2021 MLB Playoff Odds Tracker

• This page tracked the odds to make the 2021 MLB playoffs in both the American League and National League
• The Astros, White Sox, Rays, Red Sox, and Yankees made it in the AL; the Giants, Brewers, Braves, Dodgers, and Cardinals qualified in the NL
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The 2021 MLB playoffs reverted back to the ten-team format in 2021 after a 16-team experiment in 2020’s COVID-shortened year.

The charts and tables below tracked the odds for all 30 teams to qualify for the 2021 MLB postseason bracket.

2021 National League Playoff Odds

Top Three Top Six All Remaining All Teams

Odds as of Sep. 20, 2021.

• Sep. 20: The Cardinals have improved from +900 at the start of September to -290, on average, today.
• Sep. 13: The Braves shortened to -650, while the Phillies (+450) and Mets (+550) cling to slim hopes in the NL East.
• Aug. 31: The Giants and Brewers have been taken off the board with their playoff berths all but certain. The Mets faded to a devastating +900 as the second-half collapse rolls on.
• Aug. 22: Atlanta (-425) has built a five-game stranglehold in the NL East. The Phillies (+425) and Mets (+700) have become big longshots, also sitting five games out of a Wild Card spot.
• Aug. 16: The Padres faded from -400 to -215. Their lead in the race for the NL’s second Wild Card is down to 2.5 games over the Reds (+225) and 4.5 over the Cardinals (+1000). They are 10 back of the Giants in the NL West, so the division is out of reach.
• Aug. 12: The Braves have improved from +310 to +165 over the past eight days and they are now tied for the NL East lead with the Phillies (+160). The Mets (+165) are one game back.
• Aug. 10: The Mets’ make/miss odds are now at +180/-220, almost the inverse of where they were a week ago. They’ve lost four straight and eight of ten.
• Aug. 8: The race in the NL East is scalding hot. The Phillies (+135) have a 1.5-game lead on the Mets (+135) and two games on the Braves (+225).
• May 25: The Giants were -2000 to miss at the start of the season but are now just -230 thanks to a 28-19 start.
• Feb. 22: No huge surprises in the opening odds. LAD is a -1400 favorite, followed by division-rival SD (-595) and three-time defending NL East champion ATL (-268).

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2021 American League Playoff Odds

Top Three Top Six All Remaining All Teams

Odds as of Sep. 13, 2021.

• Sep. 20: The Yankees continue to fade, going from -145 odds-on favorites to a +165 longshot with just 14 games remaining. They are 1.5 games out of the second Wild Card.
• Sep. 13: As short as -1600 about ten days ago, the Yankees have faded to -145 thanks to a miserable 2-8 run that included a four-game sweep at the hands of the Blue Jays, who moved from the +500 range to -215.
• Aug. 31: The A’s have faded to +390 on average, now sitting two games out of the final Wild-Card berth.
• Aug. 22: New York has won nine straight and sits in the first Wild Card. Their odds improved from -140 to -700 in the process. Toronto was the biggest casualty of the Yankees’ run, fading from +190 to +400.
• Aug. 16: The Yankees are still 2.5 games behind both Boston and Oakland in the Wild Card race, but remain -140 favorites to make the postseason.
• Aug. 12: The Jays (+100) are pushing hard and that’s making the Yankees (-115) fade along with the Red Sox (-220).
• Aug. 10: The Red Sox’ odds to make the postseason faded from -285 to -225 as the Yankees (-145), A’s (-105), and Blue Jays (+115) creep closer.
• Aug. 8: The Yankees are still -170 favorites to get in despite trailing Oakland by 1.5 games for the second AL Wild Card and sitting 5.5 back of Tampa in the AL East.
• May 25: The Twins’ odds to make the postseason have faded from -157 to +980 due to a horrid 18-29 record at roughly the quarter-mark of the season.
• Feb. 22: NYY (-950) is the runaway favorite in the opening AL playoff odds. CHW is a distant second at -288.

Archived MLB playoff odds: 2020