Little League World Series odds: Henderson team underdogs to win US title

WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. — The Henderson All-Stars are not the favorites to win the U.S. title at the Little League World Series. That status belongs to Southern California, according to offfshore sportsbook Sportsbetting.ag.

But Henderson, which has the third-best odds at +550, is favored to win its opener Wednesday against Rhode Island, which at 16-1 has the second-worst odds to win the U.S. title.

Both the United States and International brackets include 10 teams.

The champion of each meets for the Little League World Series title Aug. 27.

“It’s probably a little surprising to most, but we’ll take more bets on the Little League World Series than the Women’s World Cup,” said Robert Cooper, the website’s manager. “It’s a highly entertaining product our customers love to wager on.”

Game lines are posted daily, but futures are available now. Offshore sportsbooks operate illegally in the United States.

Nevada sportsbooks do not post odds on the Little League World Series.

Tennessee was a 2-1 favorite to capture the U.S. crown as of Tuesday afternoon. Southern California was then made the betting favorite at +150 a short time later, with Tennessee down to +225.

Henderson opened with the fifth-best odds to win the U.S. title at 6-1 but now has the third-best odds at +550.

Curacao is favored to win the International bracket at +175. Chinese Taipei and Japan are next at 3-1.

Odds are expressed in terms of $100 wagers. A $100 bet on a team at +175 earns $175.

Henderson opens play Wednesday at noon PT (ESPN) against the Metro Region champion from Smithfield, Rhode Island, at famed Lamade Stadium.

Contact sports columnist Ed Graney at egraney@reviewjournal.com. Follow @edgraney on X.