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OAKLAND PARK, Fla (Gambling911.com) - California vs. Iowa is a 2026 Little League World Series tournament match on Friday at 12 pm ET following a rain postponement on Thursday. BetOnline for the first time ever is offering player prop bets as well as odds for each of this year's matches.
California is the big -270 favorite in this one. Iowa pays out $200 for every $100 bet to win.
California is Sweetwater Valley Little League from Bonita, which went 3-0 in West regional play. Iowa is Davenport Northwest, which went 4-0 in the Midwest.
California has several players with very good documented performances. Noah Kirk is the 5-foot-8 SS/P threw 5⅓ innings who has allowed only two hits and struck out seven during Southern California's title run. In the championship against Hawaii, Kirk struck out seven over five innings, while California won 11-3 to reach Williamsport.
Isaac Ramirez Aguirre hit a grand slam in the West Region championship.
Iowa counters with some very intriguing two-way players that include Cooper Thissen, who is 5-foot-8, bats and throws left-handed, and plays P/C/SS/CF. That's an unusually versatile profile. Anthony Johnson Jr. is another 5-foot-8 left-handed pitcher/first baseman/outfielder.
Betting on this year's Little League World Series is not without controversy.
The Little League World Series issued the following statement to Gambling911.com:
"Little League International stands by its statement first issued last year that there is no place for betting on Little League games and players or any youth sports competition. Little League is a trusted place where children are learning the fundamentals of the games and all the important life lessons that come with having fun, celebrating teamwork, and playing with integrity, and no one should be exploiting the success and failures of children playing the game they love for their own personal gain."
"We're not here to say whether gambling on 10-, 11- and 12-year-olds is right or wrong, that's up for you to decide (and possibly write about), we're just delivering the information," BetOnline Brand Manager Dave Mason tells Gambling911.com.
Little League World Series Futures Odds to Win
U.S. Bracket Champion
California 1/1
Texas 6/1
New Jersey 6/1
Alabama 8/1
Iowa 12/1
Massachusetts 12/1
Ohio 12/1
Washington 12/1
Nevada 14/1
Pennsylvania 18/1
International Bracket Champion
South Korea 1/2
Dominican Republic 4/1
Japan
Mexico 8/1
Nicaragua 10/1
Curacao 16/1
Panama 25/1
Canada 33/1
Czechia
Australia
Thursday, August 20
12pm ET
Australia +500
Mexico -850
2pm ET
Ohio -130
Nevada +100
4pm ET
Curacao +340
Japan -500
6pm ET
California -270
Iowa +200
- Don Shapiro, Gambling911.com
