The 2021 regular season is winding down, and MLB teams have their sights set on the postseason.
The Chicago White Sox are in an excellent position heading into the last month of regular season play. The South Siders are leading the AL Central by 10.0 games with a record of 76-56. To add a cherry on top: they just dominated their series against the Crosstown-rival Chicago Cubs, scoring 30 runs over three games.
Despite all of their recent success, the White Sox have struggled when facing “good” teams. Can they use September to clean up their act a bit before the postseason?
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Let’s take a look at which teams are projected to be successful throughout the remainder of the 2021 MLB season:
Who has the best odds to win the 2021 World Series?
The reigning World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers remain the favorite to defend their title in 2021. They are currently 82-49, but sit 2.5 games back of the San Francisco Giants in the NL West. The Houston Astros, White Sox, Milwaukee Brewers, New York Yankees, Tampa Bay Rays and Giants also are favored to make a run for a championship ring this year.
Here are the current odds for the 2021 World Series champions, presented by PointsBet:
MLB
Los Angeles Dodgers +300
Houston Astros +450
Chicago White Sox +650
Milwaukee Brewers +800
New York Yankees +900
San Francisco Giants +900
Tampa Bay Rays +900
Atlanta Braves +1300
Boston Red Sox +2000
Cincinnati Reds +4000
Oakland Athletics +5000
San Diego Padres +5000
Toronto Blue Jays +6600
Philadelphia Phillies +8000
New York Mets +10000
St. Louis Cardinals +10000
Seattle Mariners +15000
Los Angeles Angels +20000
Cleveland Indians +30000
Arizona Diamondbacks +100000
Baltimore Orioles +100000
Chicago Cubs +100000
Colorado Rockies +100000
Detroit Tigers +100000
Kansas City Royals +100000
Miami Marlins +100000
Minnesota Twins +100000
Pittsburgh Pirates +100000
Texas Rangers +100000
Washington Nationals +100000
Which team is favored to win the American League in 2021?
The Astros are favored to take the American League pennant this season with +220 odds. Not far behind Houston sits the White Sox (+300), Rays (+375) and Yankees (+380). The Astros, White Sox and Rays each have commanding leads in their divisions, while the Yankees are 6.0 games behind Tampa Bay.
Here’s a look at the rest of the favorites to take the American League title in 2021, provided by PointsBet:
Houston Astros +220
Chicago White Sox +300
Tampa Bay Rays +375
New York Yankees +380
Boston Red Sox +1000
Oakland Athletics +2500
Toronto Blue Jays +3000
Seattle Mariners +6600
Los Angeles Angels +15000
Cleveland Indians +25000
Detroit Tigers +30000
Baltimore Orioles +50000
Kansas City Royals +50000
Minnesota Twins +50000
Texas Rangers +50000
Who is the current favorite to be the AL Central winner?
Here are the latest odds for the winner of the AL Central in 2021, presented by PointsBet:
Chicago White Sox -40000
Cleveland Indians +10000
Kansas City Royals +50000
Detroit Tigers +50000
Minnesota Twins +100000
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