2024 MLB odds Yankees-Dodgers World Series would be a real needle move

Its been 43 years since the and met in the World Series. Republican president Ronald Reagan operated inside the Oval Office, the average price of gasoline was $1.35 and "Endle s Love" by Diana Ro s and Lionel Richie sat atop the Billboard charts. My, how David Villar Jersey things have changed. The present-day editions of the two baseball superpowers are destroying nearly everything in sight. Los Angeles (42-28) already holds a six-game lead in the NL West and New York (50-22) is on pace for 103 victories. Theyre both heavy favorites to win their respective leagues and if the betting math wins out, the Dodgers and Yankees will collide on baseballs biggest stage for the record-breaking twelfth time in history. Sign me up. "That would be a big improvement from last years World Series," Circa Sports sportsbook director Chris Bennett told FOX Sports. "The were such a dud in terms of bringing excitement. If we can have , , and in the World Series, well be stoked." "It should be a net positive, too, although so much of the betting handle comes down to the individual games and what people believe from an opinion perspective. You can have two great teams and two superstar pitchers, but not much betting interest because people cant find a bet to make. Its hard to predict the handle for a hypothetical best-of-seven series. "That said, a Yankees-Dodgers series would be a real needle mover for player props. Thats where interest would climb. Youve got three superstar players in each lineup, and we would look to post as many props as po sible." RELATED: I try not to get too far ahead of myself when writing stories like this, but big brands sell in sports. Its why we flip on the television in mid-June and talking heads are analyzing the and . Annoying as it might be, its just the way it is. If youre looking for non-household names, look no further than the Yankees starting pitchers. hasnt thrown a pitch this season and New Yorks rotation boasts a collective 2.84 ERA, best in baseball. (2.04), (2.52) and (2.93) all have ERAs under three and the Yankees are 30-8 when that trio takes the mound. Sheesh. "Two things stick out about the Yankees," Bennett said. "The lineup and bullpen arent a surprise, but Luis Gil and Clarke Schmidt are. Those guys have been absolutely dominant this season, and they were both projected to be backend starters at best during Spring Training. "Nobody is pitching better [than Gil] right now." Bennetts shop is already down to +225 [$10 wins $22.50] on the Yankees to win the American League, an extremely respectful price this early in the season. Then theres the Dodger number. Circa plowed Los Angeles through the 2-1 benchmark to its current odds at +175 [$10 wins $17.50] to reach the World Series. That was price at golf majors in his prime. "If you dont win your division, you play that extra series and the path gets tougher," Bennett explained. "The Dodgers are a ma sive favorite to come out of the NL West, while the Yankees have a small division lead over the . Thats why were shorter on the Dodgers to make the World Series. "We did take a Yankees World Series bet at 9-1 a while back, though. We never felt we were dealing a number that was too high. I moved off that 9-1 price and have moved down further since the Yankees are in good position to be the No. 1 seed. Were currently at +550, and were in a good spot." Circa doesnt let you parlay futures, but if you plugged their pennant prices into a parlay calculator, a Dodgers-Yankees World Series would pay +794. You might think thats a rip-off, but DraftKings and FanDuel books that allow you to parlay futures are offering +712 and +544, respectively. Moreover, that hypothetical parlay with Circas odds (+794) implies around a rather-slim 11 percent chance the Dodgers and Yankees both reach the Fall Cla sic. "Even though Im in the busine s of oddsmaking and knowing prices, I dont think of anything in terms of a percentage," Bennett said. "I think about what a teams pennant odds should be and their probabilities to be a one or two seed. Then they must win two series, so you calculate that probability. "It seems like theres a pretty good chance both the Dodgers and Yankees will be a one or two seed in their respective leagues and be favored in each playoff series. So if that works out to 11 percent, so be it." I usually throw Bennett a curveball at the end of our chats because its always fun to wind him up and let him go on the baseball betting topic du jour. I know Dodgers and Yankees futures dont phase him, but other things do. Naturally, his main enigma this year didnt disappoint. "Mines easy because I just dealt with all the market moves [Thursday]," Bennett admitted. "Its for the . You look at his last nine starts, and hes right there with Luis Gil for best pitcher in baseball. "Yes, the White Sox keep losing games, but theyve been more competitive lately. Theyve blown a bunch of late leads over the last month and lost. So that dynamic of pricing a superstar pitcher on a bad team with a bad bullpen makes for interesting betting markets. "Youll notice the White Sox first-five inning price is much different than the full game price when Crochet pitches because of his dominance. These are the things that keep me going during such a long season." is a sports betting analyst for FOX Sports and NESN. He previously worked for WGN Radio, NBC Sports and VSiN. He'll probably pick against your favorite team. Follow him on Twitter @ . Want great stories delivered right to your inbox? , and follow leagues, teams and players to receive a personalized newsletter daily! 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