Yankees Are The Betting Favorite

Courtesy of the thespread.com, by way of Lohud:

2009 MLB WORLD SERIES ODDS TO WIN
Arizona Diamondbacks 30/1
Atlanta Braves 35/1
Baltimore Orioles 150/1
Boston Red Sox 15/2
Chicago Cubs 7/1
Chicago White Sox 25/1
Cincinnati Reds 50/1
Cleveland Indians 25/1
Colorado Rockies 60/1
Detroit Tigers 20/1
Florida Marlins 40/1
Houston Astros 40/1
Kansas City Royals 150/1
Los Angeles Angels 11/1
Los Angeles Dodgers 17/1
Milwaukee Brewers 35/1
Minnesota Twins 25/1
New York Mets 7/1
New York Yankees 5/2
Oakland Athletics 55/1
Philadelphia Phillies 11/1
Pittsburgh Pirates 200/1
San Diego Padres 200/1
San Francisco Giants 40/1
Seattle Mariners 100/1
St Louis Cardinals 30/1
Tampa Bay Rays 12/1
Texas Rangers 60/1
Toronto Blue Jays 60/1
Washington Nationals 150/1

The Yankees are the favorites, but that was to be expected, as their various offseason moves have drawn plenty of attention. I find a few of these to be interesting. The Mets have better odds than the Red Sox, which seems strange to me considering that both teams are in difficult divisions and the Red Sox are significantly more talented. The Tigers having the best odds in the AL Central seems a bit crazy, considering that they cannot pitch at all. I think the Brewers odds are too good, and I would put a few bucks down on the A’s and the Rangers.

What do you think about the odds? Which are too high, which too low?

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