Tigers Playoff Chances & World Series Odds (April 3, 2025)
Throughout the season, I will track and update the Detroit Tigers playoff, Wild Card, American League, and World Series odds from all Michigan sportsbooks in the table below. 👇
| 🏆 Tigers Playoff Odds: | Yes +105 | No -125 |
| 🏆 Tigers Playoff Chances: | +105 (48.9% chance) |
| 🏆 AL Central Champion Odds: | +225 (30.8% chance) |
| 🏆 AL Champion Odds: | +1100 (8.3% chance) |
| 🏆 World Series Champion Odds: | +2500 (3.6% chance) |
| ✅ Last Updated: | April 3, 2025 |
⭐ Odds from DraftKings Sportsbook
Tigers Odds to Make the Playoffs
Detroit has +105 odds to make the MLB playoffs, according to DraftKings. Based on implied probability, they have a 48.9% chance of making the postseason. Ultimately, that number will fluctuate throughout the season.
Upcoming Games Impacting Tigers' Playoff Chances
The 2025 season is underway, and the Tigers started the season facing the defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers on the road for a three-game set. Detroit lost all three games. After hosting the Chicago White Sox, Detroit has another tough three-game series on the road at Comerica Ballpark against the New York Yankees starting April 7.
Where the Tigers Stand in the AL Wild Card Race
Check out this visual on what the AL Wild Card race looks like, including each team's current standing and their strength of schedule based on average winning percentage. We will track their progress as the season commences.
Every Team's Playoff Chances in the AL Wild Card Race
According to FanGraphs, this is the percentage chance each contending team will earn a Wild Card spot:
- Yankees (34.8%)
- Orioles (33.4%)
- Red Sox (31.9%)
- Rays (29.8%)
- Mariners (24.6%)
- Astros (23.9%)
- Twins (15.3%)
- Tigers (14.7%)
- Royals (13.7%)
- Guardians (9.3%)
- Angels (6.4%)
- Athletics (6.1%)
- White Sox (0.0%)
The Tigers' playoff chances aren't the best at the moment, but the season just started, and anything could happen in 162 games.
How the Wild Card Works
To better understand how the Wild Card works, so you know exactly what the Tigers need to make the Wild Card, look at this simple breakdown below. 👇
- Six teams qualify for the playoffs from each league (AL and NL): three division winners and three Wild Card teams.
- The Wild Card teams are the top three teams in each league that didn't win their division.
- The two best division winners get a bye to the Division Series.
- The remaining division winner and the three Wild Card teams play in a best-of-three Wild Card Series.
💰 Bet the Tigers to Make the Playoffs at ESPN BET Michigan
Key Contributors to the Detroit Tigers Playoff Chances
Below, I will add the latest updates about the Detroit Tigers throughout the 2025 season.
- OF Parker Meadows is out with a musculocutaneous nerve issue and hopes to return in April.
- Starting pitcher Alex Cobb is out until later April/May with right hip inflammation.
- Tarik Skubal is the ace and won the AL Cy Young Award last season. He gives Detroit the chance to win anytime he's on the mound.
- Trey Sweeney has exploded since being traded to Detroit, giving them power at the plate and a solid glove at shortstop.
- The pitching staff is not deep but was key to their red-hot August and September run.
- A young core is finally coming alive, including star power from Riley Greene and Colt Keith.
The key to Detroit's season is its lineup; they've always been strong on the mound, but if their lineup can consistently hit the baseball, they can surprise a few people this season.
Tigers Odds to Win the American League
Detroit has the eighth-shortest odds to win the American League at +1100, giving them an 8.3% chance based on implied probability.
The focus in Motown is on making the playoffs again, and with their strong rotation led by Tarik Skubal, they have what it takes to play spoiler in the pennant race while taking the next step.
⚾ MORE: Tarik Skubal Cy Young Odds
Tigers Odds to Win the American League Central
Detroit can win the AL Central if they can consistently play good baseball and bounce back from injuries obtained during Spring Training.
A divisional crown can happen for the Tigers in 2025, but the first step is to make the playoffs.
💰 Bet on Detroit to win the division at Fanatics Sportsbook Michigan
How Many Times Have the Tigers Made the Playoffs?
In the Tigers' 124 seasons, the franchise has only made the playoffs 17 times, most recently in 2024, when they earned a playoff spot as the second wildcard team before upsetting the Houston Astros in the Wildcard Round. They eventually fell to the Guardians in the Divisional Round.
Detroit has been a streaky playoff team - going to the playoffs from 1907-1909, 1934-1935, 1940, 1945, 1968, 1972, 1984, 1987, 2006, 2011-2014, and 2024.
In all of their playoff appearances, the Detroit Tigers have won 12 series and lost 13.
Will the Tigers Make the World Series?
Given their performance last season, the Tigers' odds to win the World Series jumped significantly, but they're still 14th-shortest among all 30 teams in Major League Baseball.
However, if they make the postseason and stay hot, anything is possible with their strong pitching and a hit-and-run lineup that isn't easy to defend or command against.
💰 Bet on who will make the World Series at BetMGM Sportsbook Michigan
How Many Times Have the Detroit Tigers Been to the World Series?
The Tigers rank ninth all-time in World Series championships with four rings; they've appeared in the Fall Classic 11 times. In those 11 American League pennant seasons, the Tigers won the World Series in 1935, 1945, 1968, and 1984.
Since their last World Series victory, the Tigers went to two different World Series, losing each, in 2006 (Cardinals) and 2012 (Giants).
Detroit Tigers Odds FAQs
The Tigers have a legitimate chance to make the playoffs, as they currently have +105 odds of making it to the postseason this year. That gives them a 48.9 percent chance of making it into the playoffs.
The Tigers have a 48.9% chance to make the playoffs, based on implied probability using odds from DraftKings. The 2025 season is underway, and there will be further updates throughout the season based on how the Tigers play and injuries.
The Tigers have a 48.9% chance of making it to the playoffs and an 14.7% chance of getting an AL Wild Card in the upcoming season. The Tigers clinched an AL Wild Card spot in the 2024 playoffs.
Yes, the Detroit Tigers have won the World Series four times: 1935, 1945, 1968, and 1984. Their four World Series rings rank ninth among all 30 teams in Major League Baseball.
The best hitters on the Detroit Tigers are outfielders Riley Greene & Kerry Carpenter. Their best pitcher is the dominant ace, Tarik Skubal. Skubal won the 2024 American League Cy Young Award and earned the Pitching Crown.
Author
Brandon Justice is a Writer, Commercial Editor, and Fact Checker for BetMichigan.com. He also writes about the Michigan Wolverines & Detroit Lions, two teams he spent seven years covering professionally. Additionally, the Metro Detroit, Michigan native has covered numerous sports betting perspectives, including everything from analysis & daily picks to reviews & guides.
