SI senior writer Tom Verducci breaks down every series below, and joins senior writer Stephanie Apstein, staff writer Emma Baccellieri and editors Will Laws and Nick Selbe in making picks through the World Series as well as some bold predictions.

All four teams await the outcome of the four Wild Card series to see who they’ll face in division series, but you can get a head start with our brilliant staff predictions on how the next month of baseball will play out. Check back here for live BetMGM odds for the pennants, World Series and World Series MVP.

The 2024 MLB playoffs begin Tuesday as eight teams from the American and National Leagues kick off their best-of-three wild card series for a shot at the divisional round. Monday offered a thrilling conclusion to the regular season.

The 2024 MLB playoffs are here, kicking off with the wild-card round -- four best-of-three showdowns -- all taking place at the site of the higher-ranked seeds. The two division winners in each league with the best records ( Los Angeles Dodgers,

Before the Fall Classic begins, our crew calls their shot on who will take home the hardware at the end of the postseason.