Back in April, the folks at Bovada.lv provided a set of odds on a number of Major League Baseball-related races. I updated them back in June and again in August.
Recently, they provided a refresh so I thought it would be interesting to compare and contrast then versus now.
In this installment, we look at the early September odds to win the two league championships and the World Series.
In the American League, the Detroit Tigers remain on top. The Boston Red Sox and Texas Rangers have improved while the A’s and Rays slipped since August.
The Los Angeles Dodgers remain the National League favorite. Atlanta and Pittsburgh improved a tick.
For the NL pennant, the Cardinals have dropped from 10/3 in August to 5/1 in September. To win the World Series, the fall is greater – from 15/2 to 11/1 currently.
In case you are wondering where the MVP and Cy Young Award odds went, Bovada has pulled them down. Here is the explanation from Kevin Bradley, Sports Book Manager.
“With just around 20 games left we are not re-opening our MVP or Cy Young odds as I cannot see how anyone but Cabrera, Scherzer, and Kershaw can win. McCutchen may be the only one who is not a sure thing, but with the fact that the Pirates are having their best season in 20 years and that he is such a complete player, this one is also a no-brainer.”
(In the tables below, the teams are ordered by current odds.)
American League
Odds to win AL | April | June | Aug | Sept |
Detroit Tigers | 4/1 | 3/1 | 7/2 | 2/1 |
Boston Red Sox | 10/1 | 7/1 | 17/4 | 15/4 |
Texas Rangers | 13/2 | 4/1 | 7/1 | 5/1 |
Oakland Athletics | 8/1 | 10/1 | 4/1 | 6/1 |
Tampa Bay Rays | 14/1 | 9/1 | 4/1 | 6/1 |
New York Yankees | 10/1 | 8/1 | 20/1 | 12/1 |
Baltimore Orioles | 12/1 | 10/1 | 8/1 | 14/1 |
Cleveland Indians | 25/1 | 12/1 | 12/1 | 25/1 |
Kansas City Royals | 18/1 | 40/1 | 35/1 | 40/1 |
Los Angeles Angels | 5/2 | 14/2 | 33/1 | NL |
Toronto Blue Jays | 13/2 | 16/1 | 55/1 | NL |
Seattle Mariners | 50/1 | 100/1 | 125/1 | NL |
Minnesota Twins | 50/1 | 60/1 | 450/1 | NL |
Chicago White Sox | 22/1 | 40/1 | 800/1 | NL |
Houston Astros | 200/1 | 500/1 | NL | NL |
National League
Odds to win NL | April | June | Aug | Sept |
Los Angeles Dodgers | 9/2 | 15/1 | 11/4 | 3/2 |
Atlanta Braves | 7/2 | 4/1 | 10/3 | 11/4 |
St. Louis Cardinals | 8/1 | 4/1 | 10/3 | 5/1 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 33/1 | 11/1 | 9/2 | 5/1 |
Cincinnati Reds | 6/1 | 5/1 | 13/2 | 13/2 |
Washington Nationals | 4/1 | 6/1 | 18/1 | 40/1 |
Arizona Diamondbacks | 16/1 | 9/1 | 12/1 | 75/1 |
San Francisco Giants | 6/1 | 6/1 | 35/1 | NL |
Colorado Rockies | 25/1 | 15/1 | 45/1 | NL |
Philadelphia Phillies | 15/1 | 20/1 | 60/1 | NL |
San Diego Padres | 75/1 | 50/1 | 125/1 | NL |
New York Mets | 33/1 | 75/1 | 200/1 | NL |
Chicago Cubs | 66/1 | 150/1 | 400/1 | NL |
Milwaukee Brewers | 40/1 | 125/1 | NL | NL |
Miami Marlins | 350/1 | 1500/1 | NL | NL |
World Series
Odds to win World Series | April | June | Aug | Sept |
Los Angeles Dodgers | 10/1 | 33/1 | 7/1 | 13/4 |
Detroit Tigers | 7/1 | 13/2 | 6/1 | 19/4 |
Atlanta Braves | 15/2 | 8/1 | 7/1 | 13/2 |
Boston Red Sox | 20/1 | 15/1 | 8/1 | 15/2 |
Texas Rangers | 14/1 | 17/2 | 14/1 | 10/1 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 66/1 | 25/1 | 12/1 | 11/1 |
St. Louis Cardinals | 16/1 | 8/1 | 15/2 | 11/1 |
Oakland Athletics | 16/1 | 22/1 | 9/1 | 12/1 |
Tampa Bay Rays | 28/1 | 18/1 | 17/2 | 14/1 |
Cincinnati Reds | 14/1 | 12/1 | 14/1 | 14/1 |
New York Yankees | 20/1 | 18/1 | 33/1 | 25/1 |
Baltimore Orioles | 25/1 | 18/1 | 18/1 | 28/1 |
Cleveland Indians | 66/1 | 25/1 | 28/1 | 50/1 |
Kansas City Royals | 40/1 | 75/1 | 66/1 | 75/1 |
Washington Nationals | 8/1 | 12/1 | 33/1 | 75/1 |
Arizona Diamondbacks | 33/1 | 20/1 | 33/1 | 200/1 |
San Francisco Giants | 12/1 | 12/1 | 50/1 | NL |
Los Angeles Angels | 10/1 | 28/1 | 66/1 | NL |
Colorado Rockies | 50/1 | 33/1 | 75/1 | NL |
Toronto Blue Jays | 12/1 | 33/1 | 75/1 | NL |
Philadelphia Phillies | 30/1 | 40/1 | 75/1 | NL |
San Diego Padres | 150/1 | 100/1 | 250/1 | NL |
New York Mets | 66/1 | 150/1 | 300/1 | NL |
Seattle Mariners | 100/1 | 200/1 | 300/1 | NL |
Chicago Cubs | 150/1 | 300/1 | 500/1 | NL |
Minnesota Twins | 100/1 | 100/1 | 750/1 | NL |
Milwaukee Brewers | 100/1 | 250/1 | 2000/1 | NL |
Houston Astros | 500/1 | 1000/1 | 5000/1 | NL |
Miami Marlins | 1000/1 | 5000/1 | 5000/1 | NL |
Chicago White Sox | 50/2 | 75/1 | NL | NL |
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