2024 MLB postseason predictions for every series from our brilliant staff
It’s officially October, and though it took Major League Baseball until the final day of the season (and then some), we have a full playoff field opening up the postseason on Tuesday.
The New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers clinched the No. 1 overall seed in the American League and National League, respectively, while the Cleveland Guardians and Philadelphia Phillies hold down the No. 2 seeds in their leagues.
All four teams await the outcome of the four Wild Card series to see who they’ll face in division series, but you can get a head start with our brilliant staff predictions on how the next month of baseball will play out.
Check back here for live BetMGM odds for the pennants, World Series and World Series MVP.
American League Wild Card
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No. 4 Baltimore Orioles (-185) vs. No. 5 Kansas City Royals (+150)
No. 3 Houston Astros (-185) vs. No. 6 Detroit Tigers (+155)
Blake Schuster: Astros over Tigers, Orioles over Royals
Charles Curtis: Astros over Tigers, Royals over Orioles
Mary Clarke: Astros over Tigers, Orioles over Royals
Andrew Joseph: Tigers over Astros, Orioles over Royals
Robert Zeglinski: Tigers over Astros, Orioles over Royals
Meghan Hall: Astros over Tigers, Royals over Orioles
Prince Grimes: Astros over Tigers, Orioles over Royals
Bryan Kalbrosky: Astros over Tigers, Orioles over Royals
National League Wild Card
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No. 3 Milwaukee Brewers (-135) vs. No. 6 New York Mets (+115)
No. 4 San Diego Padres (-185) vs. No. 5 Atlanta Braves (+150)
Blake Schuster: Mets over Brewers, Padres over Braves
Charles Curtis: Mets over Brewers, Padres over Braves
Mary Clarke: Mets over Brewers, Padres over Braves
Andrew Joseph: Mets over Brewers, Padres over Braves
Robert Zeglinski: Mets over Brewers, Padres over Braves
Meghan Hall: Brewers over Mets, Braves over Padres
Prince Grimes: Mets over Brewers, Padres over Braves
Bryan Kalbrosky: Mets over Brewers, Padres over Braves
American League Division Series
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No. 1 New York Yankees vs. Winner of No. 4 Orioles No. 5 Royals
No. 2 Cleveland Guardians vs. Winner of No. 3 Astros vs. No. 6 Tigers
Blake Schuster: Orioles over Yankees, Astros over Guardians
Charles Curtis: Yankees over Royals, Guardians over Astros
Mary Clarke: Yankees over Orioles, Astros over Guardians
Andrew Joseph: Orioles over Yankees, Tigers over Guardians
Robert Zeglinski: Orioles over Yankees, Tigers over Guardians
Meghan Hall: Royals over Yankees, Astros over Guardians
Prince Grimes: Yankees over Orioles, Astros over Guardians
Bryan Kalbrosky: Yankees over Orioles, Guardians over Astros
National League Division Series
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No. 1 Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Winner of Padres vs. Braves
No. 2 Philadelphia Phillies vs. Winner of Brewers vs. Mets
Blake Schuster: Dodgers over Padres, Mets over Phillies,
Charles Curtis: Padres over Dodgers, Phillies over Mets
Mary Clarke: Dodgers over Padres, Phillies over Mets
Andrew Joseph: Dodgers over Padres, Mets over Phillies
Robert Zeglinski: Dodgers over Padres, Mets over Phillies
Meghan Hall: Dodgers over Braves, Phillies over Brewers
Prince Grimes: Padres over Dodgers, Phillies over Mets
Bryan Kalbrosky: Dodgers over Padres, Mets over Phillies
American League Championship Series
John Jones-USA TODAY Sports
Blake Schuster: Orioles over Astros
Charles Curtis: Guardians over Yankees
Mary Clarke: Yankees over Astros
Andrew Joseph: Tigers over Orioles
Robert Zeglinski: Yankees over Tigers
Meghan Hall: Royals over Astros
Prince Grimes: Yankees over Astros
Bryan Kalbrosky: Yankees over Guardians
National League Championship Series
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Blake Schuster: Mets over Dodgers
Charles Curtis: Phillies over Padres
Mary Clarke: Dodgers over Phillies
Andrew Joseph: Dodgers over Mets
Robert Zeglinski: Mets over Dodgers
Meghan Hall: Phillies over Dodgers
Prince Grimes: Padres over Phillies
Bryan Kalbrosky: Dodgers over Mets
World Series Winner
Mitch Stringer
Blake Schuster: Orioles
Charles Curtis: Phillies
Mary Clarke: Dodgers
Andrew Joseph: Dodgers
Robert Zeglinski: Mets
Meghan Hall: Phillies
Prince Grimes: Padres
Bryan Kalbrosky: Dodgers
World Series MVP
Sam Navarro
Blake Schuster: Gunnar Henderson
Charles Curtis: Zack Wheeler
Mary Clarke: Shohei Ohtani
Andrew Joseph: Shohei Ohtani
Robert Zeglinski: Francisco Lindor
Meghan Hall: Trea Turner
Prince Grimes: Michael King
Bryan Kalbrosky: Shohei Ohtani