Belmont Stakes 2013 odds: Orb favored heading into weekend

As of Friday morning’s freshest betting lines, Orb is still the odds-on favorite for Saturday’s Belmont Stakes, the third leg of the Triple Crown.

Bovada’s updated odds have Orb, the Kentucky Derby winner, as an 11/4 favorite, moving from the 3/1 line posted on Thursday. Revolutionary remains one of the 14-horse field’s strongest challengers with 5/1 odds, while Oxbow, the winner at the Preakness Stakes a few weeks ago, sits at 6/1.

Others near the top include Freedom Child at 17/2 and Unlimited Budget at 10/1.

The race’s three biggest underdogs -- Midnight Taboo, Giant Finish and Frac Daddy -- remain lumped together at the back, but with new odds of 33/1 apiece, shifting from 30/1 each.

Televised coverage of the Belmont Stakes begins at 5 p.m. ET Saturday on NBC.

Here’s a look at the current odds for the field (their posting in parentheses):

Orb - 11/4 (5)

Revolutionary - 5/1 (9)

Oxbow - 6/1 (7)

Freedom Child - 17/2 (2)

Unlimited Budget - 10/1 (13)

Golden Soul - 12/1 (14)

Palace Malice - 12/1 (12)

Overanalyze - 16/1 (3)

Will Take Charge - 20/1 (10)

Vyjack - 22/1 (11)

Incognito - 25/1 (6)

Frac Daddy - 33/1 (1)

Giant Finish - 33/1 (4)

Midnight Taboo - 33/1 (8)

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