Los Angeles Dodgers 2025 Preview: Futures Odds & Prediction

The Los Angeles Dodgers enter the 2025 campaign expecting to repeat as World Series champions. There are many reasons to believe Los Angeles might be a much better team this year:

• Shohei Ohtani will be a two-way player after a DH-only campaign
• The Dodgers’ rotation will improve after signing Blake Snell
• Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman both dealt with injuries in 2024

It’s safe to say the Dodgers are the team to beat as an MLB odds favorite in 2025.

Dodgers Futures Odds

Win Total: 104.5
NL West: -400
NL Pennant: +145
World Series: +250

For the second year in a row, the Dodgers’ odds have the highest preseason win total for any MLB team since the New York Yankees had a win total of 104.5 in 1999. 

The Dodgers’ win total is 104.5 this season, up from last year’s mark of 103.5.

Los Angeles won 98 games in 2024, but many things had to go wrong. Betts missed 46 games after looking like the MVP front-runner early in the year. The rotation was never fully healthy, as right-hander Yoshinobu Yamamoto was limited to 18 games in his first MLB season.

The Dodgers remain favorites in the postseason markets, but their regular-season resume also figures to be better.

Dodgers Depth Chart 2025

According to RosterResource, the Dodgers have a better depth chart this season than they did during their World Series campaign.

Los Angeles dramatically improved its rotation by signing Blake Snell (two-time Cy Young winner) and Japanese ace Roki Sasaki. Ohtani is also expected to return to the mound this year. Oh, and the bullpen got a big boost by signing closer Tanner Scott.

The Dodgers will continue to have one of the best lineups in the sport after bringing back Teoscar Hernández and signing Hyeseong Kim from the KBO.

Projected lineup

Projected rotation

Dodgers Player to Watch in 2025

The Dodgers have a handful of ace-level pitchers in their rotation. Still, it’s worth remembering that Yoshinobu Yamamoto signed the most lucrative deal in MLB history for a pitcher last offseason before throwing a single pitch in the majors.

Yamamoto’s first season with the Dodgers ended with a 3.00 ERA and 105 strikeouts in 18 starts. With better health in 2025, I expect the right-hander to demonstrate his brilliance.

I don’t want to back Yamamoto in the futures market, as the Dodgers will keep all their starters fresh by using a six-man rotation. His odds to lead the team in strikeouts (+300) could be an intriguing way to bet on his upside.

Dodgers’ strikeout leader odds:

• Blake Snell +200
• Yoshinobu Yamamoto +300
• Tyler Glasnow +300
• Roki Sasaki +400
• Shohei Ohtani +600
• Tony Gonsolin +10000
• Bobby Miller +10000

Dodgers 2025 Betting Prediction

If Ohtani can win the MVP award in a year without pitching, I don’t see how he’s not the obvious choice as a two-way player in 2025.

Ohtani became the first DH-only player to win NL MVP, making history as the first player to join the 50-50 club. He finished with 54 home runs and 59 stolen bases in his first season with the Dodgers.

Ohtani has won three MVP awards so voter fatigue could cost him an award at some point in his career. But that’s unlikely to happen in a year when he’s pitching and hitting, giving him a clear advantage from a WAR perspective over all the other top contenders.

He’s the favorite for a reason. Ohtani is my pick to win NL MVP in 2025.

Prediction: Shohei Ohtani to win NL MVP (+185)

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