​Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here.The American League prevailed in the Midsummer Classic, blanking the National League 4-0 on Tuesday night.Cody Bellinger stood tall as the All-Star Game MVP, and his New York Yankees are second on the World Series odds board behind the Los Angeles Dodgers.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementMLB odds will likely favor the Dodgers throughout the rest of the regular season regardless of how hot any other team gets. Let’s take a look at how the odds are shaking out ahead of the season’s unofficial second half.Odds last updated on 7-15. Odds from Polymarket. Use our Polymarket promo code (COVERS) for a $50 trading bonus when you deposit at least $20 as a new user.Here, we’ll track how the World Series odds shift throughout the offseason, free agency, spring training, and 2026 regular season.The Los Angeles Dodgers are rightly favored to win the World Series, and you can certainly justify wagering on them at +200 or thereabouts.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementHowever, a lot can happen in a few months. Granted, even their late-season swoon didn’t hurt them too much, but the Dodgers were +500 as of the Wild Card Series.BetOddsBet dateUnitsAtlanta Braves+1100May 110.5Detroit Tigers+2500February 260.25I don’t hate my Atlanta Braves pick, especially at that number, but with both Ronald Acuna Jr. (again!) and Spencer Strider injured (again!!), I’m not feeling as comfortable.Still, the Braves are +900 now thanks to a 6.5-game lead in the NL East over the Philadelphia Phillies.I am tempted to grab a share of the Milwaukee Brewers, but they might be a great regular-season team and nothing more. There’s no shame in that, but they need to show better finish before I take them at anything shorter than +2000 at this point in the season.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementIf the season ended today, the St. Louis Cardinals would be in the postseason. And they are as long as +15000 to win the World Series. That’s easily the biggest line for any team with a winning record. For context, the 33-41 Mets are still +8000.I am tempted to sprinkle a quarter unit on St. Louis at that price, but I am also a Cardinals fan. I don’t mean to say that in a misanthropic sense, but in a realistic one. This was never designed to be the year, and I highly doubt Chaim Bloom – the man who took over as head of baseball ops from John Mozeliak last offseason – is going to mortgage the future for a stab at glory this year.The rotation and bullpen have holes that need plugging beyond what a trade deadline can accomplish, and I fully expect Dustin May, JoJo Romero, and Riley O’Brien to be used as trade assets instead of foundational pieces even if the team is still sniffing around a wild-card spot in late July.This is the first time in ages that I feel good about the future, but it remains exactly that…the future. The Jordan Walker breakout, the J.J. Wetherholt arrival, the Alec Burleson sur