Dodgers' Division, Wild Card Betting Odds: Will LA Make The 2018 NL Postseason?

It's been a somewhat bizarre ride for the Los Angeles Dodgers (77-65) in 2018. After reaching Game 7 of the 2017 World Series, the Dodgers entered 2018 with many believing they would end their 30-year title drought and the additions of infielders Manny Machado and Brian Dozier help solidify Los Angeles as one of the elite teams in the majors.

But the Colorado Rockies (78-63) and Arizona Diamondbacks (76-66) have made things a lot more complicated than the Dodgers probably anticipated. It also hasn't helped that the Dodgers lost Corey Seager to a season-ending elbow injury, phenom Julio Urias still hasn't returned from a shoulder injury and Hyun-Jin Ryu missed more than three months with a groin injury.

Twenty games remain on the schedule for the Dodgers to make their postseason push. Dave Roberts' squad trails the Rockies by 1.5 games in the West and the Milwaukee Brewers have a 3.5-game lead and St. Louis Cardinals a one-game lead in the Wild Card standings.

Better production from the bats could go a long way after some recent struggles. Aside from an 11-run outburst against the lowly New York Mets, the Dodgers have averaged just 2.67 runs since Aug. 25.

Through it all, the Dodgers still have the best chance of winning the West. Oddsmakers list the Dodgers as the favorite at 2/3 odds. The Diamondbacks have the second-best odds at 11/4 and ahead of the Rockies (7/2). The San Francisco Giants are major longshots at 66/1.

The Dodgers also have the second-best odds (3/1) to win the National League pennant, trailing just the Chicago Cubs (11/4). The Dodgers even have the fourth-best odds (15/2) of winning the World Series.

Still, with 14 road games and just six home games, the Dodgers have little room for error in the three-team race in the West. Los Angeles close out their series in Colorado on Sunday afternoon, then leave for a three-game series in Cincinnati and a four-game series in St. Louis. The Dodgers return for a three-game homestand with the Rockies, followed by three games at Dodgers Stadium against the San Diego Padres.

The season ends with three games in Arizona and then three games in San Francisco.