NL East Winner Odds, Predictions & Picks 2024: The Braves Streak Comes to an End

• The Philadelphia Phillies have won the 2024 NL East division title

• The preseason NL East betting favorite Atlanta Braves are currently out of the playoff picture

• Philadelphia still has more to play for as they try to secure the top overall seed in the playoffs

With the Philadelphia Phillies capturing the NL East division title, the Atlanta Braves divisional dynasty has come to an end. The looming reality of the Braves snapping their streak picked up heavy steam as the season moved along as the Phillies outranked them in most key metrics on both sides of the field. Even with the division title secured, the Phillies still have more to play for as they try to beat out the Los Angeles Dodgers in the overall standings for the top seed in the playoffs.

MLB NL East Winner Odds

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Atlanta Braves

Entering the year as the betting favorite to win the NL East division title, as well as possessing the second shortest odds to win the World Series, the Atlanta Braves are staring at a reality where they miss out on the playoffs entirely while conceding the division to the Philadelphia Phillies. A stunningly bad 2024 campaign for a club that has won the division every year since 2018, yet injuries to their productive players proved to be too much for them to overcome.

Since losing reigning NL MVP Ronald Acuna Jr to a torn ACL earlier in the year, the Braves offense have been unable to recoup his loss of production as they rank league average or worse in Team Total Hits, RBIs, Total Runs Scored, and On Base Percentage. To make matters worse for Atlanta, their defensive production has also continued to decline as they also rank near dead last in Defensive Efficiency. Chalk up the season as a wash for the Braves, but expect them to compete for the division title next year.

New York Mets

Even when the division title was out of their reach, that didn’t stop the Mets from looking like one of the best teams in the league as they ramped up their level of play in the second half of the season. Their hot stretch of play thrusted them back into playoff contention as they are currently tied with the Arizona Diamondbacks for two of the three wildcard spots while possessing a 0.5 game lead over the Atlanta Braves in the wildcard standings.

Should the Mets manage to make the playoffs, then they have the potential to make a deep run in October as they currently rank above league average in Team Total Hits, RBIs, Total Runs Scored, On Base Percentage, Team Total Pitching ERA, and Defensive Efficiency. It won’t come easy as they finish their season with a series against the Braves and Milwaukee Brewers, yet they also get the benefit of the Diamondbacks having to finish out their year against the San Diego Padres.

Washington Nationals

After entering the year projected to be one of the bottom dwellers of the league, the Washington Nationals managed to defy preseason expectations by clearing the over on their win total. This is in large part of their offense elevating their level of play as the season went along, climbing up to as high as near league average in On Base Percentage and Team Total Hits.

Their defense on the other hand held them back from being able to play at a competitive level, crashing down to near dead last in Defensive Efficiency and Team Total Pitching ERA. Fortunately for Washington heading into the offseason, they are a lot closer to completing their rebuild than expected as a majority of their struggles can be solved by adding more productive arms to their pitching staff.

Miami Marlins

The Miami Marlins season was doomed from the start as injuries to their pitching staff sustained in the preseason left them barren of pitching production early in the year. Without consistent arms on the mound, the Marlins found themselves in high variance situations while fielding an offense incapable of staying within the opposition's scoring pace. 

That resulted in the Marlins swiftly falling down the board in Team Total Hits, RBIs, Total Runs Scored, On Base Percentage, Defensive Efficiency, and Team Total Pitching ERA, residing in the bottom of the NL East standings for a majority of the season in the process. Luckily for Miami, their pitching staff will be poised to round back into form as they get healthier throughout the offseason, allowing the Marlins to focus on adding more productive bats to their lineup over the next few months.

Who Will Win the NFL East in 2024?

My Pick - Philadelphia Phillies

After nearly winning the division on multiple occasions the past few years, the Philadelphia Phillies finally managed to break through and snapped the Atlanta Braves six year streak. A well deserved feat as the Phillies outpaced the rest of the division in most key metrics on both sides of the field, including ranking near the top of the board in Team Total Hits, RBIs, Total Runs Scored, On Base Percentage, and Team Total Pitching ERA.

Their defense has regressed at an alarming rate, yet their elite offensive production is more than enough to help carry them to a deep run in the playoffs. Especially if they manage to secure one of the two byes in the playoffs, giving them much needed rest and allowing them to bypass the best of three wildcard round. With one of the deeper rosters in the league, it may be the Phillies turn to have a stranglehold on the division like the Braves did from 2018-2023.

NL East Winner History 

After an underwhelming 2024 campaign, the Atlanta Braves division title run has come to an end. With five games remaining in the regular season, the Philadelphia Phillies have snapped the Braves streak as they are 5.5 games ahead from the rest of the field. This marks the first time someone not named Atlanta has won the division since 2018, potentially signaling a changing of the guard as the Phillies have excelled at nearly every facet of the field.

Past NL East Winners

How to Read NL East Winner Odds 

Understanding how listed odds work is vital when it comes to sports betting. When wagering on the Phillies, you would have noticed that they had a minus sign (-) in front of their odds. At -10000, that means you need to wager $10,000 to win $100. Should you have liked one of the other teams like the Atlanta Braves at +4000, then that means you would profit $4,000 with a $100 wager should they have won the NL East.

How to Choose the Best Sportsbook for Betting on NL East

It’s vital to have as many sportsbooks as you can get in order to line shop. Before the Phillies won the NL East, they could be found as high as -12500 at Caesars and as low as -10000 at BetMGM. That is a difference of $1,250 for a futures wager as a $100 bettor, saving you money from being locked up over the course of the season.

Each sportsbook also has their own unique new user promotion, giving their users a head start in the form of bonus bets to use during the MLB regular season. FanDuel Sportsbook for example, is giving new users $200 in bonus bets after creating an account and making an initial wager of at least $5.

More on the best MLB betting sites can be found in our detailed guide.

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