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2026 World Series Betting Report: 'Long-Shot Backers Have Something to Root For'

  • Opening-day long shots: the Rays opened at +8000 and the Brewers at +3500 — extremely rare tickets now would be worth a small fortune.
  • Betting has flipped to Milwaukee — the Brewers are around -165 favorite to win the Series (and similarly favored for Game 1 with Jacob Misiorowski starting); the Rays sit near +145.
  • World Series MVP market: Brewers’ Jackson Chourio leads (+600) with William Contreras close behind (+650); Christian Yelich is getting long-shot action at about 25/1.
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