After a long few months, baseball is officially back! Okay, so maybe the 2024 MLB season got started last week when the Dodgers and Padres faced off in South Korea, but MLB Opening Day is upon us and it’s time to get excited for action on the diamond all the way through to the fall. With a lot of focus on the Dodgers and their super team, can anyone stand in their way and challenge them for the 2024 World Series? That’s a qu estion we’ve asked 4 of our sharpest MLB handicappers, and incredibly NO ONE has selected LA to win it all this year. In fact, we have a couple of handicappers who agree on a +2000 longshot pick to win the World Series. Let’s dive into our 2024 World Series best bets, and be sure to keep an eyes on our'MLB picks for all the big matchups throughout the season.
Read our MLB Player Award best bets for this season, including a +1800 longshot!
Keith Schmelter: Atlanta Braves (+450)
Let's address the elephant in the room: the Dodgers are stacked. Los Angeles' starting rotation might be the best I've ever seen with Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Tyler Glasnow, Walker Buehler, James Paxton, Clayton Kershaw and Bobby Miller. Plus, the starting lineup is a modern-day Murderers' Row with Shohei Ohtani, Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman. However, the reward at +320 isn't worth the risk in my opinion. Instead, I've decided to go back to the well and choose the same team I picked before the 2023 season — the Atlanta Braves.