Now that the Major League Baseball season is upon us, book makers all across the country are rushing to put out their first batch of odds to win it all. It is never too soon to start speculating on which team will utilize the right combination of skill and luck to win the World Series and the 2015 season proves to be no different.
Many online sportsbooks with MLB betting odds have provided a first look at the top contenders to take the title, and we will take a quick glance at them here. Continue reading
The Cincinnati Reds had a great May and are becoming a major player in MLB Betting Futures. The NL Central leaders went 17-11 last month, and have moved all the way up to seventh in Bovada’s 2012 World Series Odds, ahead of the St. Louis Cardinals and Washington Nationals.
I was scrolling through Bovada’s 2012 World Series Futures page just out of curiosity because I wanted to see how Baltimore was faring with all this momentum.
The Los Angeles Dodgers, sporting the best best record at 24-11, have made gamblers a lot of money so far, but might become vulnerable in the next couple weeks with the loss of Matt Kemp. The All-Star center fielder came up lame over the weekend and was put on the DL with a strained hamstring. He’s out for at least the next two weeks, and gamblers should adjust their betting strategy for the rest of the month.
So much for a slow start.
The Los Angeles Angels have not been this excited since Danny Glover was their coach. I mean, sure they did win a World Series with Mike Scioscia, but this year, there have to be supernatural forces at work for Scioscia, otherwise there’s no possibility you can get the talent he inherited in just one offseason.
The AL West has produced the American League’s representative in the World Series for the last two years, but a 0-2 record where it matters most isn’t something that anyone is looking to brag about. The good news for folks who root for the AL West as a whole, though, is that the division has got substantially upgraded over the last few months. The Texas Rangers won’t just hop, skip and jump to the Fall Classic this time around. No, in 2012 they’ll get a legitimate battle for the honor from both the Anaheim Angels and to a lesser degree the Oakland Athletics.