2021 Major League Baseball Odds & Favorites

There's nothing quite like the sound of a perfect home run, when a batter makes that magical connection to send the ball flying towards the stands.

It's one of the exciting reasons why Major League Baseball has become so popular around the whole world, far beyond the borders of the United States.

Looking ahead to a 2021 MLB Regular Season that will feature 162 games, followed by the Playoffs and the World Series, let's take a look at three of the leading championship contenders in 2021. Two are iconic and familiar names to baseball fans everywhere, while one is preparing to mount a serious challenge to upset the status quo.

Los Angeles Dodgers

THE LOS ANGELES DODGERS ARE WORLD CHAMPIONS. pic.twitter.com/rlvVkSwXhp

— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) October 28, 2020

Few teams were perhaps more deserving of success last year than Los Angeles Dodgers, going all the way through a difficult campaign to win the World Series. As the reigning champions, they now face the almighty challenge of trying to repeat that success in consecutive seasons, which is something no team has done in the last two decades.

Nevertheless, there is growing confidence the team can achieve that feat, which is reflected in MLB odds on bet365 for the 2021 World Series pricing the Dodgers to succeed again. Always capable of making a deep run in the Playoffs, they have won the NL West for eight seasons running, along with the National League Championship Series in three of the last four seasons.

New York Yankees

Hello there, LeMachine. ðŸ¤- pic.twitter.com/zqAqcvVu6q

— New York Yankees (@Yankees) March 13, 2021

As arguably the most famous name in...