With a month-plus of the 2014 regular season on the books, it is a good time to check Bovada’s (www.Bovada.lv) most recent regular and post-season odds for all 30 Major League Baseball teams. This time around, we compare the current divisional, league and World Series odds across MLB to the odds before and after spring training. Also included are National League Most Valuable Player and Cy Young Award candidates.
Odds to win World Series | March 5 | March 28 | May 1 |
Detroit Tigers | 9/1 | 9/1 | 13/2 |
Los Angeles Dodgers | 13/2 | 13/2 | 15/2 |
New York Yankees | 14/1 | 14/1 | 10/1 |
St. Louis Cardinals | 8/1 | 15/2 | 10/1 |
Atlanta Braves | 20/1 | 16/1 | 11/1 |
Washington Nationals | 12/1 | 10/1 | 11/1 |
Oakland Athletics | 18/1 | 20/1 | 12/1 |
Boston Red Sox | 12/1 | 12/1 | 14/1 |
Milwaukee Brewers | 66/1 | 66/1 | 14/1 |
San Francisco Giants | 16/1 | 16/1 | 14/1 |
Texas Rangers | 16/1 | 16/1 | 16/1 |
Los Angeles Angels | 20/1 | 20/1 | 20/1 |
Tampa Bay Rays | 12/1 | 12/1 | 20/1 |
Toronto Blue Jays | 33/1 | 25/1 | 25/1 |
Baltimore Orioles | 33/1 | 33/1 | 33/1 |
Kansas City Royals | 33/1 | 33/1 | 33/1 |
Cincinnati Reds | 22/1 | 25/1 | 40/1 |
Cleveland Indians | 40/1 | 40/1 | 50/1 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 28/1 | 28/1 | 50/1 |
Seattle Mariners | 28/1 | 33/1 | 50/1 |
Colorado Rockies | 75/1 | 75/1 | 66/1 |
New York Mets | 75/1 | 75/1 | 66/1 |
Chicago White Sox | 50/1 | 66/1 | 75/1 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 33/1 | 33/1 | 75/1 |
San Diego Padres | 50/1 | 50/1 | 100/1 |
Miami Marlins | 100/1 | 100/1 | 150/1 |
Minnesota Twins | 100/1 | 100/1 | 150/1 |
Arizona Diamondbacks | 50/1 | 50/1 | 200/1 |
Chicago Cubs | 66/1 | 75/1 | 500/1 |
Houston Astros | 200/1 | 250/1 | 500/1 |
The Cardinals have slid to 10/1 to win it all, but still trail only the Dodgers among National League clubs.
Odds to win AL Pennant | March 5 | March 28 | May 1 | Odds to win NL Pennant | March 5 | March 28 | May 1 | |
Detroit Tigers | 17/4 | 4/1 | 13/4 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 11/4 | 3/1 | 7/2 | |
New York Yankees | 13/2 | 13/2 | 6/1 | St. Louis Cardinals | 19/4 | 9/2 | 7/2 | |
Oakland Athletics | 9/1 | 9/1 | 6/1 | Washington Nationals | 11/2 | 5/1 | 5/1 | |
Boston Red Sox | 6/1 | 6/1 | 15/2 | Atlanta Braves | 9/1 | 8/1 | 11/2 | |
Texas Rangers | 8/1 | 8/1 | 8/1 | Milwaukee Brewers | 28/1 | 33/1 | 7/1 | |
Los Angeles Angels | 11/1 | 11/1 | 10/1 | San Francisco Giants | 15/2 | 15/2 | 7/1 | |
Tampa Bay Rays | 6/1 | 6/1 | 10/1 | Cincinnati Reds | 10/1 | 10/1 | 18/1 | |
Toronto Blue Jays | 16/1 | 14/1 | 12/1 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 14/1 | 16/1 | 25/1 | |
Kansas City Royals | 16/1 | 16/1 | 14/1 | Colorado Rockies | 40/1 | 40/1 | 28/1 | |
Baltimore Orioles | 16/1 | 16/1 | 16/1 | New York Mets | 33/1 | 33/1 | 33/1 | |
Cleveland Indians | 20/1 | 20/1 | 22/1 | Philadelphia Phillies | 16/1 | 18/1 | 40/1 | |
Seattle Mariners | 14/1 | 16/1 | 25/1 | San Diego Padres | 25/1 | 25/1 | 50/1 | |
Chicago White Sox | 25/1 | 33/1 | 40/1 | Miami Marlins | 50/1 | 50/1 | 75/1 | |
Minnesota Twins | 50/1 | 50/1 | 66/1 | Arizona Diamondbacks | 22/1 | 22/1 | 100/1 | |
Houston Astros | 100/1 | 125/1 | 250/1 | Chicago Cubs | 28/1 | 40/1 | 200/1 |
One would expect the League-winning odds to follow suit from the World Series, but they don’t, exactly. The Dodgers and the Cards are co-favorites in terms of the betting line. Those who got 33/1 odds on the Brewers a month ago must be feeling pretty hopeful.
Odds to Win AL East | March 5 | March 28 | May 1 | Odds to Win NL East | March 5 | March 28 | May 1 | |
New York Yankees | 12/5 | 12/5 | 2/1 | Atlanta Braves | 5/4 | 3/2 | 4/5 | |
Boston Red Sox | 11/5 | 11/5 | 11/4 | Washington Nationals | 1/1 | 5/7 | 5/4 | |
Tampa Bay Rays | 11/5 | 11/5 | 3/1 | New York Mets | 18/1 | 16/1 | 12/1 | |
Toronto Blue Jays | 7/1 | 7/1 | 11/2 | Philadelphia Phillies | 15/2 | 10/1 | 20/1 | |
Baltimore Orioles | 7/1 | 7/1 | 11/2 | Miami Marlins | 25/1 | 33/1 | 40/1 | |
Odds to Win AL Central | March 5 | March 28 | May 1 | Odds to Win NL Central | March 5 | March 28 | May 1 | |
Detroit Tigers | 4/9 | 4/9 | 4/11 | St. Louis Cardinals | 4/7 | 2/3 | 11/10 | |
Kansas City Royals | 4/1 | 9/2 | 7/2 | Milwaukee Brewers | 14/1 | 10/1 | 11/10 | |
Cleveland Indians | 7/1 | 11/1 | 9/1 | Cincinnati Reds | 15/4 | 7/2 | 8/1 | |
Chicago White Sox | 8/1 | 12/1 | 12/1 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 15/4 | 15/4 | 12/1 | |
Minnesota Twins | 33/1 | 25/1 | 25/1 | Chicago Cubs | 25/1 | 33/1 | 150/1 | |
Odds to Win AL West | March 5 | March 28 | May 1 | Odds to Win NL West | March 5 | March 28 | May 1 | |
Oakland Athletics | 2/1 | 2/1 | 6/5 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 1/2 | 1/2 | 1/2 | |
Texas Rangers | 7/4 | 7/4 | 9/5 | San Francisco Giants | 13/4 | 7/2 | 9/4 | |
Los Angeles Angels | 9/4 | 9/4 | 3/1 | Colorado Rockies | 16/1 | 16/1 | 13/2 | |
Seattle Mariners | 7/1 | 7/1 | 12/1 | San Diego Padres | 10/1 | 10/1 | 25/1 | |
Houston Astros | 50/1 | 50/1 | 200/1 | Arizona Diamondbacks | 8/1 | 7/1 | 50/1 |
In looking at the divisions, and specifically the NL Central, the Brewers pulled even with the Cardinals while the other three clubs are falling away. In the two East Divisions, the Yankees and Braves pulled ahead.
Odds to Win the 2014 NL MVP | May 1 | Odds to Win the 2014 NL Cy Young | May 1 | |||||
Troy Tulowitzki (COL) | 3/1 | Adam Wainwright (STL) | 7/2 | |||||
Andrew McCutchen (PIT) | 5/1 | Jose Fernandez (MIA) | 6/1 | |||||
Justin Upton (ATL) | 11/2 | Clayton Kershaw (LAD) | 6/1 | |||||
Adrian Gonzalez (LAD) | 9/1 | Johnny Cueto (CIN) | 15/2 | |||||
Yadier Molina (STL) | 9/1 | Zack Greinke (LAD) | 15/2 | |||||
Ryan Braun (MIL) | 10/1 | Julio Teheran (ATL) | 12/1 | |||||
Giancarlo Stanton (MIA) | 10/1 | Kyle Lohse (MIL) | 15/1 | |||||
Chase Utley (PHI) | 12/1 | Tim Hudson (SF) | 15/1 | |||||
Paul Goldschmidt (ARI) | 15/1 | Ervin Santana (ATL) | 15/1 | |||||
Charlie Blackmon (COL) | 16/1 | Yovani Gallardo (MIL) | 20/1 | |||||
Justin Morneau (COL) | 16/1 | Gio Gonzalez (WAS) | 20/1 | |||||
Joey Votto (CIN) | 18/1 | Cliff Lee (PHI) | 20/1 | |||||
Freddie Freeman (ATL) | 18/1 | Lance Lynn (STL) | 20/1 | |||||
Adam Wainwright (STL) | 50/1 | Michael Wacha (STL) | 20/1 | |||||
Stephen Strasburg (WAS) | 25/1 | |||||||
Dan Haren (LAD) | 33/1 | |||||||
Alfredo Simon (CIN) | 33/1 | |||||||
Aaron Harang (ATL) | 40/1 |
Yadier Molina and Adam Wainwright appear on the MVP lists, but may need a lot of help. While Wainwright is the early Cy Young Award favorite, I find it interesting that one can get the same odds for Michael Wacha and Lance Lynn. Shelby Miller is not listed.
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