Indeed, the Los Angeles Dodgers keep rolling along. The Dodgers have owned the National League West during the past decade. LA is again on its way to the division title. However, as good as the Dodgers have been during their NL West dynasty, they have rarely been a good baseball betting odds value. In the first half of this season, the Dodgers are in red ink. Despite running away with the NL West. The problem is that the Dodgers draw too much casual and fan money. The Dodger brand and history are too much for squares to resist.
2024 Los Angeles Dodgers
| Los Angeles Dodgers World Series Championship Odds | +350 |
|---|---|
| Dodgers NL Pennant Odds | +165 |
| NL West Division Odds | -10000 |
| Win Total: | 96.5 |
2024 Dodgers All-Star Break Overview
At the onset of the All-Star break, the Los Angeles Dodgers had a record of 55-39 and were 1st in the National League West Division. Offensively, Los Angeles ranked 5th for runs scored, 6th for batting average, 1st for OPS, 3rd for home runs, and 17th for stolen bases. While defensively, Los Angeles ranked 7th for earned run average, 3rd for WHIP, 13th for strikeouts, 10th for quality starts, 8th for fewest errors, and 4th for bullpen ERA. Los Angeles was -639 on the moneyline and -429 on the run line.
2024 Dodgers Manager
Since 2016, Dave Roberts has been the Dodger manager. His online betting record at LA is 753-442, with a World Series title and Manager of the Year honors.
2024 Dodgers Key Players
RHP Yoshinobu Yamamoto is the number-one starter for the Dodgers. So far this season, he is 6-2 with a 2.92 ERA.
DH Shohei Ohtani arrives from the Angels. So far this season, he has 72 runs, 22 doubles, 28 home runs, 66 RBI and a 1.025 OPS. Since 2013, the Los Angeles Dodgers have won the National League West every season but one in 2021, when they were a wild card team. The Dodgers have won 100 or more games in five out of the last seven MLB odds seasons. Including the most recent three campaigns.
Yet for all that, the Dodgers have only one World Series championship, in 2020, in the COVID-shortened campaign. It comes as no surprise that the Dodgers are the most popular team on the board, but with the high overlay prices that come with that status. At the onset of 2024 future market betting, the Dodgers are the public favorite to win the World Series. The last time Los Angeles won a full-season World Series was in 1988 with the famed Kirk Gibson.
Last season, the Dodgers offered solid value despite being one of the most expensive teams on the board. Los Angeles was a phenomenal value on the run line. Still, Gamblers must always be careful about getting involved with the Dodgers, especially at Dodger Stadium, because of their expensive prices.
The primary focus was completing a decade-long pursuit of Shohei Ohtani and finally getting him to wear a Dodgers uniform. That goal was accomplished early in free agency. Following that, it was all about shoring up a starting rotation that limped to the finish line last season, playing a big role in their early exit against the D-backs in the National League Division Series. Consider the Dodgers were aggressive and landed Yoshinobu Yamamoto for the rotation.