Philadelphia Phillies' Whit Merrifield celebrates after hitting a 3-run home run against the New York Mets during the fourth inning of a London Series baseball game in London, Saturday, June 8, 2024.
Despite their heartbreaking loss in the second game of a two-game series across the pond, the Philadelphia Phillies still hold the best baseball record. Philadelphia followed up a strong April in which they went 19-9, with an even better performance in May, going 20-7. Sunday’s loss was just the Phillies’ first in the month of June, which has helped them keep themselves atop the best teams in baseball.
How has their hold on the best record in baseball impacted their World Series odds?
The Phillies came into the season at +1400 to win the World Series. Their shocking rise to the best record in baseball has launched them up the odds standings. Philadelphia has risen from the sixth to the third-best odds behind their hot start to the season.
Philadelphia appears to be a fixture among baseball’s elites this season. Their focus now becomes holding their lead in both the division and the National League. The Phillies are eight games ahead of the Atlanta Braves and hold a four-game lead over the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NL.
The Phillies have not finished the season with the best record in their division, or in the NL for that matter, since 2011, but they have the chance to change that this year.
Philadelphia has not just been great, they’ve been dominant, sweeping a league-leading eight teams across Major League Baseball. With 97 games remaining, the Phillies only have to go just 55-42 to finish with 100 or more wins for the fourth time in the franchise’s 140-year history.
More importantly, the Phillies have the opportunity to secure home-field advantage for their playoff push for their third World Series win.
If you bet $5 right now on the Phillies to win the World Series, it returns $37.50. But, if you sign up to DraftKings, then you could then use your bonus $200 bet to place on the same market and return a stunning $1,500.
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