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Baseball bettors will get a great chance to evaluate and handicap 2019 league pennant chases the next few days. Playoff contenders are going head-to-head in prominent local and national telecasts. VSiN will devote Sunday and Monday to getting you caught up with futures prices.

We start in the National League with the Nationals visiting the Braves on Sunday night (ESPN, 7 p.m.). Monday, we’ll focus on the American League to complement likely postseason intensity in the Yankees-Twins, Red Sox-Rays and A’s-Astros matchups.

Though Washington and Atlanta are very much in the championship picture (both sitting in the top five of William Hill’s current NL futures odds), it’s the powerful Dodgers who are still pick ’em vs. the field.

Dodgers 11/10 (52 percent win equivalent): No sign yet that this juggernaut will derail. There are occasional lemons, such as a blowout loss in Boston and a couple bullpen meltdowns at Philadelphia. But those stand out because the Dodgers keep manhandling most opponents. They’re extremely likely to own home-field advantage through the NL brackets. Oddsmakers have been pricing the Dodgers as world championship material all season.

(52 percent win equivalent): No sign yet that this juggernaut will derail. There are occasional lemons, such as a blowout loss in Boston and a couple bullpen meltdowns at Philadelphia. But those stand out because the Dodgers keep manhandling most opponents. They’re extremely likely to own home-field advantage through the NL brackets. Oddsmakers have been pricing the Dodgers as world championship material all season. Cubs and Braves each 5/1 (17 percent): Atlanta may have the better record in the standings, but there’s still a significant portion of the betting market that figures Chicago will close as the more impressive side. Atlanta has more cushion for avoiding a wild card. In Chicago’s tough division, true odds to reach the World Series are likely higher than 5/1 given various hurdles.

(17 percent): Atlanta may have the better record in the standings, but there’s still a significant portion of the betting market that figures Chicago will close as the more impressive side. Atlanta has more cushion for avoiding a wild card. In Chicago’s tough division, true odds to reach the World Series are likely higher than 5/1 given various hurdles. Brewers 15/2 (12 percent): Another team sharps keep waiting on … one that might not even make the playoffs if it doesn’t find an extra gear soon.

(12 percent): Another team sharps keep waiting on … one that might not even make the playoffs if it doesn’t find an extra gear soon. Nationals 10/1 (9 percent): VSiN recently talked about Washington’s surge into the spotlight after a slow start. This ongoing Atlanta series will tell bettors a lot more about true postseason hopes than that hot run against stragglers did. Playing in a weak division will help wild-card math … which the market is already pricing in.

(9 percent): VSiN recently talked about Washington’s surge into the spotlight after a slow start. This ongoing Atlanta series will tell bettors a lot more about true postseason hopes than that hot run against stragglers did. Playing in a weak division will help wild-card math … which the market is already pricing in. Cardinals 11/1 (8 percent): Also on the list of midseason mediocrities capable of catching fire. St. Louis is arguably better suited than Milwaukee to make a run, given midseason run differential and pitching stats. If you sense a hot spell, better to attack that day-by-day than take a flyer at this price.

(8 percent): Also on the list of midseason mediocrities capable of catching fire. St. Louis is arguably better suited than Milwaukee to make a run, given midseason run differential and pitching stats. If you sense a hot spell, better to attack that day-by-day than take a flyer at this price. Phillies 17/1 (6 percent): Very tough to take the Phillies seriously given their win-loss record in recent weeks when not playing the New York Mets. They’re basically a .500 team overall since the end of April, .460 when not facing the Mets. Maybe this week’s dramatic rallies vs. the Dodgers will inspire a surge.

Don’t forget that sportsbooks build a universe larger than 100 percent to create a house edge. Those seven teams already add up to 121 percent with rounding. A handful of other teams are still within arm’s reach of a wild card. The market has soured on the Mets, who have fallen all the way to 250/1.

Futures prices may not offer a smart bet, but they are a helpful way to visualize informed expectations.