Yankees 14-5 Red Sox 7-1 Cubs 7-1 Mets 8-1 Phillies 10-1 Rays 10-1 Angels 12-1 Indians 15-1 Braves 20-1 Diamondbacks 25-1 White Sox 25-1 Dodgers 25-1 Twins 25-1 Tigers 30-1 A's 30-1 Reds 40-1 Marlins 40-1 Brewers 40-1 Giants 40-1 Cardinals 40-1 Rockies 50-1 Blue Jays 50-1 Astros 60-1 Rangers 60-1 Mariners 80-1 Orioles 100-1 Royals 100-1 Pirates 100-1 Padres 100-1 Nationals 100-1
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It looks okay plus or minus a few games for some of the teams.
Brewers are never given enough respect, as usual.
Who knows, it's all on paper now, I can't wait to see how the season goes.
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Remember that odds are set based upon two things: actual assessed chances of the given team, AND (and this is important) the book's interest in attracting bets to a given line. The book wants bets to be well-balanced so that, when it comes time to pay out, they don't lose money, or lose very little.
There's going to be zillions laid on the Yankees no matter what, so in the event that the Yankees do win (won't, but let's think about it), the book needs enough money laid on the other 29 lines to make that payout as painless as possible (and for preference, make some profit). And they're not going to cover all of that on just the Cubs and Red Sox, so there has to be odds tempting enough to get some money laid on the Royals and Nationals as well.
Nothing here looks delusional. Best line, at a glance, is probably the Cardinals. The NL Central is up for grabs, even with the Cubs there, and the wildcard berth isn't that inconceivable. Make it to October and, as we often witness, anything can happen. Yeah, I could see putting down $10 or $20 on St. Louis.
Anonymous
Hard to say. I mean the Rays were 100-1 in (Feb) 2008 and the Phillies were 25-1. The Mets were 4-1. I hope that these preliminary odds get shaken up in 2009 as well. I agree with the majority, except the Brewers-naturally.
Anonymous
I'm surprised the Twins are 25-1, I would take them to win the division over the Indians and White Sox.
I remember the Mets were 100-1 in 1969, and a few people "cleaned up."
Anonymous
Yankees 14-5