After winning the American League East in 2024, the New York Yankees are betting favorites (+165) to repeat as division champions based on the latest MLB odds at the BetMGM online sportsbook.
The AL East hasn’t had a back-to-back winner since the Tampa Bay Rays accomplished the feat in 2020 and 2021.
Here’s a look at the latest MLB betting lines for the 2025 AL East winner:
AL East Odds 2025
| Team | Current Odds | Opening Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Yankees | +165 | +150 |
| Red Sox | +260 | +700 |
| Orioles | +275 | +210 |
| Rays | +750 | +575 |
| Blue Jays | +1100 | +725 |
AL East Betting Favorite 2025
According to the latest MLB division odds, the Yankees are +165 favorites to win the AL East after opening with a +150 value in late October. They were as short as +110 to win the AL East before the team lost Gerrit Cole for the rest of the season.
New York has been +180 or better to win the division in the preseason in seven of the past eight years, with the lone exception being in 2022.
- 2025: +105
- 2024: +180
- 2023: +115
- 2022: +230
- 2021: -200
- 2020: -228
- 2019: -130
- 2018: -137
The Yankees have won the AL East thrice (2019, 2022, 2024) over that span.
List of AL East Division Winners
| Year | AL East winner | Preseason odds |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Yankees | +180 |
| 2023 | Orioles | +2500 |
| 2022 | Yankees | +230 |
| 2021 | Rays | +425 |
| 2020 | Rays | +230 |
| 2019 | Yankees | -130 |
| 2018 | Red Sox | +140 |
| 2017 | Red Sox | -160 |
| 2016 | Red Sox | +170 |
| 2015 | Blue Jays | +330 |
| 2014 | Orioles | +800 |
| 2013 | Red Sox | +650 |
| 2012 | Yankees | -145 |
| 2011 | Yankees | +185 |
| 2010 | Rays | +500 |
| 2009 | Yankees | +100 |
| 2008 | Rays | +2500 |
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