Odds on MLB Teams to Make or Miss the Playoffs

The 2021 MLB season is only a few days away, as baseball officially comes back on Thursday, April 1. 

The upcoming campaign will mark the fourth straight year in which all 30 clubs are scheduled to play on the traditional opening day. Unlike the 2020 season, which was disrupted and shortened by the COVID-19 pandemic, the league is set to have a full 162-game season. 

When it comes to the various ways to bet on baseball, one of the most intriguing futures options is the odds on teams to make or miss the playoffs.

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That’s where Bovada comes in. The online sportsbook has released odds on every club to either make or miss the postseason this year, with plenty of value across the board in odds to make the MLB playoffs.

While the Los Angeles Dodgers (-2000) and New York Yankees (-1000) are near locks to play in the postseason, some teams find themselves right on the cusp of EVEN money.

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These teams are on the fence in odds to make the MLB playoffs, according to sportsbooks:

Houston Astros: -125 To Make Playoffs, -105 To Miss Playoffs

The most hated team in baseball got off the hook when it came to hearing jeers from fans in the regular season last year, but the bad blood from the Astros’ 2017-18 cheating scandal is still very much there. 

Regardless, Houston’s odds to make the MLB playoffs are incredibly appealing at -125. The loss of George Springer hurts – he signed with the Toronto Blue Jays in the offseason – but there’s still plenty of firepower on this roster. 

Jose Altuve, Alex Bregman, Carlos Correa, Michael Brantley, Yuli Gurriel and Kyle Tucker give this team an incredibly solid core. You might not like it, but there’s a very good chance the ’Stros will be back in the postseason in the fall, and they’re getting undervalued at -125 odds.

St. Louis Cardinals: -125 To Make Playoffs, -105 To Miss Playoffs

The Cardinals shocked the rest of the league by acquiring star third baseman Nolan Arenado in early February, showing the NL Central that they mean business when it comes to their playoff aspirations. 

Armed with the best third baseman in the game, the Cards appear to be all-in right now on the heels of a wild-card series loss to the San Diego Padres last year. There are still some holes on the roster, but St. Louis will be a better team in 2021 with Arenado giving them superstar power that’s been missing in recent seasons. 

Oakland Athletics: -130 To Make Playoffs, -110 To Miss Playoffs

The biggest question with the Athletics is how much longer will this window of contention stay open. Oakland has put forth a number of competitive seasons in recent years, but time could be running out for the A’s.

Oakland once again made the postseason in 2020 but was bounced in the ALDS by the Astros, though the A’s did manage to end a drought by winning their first playoff series since 2006 in the form of a wild-card series victory over the Chicago White Sox. 

Clearly oddsmakers aren’t expecting the A’s to sink toward the bottom of the AL West any time soon, but their -110 odds to miss the postseason certainly appear appealing if you’re looking to fade Oakland in 2021.

Toronto Blue Jays: -130 To Make Playoffs, EVEN To Miss Playoffs

Due to travel restrictions surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s going to be a strange season for the Blue Jays. Instead of playing in their usual home at Rogers Centre in Toronto, the Jays will start the season hosting “home” games at their spring training ballpark in Dunedin, Florida.

Adding Springer and Marcus Semien to an already potent lineup has Jays fans dreaming of the franchise’s heyday in the early 1990s, as the pair join a roster that features young sluggers Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Bo Bichette, Cavan Biggio, Lourdes Gurriel Jr. and Teoscar Hernandez.

The Yankees will be tough to beat out in the AL East, but the Jays look like the club that has the best shot of going toe to toe with the Bronx Bombers.

Don’t be surprised if the young Blue Jays raise some eyebrows across the league and challenge for the postseason, making -130 look pretty solid in odds to make the MLB playoffs.

Here’s a look at the odds for each team to make or miss the postseason:

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