Dodgers Playoff Picture: Chances, Bracket, Seed for 2025

Los Angeles Dodgers' Freddie Freeman (5) follows through on a swing during a baseball game against the New York Yankees in Los Angeles, Sunday, June 4, 2023.
(AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

The 2025 MLB postseason is scheduled to begin on Tuesday, Sept. 30. Hereโ€™s where the Los Angeles Dodgers sit in the current MLB playoff picture:

Dodgers Playoff Chances

The Dodgers’ playoff odds are off the board at BetMGM, as they have clinched a postseason berth.

Los Angeles began the season with -5000 odds of earning a postseason bid.

Check out a breakdown of how the Dodgers’ postseason odds compare to the rest of the NL West:

  • Diamondbacks: +3000
  • Giants: OTB
  • Padres: OTB
  • Rockies: OTB

Dodgers Playoff Seed

If the season ended today, the Dodgers would be the No. 3 seed in the National League. They would face the No. 6 New York Mets in a best-of-three NL Wild Card series.

Here’s the current NL bracket:

Last Time the Dodgers Made the Playoffs

The Dodgers made the playoffs in 2024 for the 12th consecutive season, a streak that began in 2013.

Los Angeles has now won the World Series twice over that span, following its championship last year.

Dodgers Playoff History

YearRoundOpponentResult
2024World SeriesYankeesWon, 4-1
2024NLCSMetsWon, 4-2
2024NLDSPadresWon, 3-2
2023NLDSDiamondbacksLost, 3-0
2022NLDSPadresLost, 3-1
2021NLCSBravesLost, 4-2
2021NLDSGiantsWon, 3-2
2021NLWCCardinalsWon, 1-0
2020World SeriesRaysWon, 4-2
2020NLCSBravesWon, 4-3
2020NLDSPadresWon, 3-0
2020NLWCBrewersWon, 2-0
2019NLDSNationalsLost, 3-2
2018World SeriesRed SoxLost, 4-1
2018NLCSBrewersWon, 4-3
2018NLDSBravesWon, 3-1
2017World SeriesAstrosLost, 4-3
2017NLCSCubsWon, 4-1
2017NLDSDiamondbacksWon, 3-0
2016NLCSCubsLost, 4-2
2016NLDSNationalsWon, 3-2
2015NLDSMetsLost, 3-2
2014NLDSCardinalsLost, 3-1
2013NLCSCardinalsLost, 4-2
2009NLCSPhilliesLost, 4-1
2009NLDSCardinalsWon, 3-0
2008NLCSPhilliesLost, 4-1
2008NLDSCubsWon, 3-0
2006NLDSMetsLost, 3-0
2004NLDSCardinalsLost, 3-1
1996NLDSBravesLost, 3-0
1995NLDSRedsLost, 3-0
1988World SeriesAthleticsWon, 4-1
1988NLCSMetsWon, 4-3
1985NLCSCardinalsLost, 4-2
1983NLCSCardinalsLost, 4-2
1981World SeriesYankeesWon, 4-2
1981NLCSExposWon, 3-2
1981NLDSAstrosWon, 3-2
1978World SeriesYankeesLost, 4-2
1978NLCSPhilliesWon, 3-1
1977World SeriesYankeesLost, 4-2
1977NLCSPhilliesWon, 3-1
1974World SeriesAthleticsLost, 4-1
1974NLCSPiratesWon, 3-1
1966World SeriesOriolesLost, 4-0
1965World SeriesTwinsWon, 4-3
1963World SeriesYankeesWon, 4-0
1959World SeriesWhite SoxWon, 4-2
1956World SeriesYankeesLost, 4-3
1955World SeriesYankeesWon, 4-3
1953World SeriesYankeesLost, 4-2
1952World SeriesYankeesLost, 4-3
1949World SeriesYankeesLost, 4-1
1947World SeriesYankeesLost, 4-3
1941World SeriesYankeesLost, 4-1
1920World SeriesClevelandLost, 5-2
1916World SeriesRed SoxLost, 4-1

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Shane Jackson is a Web Content Writer for BetMGM, covering MLB and NBA. After graduating from the University of Kansas, his previous stops include MLB.com, Lawrence Journal-World, Manhattan Mercury, Bet Chicago Sports, WynnBET, and Sportsbook Review.

Shane Jackson is a Web Content Writer for BetMGM, covering MLB and NBA. After graduating from the University of Kansas, his previous stops include MLB.com, Lawrence Journal-World, Manhattan Mercury, Bet Chicago Sports, WynnBET, and Sportsbook Review.