Damn Yankees: Odds on the Yankees to win the 2005 World Series
Early in the season, the Yankees were favorites to win the 2005 World Series. Despite all the hoopla, not much has changed since then.
Miami Beach, Fla.(PRWEB) July 22, 2005 -- This has been a season of ups and
downs - and mostly downs - for the New York Yankees. But unless their season is
a total washout, the online bookies will inevitably play it safe by listing the
Bronx Bombers as a favorite to win the World Series. They have not won in the
last few years. In fact, teams with exceptional pay out odds have won the last
couple.
The Florida Marlins paid some lucky gamblers over $100,000 two
years ago even for bets placed mid season on Major League Baseball. Should the
red hot Washington Nationals win a World Series this year, some lucky sports
bettor (perhaps a Washington DC loyalist) could walk off with $25,000 or more on
a $100 bet.
The Yankees are playing better ball since their underwhelming
start of the season. Nevertheless, they play in a division with two teams that
nearly have an identical record to that of the Yankees at press time. New York
is listed as a 5/1 favorite to win the 2005 World Series at www.vipsports.com; and a 4/1
favorite at www.mybookie.com.
www.matchbook.com, which does not incorporate the expertise of
a bookmaker (instead, players bet against one another and determine the overall
line), might represent what the public thinks New York's chances of winning a
World Series are this year. At +610, Matchbook.com customers are more inclined
to believe either St. Louis or Boston will win the Championship.
Because
there are no real "leaders of the pack" this MLB season, one can still find
tremendous value for 2005 World Series future bets. Sure the Chicago White Sox
appear to be the team to beat this week, but they are listed with +860 odds at
Matchbook.com and VIPsports.com has them at 7/1. In other words, the White Sox
would pay out between $700 and $860 with a $100 bet should they win.
The
St. Louis Cardinals and Boston Red Sox are favored only slightly over New York
by most online bookmakers. Boston does pay out around $450 across the board for
every $100 wagered while St. Louis pays $375. These are still great odds all
things considered.
If you are feeling good about how the Oakland A's are
playing these days (they are 8-2 in their last outings at press time with a
49-45 record) we should point out that they are listed with +8000 odds at
MyBookie.com. In other words, a $100 bet will pay out $8000 should the Oakland
A's win.
As far as New York is concerned, Randy Johnson, the top
acquisition of the winter for the Yankees, has been anything but his usual
dominating self, despite wins in his last two outings, but the promotion of
rookie Chien-Ming Wang helped stabilize a rotation that has lost 3/5ths of its
projected starters.
Hideki Matsui and Jason Giambi have come to life
after dreadful slumps. Matsui went through a homerless drought of 180 at-bats in
April and May, but has recovered to lead the team in batting with a .320 average
and has reached base safely in his last 36 games. Giambi, meanwhile, entered
July 4 with five home runs, but has since doubled that total.
None of
this is convincing enough to suggest the Yankees will be any bit as dominant in
the post season as in year's past. The payout odds for the 2005 World Series
could prove lucrative even with a New York, St. Louis or Boston win
nonetheless.
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