2023 World Baseball Classic Odds
Odds via FanDuel and as of February 9
| Team | Odds |
|---|---|
| Dominican Republic | +230 |
| USA | +250 |
| Japan | +300 |
| Puerto Rico | +1500 |
| Venezuela | +1500 |
| Mexico | +2000 |
| Cuba | +2500 |
| South Korea | +2500 |
| Netherlands | +5000 |
| Colombia | +6000 |
| Canada | +6000 |
| Chinese Taipei | +8000 |
| Italy | +8000 |
| Panama | +10000 |
| Australia | +15000 |
| Nicaragua | +15000 |
| Israel | +20000 |
| Czech Republic | +20000 |
| China | +20000 |
| Great Britain | +30000 |
The World Baseball Classic returns this spring with 20 countries competing, including stacked squads from both the Dominican Republic and USA.
This is the fifth World Baseball Classic all-time. Japan won the first two tournaments in 2006 and 2009. Dominican Republic won in 2013, while USA won in 2017. The tournament was originally supposed to come back in 2021, but was canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The teams are broken up into four pools of five teams each. Preliminary rounds will take place March 8-15 in Taichung, Taiwan, Tokyo, Japan, Phoeniz, Arizona, and Miami, Florida.
All games will be broadcast on the FOX Sports family of networks.
The pools are broken up as follows:
Pool A
Taichung, Taiwan on March 8-12
- Chinese Taipei
- Netherlands
- Cuba
- Italy
- Panama
Pool B
Tokyo, Japan on March 9-13
- Japan
- South Korea
- Australia
- China
- Czech Republic
Pool C
Phoenix, Arizona on March 11-15
- USA
- Mexico
- Colombia
- Canada
- Great Britain
Pool D
Miami, Florida on March 11-15
- Puerto Rico
- Venezuela
- Dominican Republic
- Israel
- Nicaragua
The first- and second-place finishers in Pools A and B will meet in the quarterfinals on March 15 and 16 in Tokyo, while the first- and second-place finishers in Pools C and D will meet in Miami on March 17-18.
The semifinals will take place on March 19 and 20, with the championship game scheduled for March 21. All three of those games will take place in Miami.
The Dominican Republic has been installed as the early betting favorite at +230, and it's easy to see why. The team is loaded with talent, including Julio Rodriguez, Jose Ramirez, Juan Soto, Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Rafael Devers, Sandy Alcantara, Manny Machado and more.
Dominican Republic Pool Schedule
- Saturday, March 11: Dominican Republic vs. Venezuela, 7 p.m. ET
- Monday, March 13: Dominican Republic vs. Nicaragua, Noon ET
- Tuesday, March 14: Israel vs. Dominican Republic, 7 p.m. ET
- Wednesday, March 15: Puerto Rico vs. Dominican Republic, 7 p.m. ET
Team USA isn't exactly starving for talent, either. The roster includes Pete Alonso, Nolan Arenado, Mookie Betts, Paul Goldschmidt, J.T. Realmuto, Kyle Schwarber, Trea Turner and more. Team USA comes in as the second betting favorite at +250.
USA Pool Schedule
- Saturday, March 11: Great Britain vs. United States, 9 p.m. ET
- Sunday, March 12: Mexico vs. United States, 9 p.m. ET
- Monday, March 13: Canada vs. United States, 9 p.m. ET
- Wednesday, March 15: United States vs. Colombia, 9 p.m. ET
Japan is your third betting favorite at +300. The two-time champion consists mostly of players from Japan's NPB, but also features some star power more familiar to fans in America, headlined by Shohei Ohtani. Yu Darvish and Seiya Suzuki of the Padres and Cubs, respectively, are also included on the squad.
Japan Pool Schedule
- Thursday, March 9: China vs. Japan, 5 a.m. ET
- Friday, March 10: South Korea vs. Japan, 5 a.m. ET
- Saturday, March 11: Czech Republic vs. Japan, 5 a.m. ET
- Sunday, March 12: Japan vs. Australia, 5 a.m. ET
