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Dan Szymborski projects the NL standings, including each team's odds of making the playoffs and winning the World Series.

Story | Conversation | March 26, 2013

Early odds to win the 2013 World Series from the online sports book Bovada: Detroit Tigers: 6/1 New York Yankees: 7/1 San Francisco Giants: 10/1 Texas Rangers: 12/1 Washington Nationals: 12/1 Los Angeles Angels: 12/1 Philadelphia Phillies: 1...

Dan Szymborski ranks the dozen trade deadline deals that increased teams' playoff odds the most. Hint: It involves a Los Angeles team.

Story | Conversation | August 01, 2012

With the baseball regular season beginning in full this week, Dan Szymborski of Baseball Think Factory runs through a number of his favorite prop bets for the 2012 season, beginning with the Braves' and Marlins' odds to win the NL East.

Story | Conversation | April 02, 2012

Dan Szymborski uses his predicted playoff odds to see which teams benefit (and suffer) the most from the new playoff format.

Story | Conversation | March 01, 2012

Dan Szymborski breaks down the odds of Matt Kemp creating a 50/50 club in 2012, and also looks at the chances of other milestones -- such as hitting .400 or 73 homers -- falling this season.

Story | Conversation | February 27, 2012

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Thanks to a hot start to September, the Phillies are back in the playoff race. Here are the 10 teams with the best odds to make the playoffs.

Story | Conversation | September 06, 2010

Thanks to the hot bats of Jay Bruce and Joey Votto, the Reds appear poised for the playoffs, according to Baseball Prospectus' playoff odds report. Here are the five biggest risers and fallers in terms of playoff odds over the past two weeks.

Story | Conversation | August 30, 2010

Behind the work of converted reliever Brian Duensing, the Twins continue to amass the biggest jump in odds they'll make the playoffs. Here are the five biggest risers and fallers in terms of playoff odds over the past two weeks.

Story | Conversation | August 23, 2010

With the return of injured stars this week, teams like Boston, Philadephia and Atlanta can look foward to a few extra wins down the stretch. In fact, it just might make the playoff races in their divisions come down to the wire.

Story | Conversation | August 19, 2010

In Baseball Prospectus' weekly look at playoff odds for ESPN Insider, the Minnesota Twins and Philadelphia Phillies are surging toward October; the Twins can create a lot of distance with this week's White Sox series.

Story | Conversation | August 16, 2010

Since 2007, the Phillies are 52-35 (.598 win percentage) in September and October. With Ryan Howard, Shane Victorino and Chase Utley all coming back -- and Roy Oswalt in the fold -- would you feel safe if you were the Atlanta Braves? BP doesn't think so.

Story | Conversation | August 10, 2010

With Opening Day nearly upon us, Chad Millman breaks down the various MLB future bets making waves for the upcoming season, including one wager that makes the Nationals nearly a sure thing.

Blog | Conversation | March 31, 2010

Philadelphia Phillies ended rookie Tommy Hanson's streak of 19 consecutive scoreless innings, beating Atlanta 4-2 Sunday and damaging the Braves' faint NL wild-card hopes.

Baseball Prospectus examines the NL playoff odds for the remaining contenders by focusing on schedule strength. The San Francisco Giants are sliding while the division leaders (Phillies, Cardinals, Dodgers) are in prime position.

Story | Conversation | August 28, 2009