2024 World Series odds: Acuna injury shifts Braves’ title odds; Royals surging

Major League Baseball

Updated May. 27, 2024 2:37 p.m. ET

The MLB season is rolling, and there’s been a shakeup at the top of the World Series betting board.

Reigning NL MVP Ronald Acuna Jr.tore his ACL in Atlanta’s 8-1 win at the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday, and the injury will cause the star player to miss the rest of the season.

In the wake of the news, the Braves’ World Series odds moved to +650 from +400 overnight.

Let’s take a look at every team’s updated 2024 World Series odds at DraftKings Sportsbook.

ODDS TO WIN 2024 WORLD SERIES: *

Los Angeles Dodgers: +300 (bet $10 to win $40 total)

New York Yankees: +550 (bet $10 to win $65 total)

Philadelphia Phillies: +600 (bet $10 to win $70 total)

Atlanta Braves: +650 (bet $10 to win $75 total)

Baltimore Orioles: +950 (bet $10 to win $105 total)

Houston Astros: +1500 (bet $10 to win $160 total)

Cleveland Guardians: +1500 (bet $10 to win $160 total)

Seattle Mariners: +1700 (bet $10 to win $180 total)

Kansas City Royals: +2500 (bet $10 to win $260 total)

Minnesota Twins: +2500 (bet $10 to win $260 total)

Chicago Cubs: +3000 (bet $10 to win $310 total)

Milwaukee Brewers: +3000 (bet $10 to win $310 total)

Texas Rangers: +4000 (bet $10 to win $410 total)

Arizona Diamondbacks: +5000 (bet $10 to win $510 total)

San Diego Padres: +5000 (bet $10 to win $510 total)

San Francisco Giants: +6000 (bet $10 to win $610 total)

Tampa Bay Rays: +7000 (bet $10 to win $710 total)

St. Louis Cardinals: +7000 (bet $10 to win $710 total)

Boston Red Sox: +9000 (bet $10 to win $910 total)

Toronto Blue Jays: +9000 (bet $10 to win $910 total)

Detroit Tigers: +10000 (bet $10 to win $1,010 total)

Cincinnati Reds: +15000 (bet $10 to win $1,510 total)

Pittsburgh Pirates: +15000 (bet $10 to win $1,510 total)

New York Mets: +18000 (bet $10 to win $1,810 total)

Los Angeles Angels: +50000 (bet $10 to win $5,010 total)

Colorado Rockies: +50000 (bet $10 to win $5,010 total)

Chicago White Sox: +50000 (bet $10 to win $5,010 total)

Washington Nationals: +50000 (bet $10 to win $5,010 total)

Oakland A’s: +50000 (bet $10 to win $5,010 total)

Miami Marlins: +50000 (bet $10 to win $5,010 total)

* odds as of 5/27/24

The Braves are no longer second on the title board. They currently sit in fourth, behind the Dodgers, Yankees and Phillies.

On Sunday’s episode of “Flippin’ Bats,” co-host Ben Verlander broke down how Acuna’s injury could impact Atlanta.

“Let’s not forget … 2021. When Ronald Acuna, that injury happened and tore his ACL and missed the year — they went on to win the World Series without Ronald Acuna in that lineup.

“Is it possible? Yes. Spencer Strider being out kills them but Max Fried is pitching like the best pitcher in baseball over the last month or so. He’s been great. They’ve done it before without Acuna.”

On the other hand, FOX Sports MLB writer Rowan Kavner thinks Atlanta might have a tough road ahead.

“They still have talent throughout the lineup to make a deep run (they did it without Acuña in 2021),” Kavner wrote, “but their chances of winning a title take a substantial hit, and the road ahead is significantly more treacherous now, especially with the way the Phillies are playing.

While Atlanta’s odds have lengthened, a team whose odds have surged over the last week is Kansas City.

The Royals’ World Series title odds have moved to +2500 from +5000.

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