +110 odds for the New York Yankees to win the series against the Kansas City Royals by 1.5 games.
Betting odds favor the top-seeded Los Angeles Dodgers to beat the San Diego Padres in the National League Division Series with -135 odds.

CLEVELAND – Three MLB Playoff teams swept their Wild Card opponents and advanced into the Division Series. Saturday’s first Division Series game lists the Cleveland Guardians as legal sports betting series favorites with -130 odds.

Detroit Tigers Vs Cleveland Guardians Series Odds

Team	Spread	Odds to Win Series	Total Games
Detroit Tigers	+1.5 (-220)	+108	O4.5 (+145)
Cleveland Guardians	-1.5 (+165)	-130	U4.5 (-190)

Although the Guardians are well-rested after earning a bye as the No. 2 in the American League, they may be at a disadvantage against the red-hot Tigers. Detroit has the best record in the MLB since August 11 (31-12) and just swept the Houston Astros on the road.

There are +108 odds at legal MLB betting sites for the Tigers to win the series against their familiar divisional opponent. Cleveland is favored to win Game 1 with -152 odds.

The other ALDS matchup features the No. 1 seeded New York Yankees hosting the No. 5 seeded Kansas City Royals with -215 odds to win the series. Kansas City has +175 legal Missouri sports betting odds to pull the upset in the best-of-five series.

Kansas City Royals Vs New York Yankees Series Odds

Team	Spread	Odds to Win Series	Total Games
Kansas City Royals	+1.5 (-145)	+175	O4.5 (+160)
New York Yankees	-1.5 (+110)	-215	U4.5 (-210)

Kansas City will need better offensive production to hang with the Bronx Bombers, who finished third in the MLB with 5.03 runs per game. The Royals only scored three runs in their Wild Card Series sweep of the Baltimore Orioles, but their pitching stepped up and only allowed 10 hits (one run) with 22 strikeouts across the two games.

NLDS Odds Favor Dodgers Over Padres

The highly-anticipated California series between the San Diego Padres and the Los Angeles Dodgers favors LA at -135 odds, who had baseball’s best record at 98-64 this season. Los Angeles’s lineup is the best in the league on paper, but they’ve struggled in the postseason since their 2020 shortened-season World Series.

San Diego Padres Vs Los Angeles Dodgers Series Odds

Team	Spread	Odds to Win Series	Total Games
San Diego Padres	+1.5 (-205)	+113	O4.5 (+150)
Los Angeles Dodgers	-1.5 (+155)	-135	U4.5 (-200)

The -205 legal California sports betting odds for San Diego to keep the series within 1.5 games show they won’t go down easy, or go down at all. San Diego finished the season 43-19 after the MLB All-Star break, the best in the MLB thanks to trade deadline improvements to the offense, starting rotation, and bullpen.

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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.