37% of BetMGM Handle on Los Angeles to Repeat as Champions
JERSEY CITY, NJ – March 26, 2025 – After a blockbuster offseason, the Los Angeles Dodgers are breaking records before most teams have even thrown a pitch. According to BetMGM, the defending champions are drawing more than 37% of the total handle to win the 2025 World Series, a number that shatters the previous pre-season record set by the 2022 New York Mets (21.7%).
“The Dodgers were clearly the best team in 2024, so there’s no surprise we opened up with them as favorites in 2025 – and that was before free agency,” said Halvor Egeland, BetMGM Trading Manager. “They added the top pitching prospect in Roki Sasaki, a two-time Cy Young winner in Blake Snell, the best reliever on the market in Tanner Scott and 2024 All-Star Kirby Yates to shore up their bullpen. Add that to the best lineup in baseball, and you’ve got a lot of excitement around the Dodgers chances to repeat in 2025.”
It’s not only the World Series winner market that is attracting action on the Dodgers. Over 90% of the handle for the team to win the most regular season games has come in on the Dodgers and nearly every bet on the Dodgers to break the regular season wins record has been on the “yes.” Egeland added, “If there’s a market that includes the Dodgers, bettors have taken interest.”
BetMGM MLB Insights: World Series
Highest Handle%
Los Angeles Dodgers 37.1%
New York Mets 9.0%
New York Yankees 7.5%
Highest Ticket%
Los Angeles Dodgers 17.2%
New York Mets 8.4%
Philadelphia Phillies 8.4%
Biggest Liability
Los Angeles Dodgers
Los Angeles Angels
Cincinnati Reds
BetMGM MLB Highlights: Player Futures
AL MVP
Highest Ticket%: Bobby Witt Jr. 21.2%
Highest Handle%: Bobby Witt Jr. 26.3%
Biggest Liability: Julio Rodriguez
Odds leader: Aaron Judge & Bobby Witt Jr. +300
AL Cy Young
Highest Ticket%: Garrett Crochet 10.0%
Highest Handle%: Garrett Crochet 15.8%
Biggest Liability: Gavin Williams
Odds leader: Tarik Skubal & Garrett Crouchet +350
AL Rookie of the Year
Highest Ticket%: Jacob Wilson 15.6%
Highest Handle%: Jacob Wilson 29.1%
Biggest Liability: Jacob Wilson
Odds leader: Jason Dominguez +400
AL Comeback Player of the Year
Highest Ticket%: Mike Trout 28.0%
Highest Handle%: Mike Trout 47.7%
Biggest Liability: Mike Trout
Odds leader: Mike Trout +300
AL Reliever of the Year
Highest Ticket%: Andres Munoz & Devin Williams 13.6%
Highest Handle%: Andres Munoz 20.5%
Biggest Liability: Tyler Holton
Odds leader: Emmanuel Clase +300
AL Manager of the Year
Highest Ticket%: Matt Quatraro 16.0%
Highest Handle%: Dan Wilson 17.9%
Biggest Liability: Matt Quatraro
Odds leader: AJ Hinch & Dan Wilson +500
NL MVP
Highest Ticket%: Elly De La Cruz 20.8%
Highest Handle%: Shohei Ohtani 51.0%
Biggest Liability: Elly De La Cruz
Odds leader: Shohei Ohtani +150
NL Cy Young
Highest Ticket%: Zack Wheeler 9.2%
Highest Handle%: Zack Wheeler 10.1%
Biggest Liability: Roki Sasaki
Odds leader: Paul Skenes +210
NL Rookie of the Year
Highest Ticket%: Roki Sasaki 13.9%
Highest Handle%: Roki Sasaki 24.2%
Biggest Liability: Quinn Matthews
Odds leader: Roki Sasaki +250
NL Comeback Player of the Year
Highest Ticket%: Ronald Acuna Jr. 26.6%
Highest Handle%: Ronald Acuna Jr. 42.4%
Biggest Liability: Ronald Acuna Jr.
Odds leader: Ronald Acuna Jr. +250
NL Reliever of the Year
Highest Ticket%: AJ Puk & Tanner Scott 18.2%
Highest Handle%: Tanner Scott 36.7%
Biggest Liability: AJ Puk
Odds leader: Edwin Diaz +400
NL Manager of the Year
Highest Ticket%: Terry Francona 41.4%
Highest Handle%: Terry Francona 30.2%
Biggest Liability: Torey Lovullo
Odds leader: Terry Francona +400
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