What Record-Breaking Winning Streak Means for MLB World Series Odds

In Major League Baseball there's enough time for a team to string together wins to soar into contention, even in late August. That's what has happened with the Milwaukee Brewers.

On Saturday, the Brewers rallied late to win their 14th consecutive game, a franchise record. The team has the best record in MLB as well as a seemingly insurmountable nine-game lead in the National League Central.

MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN - MAY 15: William Contreras #24 of the Milwaukee Brewers hits an RBI triple during the sixth inning against the Pittsburgh Pirates at American Family Field on May 15, 2024 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images)

The question now isn't whether the second-place Chicago Cubs can catch the Brewers. The question is: can Milwaukee win the first World Series title in team history.

Odds for Milwaukee to win the World Series are getting better:

• BetMGM ... +750
• bet365 ... +800
• Caesars ... +750
• DraftKings ... +800
• ESPN BET ... +750
• Fanatics ... +750
• FanDuel ... +800

The bolded sportsbooks have the best odds for the bettor. A $100 wager on Milwaukee to win the 2025 World Series would win $800 if the Brew Crew captured the Fall Classic.

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What long winning streaks mean for World Series chances

What does the Brewers' franchise-record winning streak mean to Milwaukee's chances to be crowned World Series champions? Does it mean anything at all?

• In the World Series era (since 1903), 45 MLB teams have won 14+ games in a single season.
• 21 have reached the World Series.
• Six (6) teams that won at least 14 games in a row went on to win the World Series that same season.
• 14+ win-streak teams are 6-15 in the World Series.
• No team this century that has won 14+ straight games has gone on to win the World Series.

Basically, there is about a 47% chance that a team winning 14+ games in an MLB season will win the pennant. Those teams have a poor record in the Fall Classic: winning 28.5% of the time.

Essentially, based on history, the Brewers have about a 50 percent chance to make the World Series, and if they do, a 1-in-4 chance to win the Series.

However, it should be noted that in the modern expanded playoff era (since 1995) of the 11 teams that have won at least 14 straight games, only one has even advanced to the World Series. That was the 2016 Cleveland Indians, which lost the Fall Classic.

Given recent odds like that, there is a 1-in-10 chance Milwaukee will win the pennant

It's hard, very hard, to win a pennant in the current playoff format. Even if the Brewers secure the best record in the NL, they will need to win two playoff series to get to the World Series.

Recent long wining streaks and team postseason success

• In 2017, the Indians won an AL-record 22 straight games. But that team did not advance to the World Series, losing to the Yankees in the ALDS.
• In 2002, the Oakland A's won 20 consecutive games, but were eliminated in the ALDS by the Twins.
• The 2021 St. Louis Cardinals won 17 straight games in September, but finished second, and lost the NL Wild Card Game.
• In 2022 two teams (Braves and Mariners) won 14 straight, but neither got to or win the World Series.

Best World Series odds and my pick

Here's what FanDuel says about World Series Odds:

• LA Dodgers ... +330
• Philadelphia Phillies ... +700
• Brewers ... +800
• Seattle Mariners ... +1000
• Toronto Blue Jays ... +1000
• Detroit Tigers ... +1000

The Dodgers are defending champs. If they repeat, it would mark the first back-to-back winner since 1999-2000 when the Yankees did it.

My pick for World Series champion best odds

The New York Mets are being unceremoniously buried. Once a playoff lock, the Mets have stumbled and now look up at the Phils in the standings. But, the Mets will be forced to battle to the end of the season to secure a playoff spot.

As a result, this talented team is a good longshot choice to win it all

FanDuel has the NY Mets listed at +1700 to Win the World Series.

The Mets have not won the Fall Classic since 1986. The current roster has several superstars, which is what it takes to navigate the difficult postseason.

A winning $100 wager on the Mets would pay $1,700 if the team wins the World Series this fall.

Only active teams to never win the World Series

Only five current MLB teams have failed to win the World Series: the Colorado Rockies, Milwaukee Brewers, San Diego Padres, Seattle Mariners, and Tampa Bay Rays.

Among those, only the Mariners have not played in the World Series even once. The Brewers and Rockies are 0-1 in the Fall Classic, while the Padres and Rays have each lost the World Series twice.

Milwaukee and the World Series: a brief history

If the Brewers are to win the 2025 World Series, they may have to defeat the Dodgers, Phillies, or Padres in the playoffs. Or possibly two of those teams.

Even though the Brewers have never won the Fall Classic, the city of Milwaukee has celebrated a title. In 1957, the Milwaukee BRAVES won the World Series.

That was when the team had Hank Aaron, Eddie Mathews, and Warren Spahn in uniform.

Those three future Hall of Famers helped the Braves to pennants in 1957 and 1958

But the Braves transferred to Atlanta in the mid-1960s. As a result, the Braves are the only MLB franchise to win the World Series in three cities: Milwaukee, Atlanta, and originally Boston.

The Brewers made their only World Series appearance in 1982

That season the team set a league record for home runs, led by a vaunted lineup. The "Brew Crew" or "Harvey's Wallbangers" (so named after manager Harvey Kuenn), boasted an impressive lineup of sluggers.

Milwaukee had three future Hall of Famers in Paul Molitor, Ted Simmons, and Robin Yount. Other booming bats belonged to Cecil Cooper, Ben Oglivie, and Gorman Thomas.

But the 1982 Brewers were vanquished in the World Series that October by the Cardinals in a thrilling seven-game series.