Updated World Series odds

It’s time for our biweekly look at the current World Series odds, provided by Bovada. Warning: This post contains spoilers about who will win the World Series.

Odds to win the 2013 World Series
Los Angeles Dodgers 15/4
Boston Red Sox 9/2
Detroit Tigers 5/1
Atlanta Braves 8/1
Oakland Athletics 9/1
St. Louis Cardinals 10/1
Pittsburgh Pirates 11/1
Cincinnati Reds 14/1
Cleveland Indians 20/1
Tampa Bay Rays 20/1
Texas Rangers 20/1
Baltimore Orioles 28/1
Washington Nationals 33/1
New York Yankees 40/1
Kansas City Royals 50/1

Hmm, not seeing the Giants on there. Probably a typo.

If you subscribe to the theory that once a team is in the Division Series, they have roughly the same chances as the other seven teams, then the A’s are your best bet. They’re almost certainly going to be in the Division Series, yet they’re getting worse odds than the standard 8/1.

Nationals over Royals? Huh. Also, imagine saying that with a straight face before the season started.

Here are the odds for the pennant in each league, along with some NL Central odds:

Odds to win the 2013 AL Pennant
Boston Red Sox 2/1
Detroit Tigers 5/2
Oakland Athletics 9/2
Tampa Bay Rays 10/1
Texas Rangers 10/1
Cleveland Indians 12/1
Baltimore Orioles 14/1
New York Yankees 18/1
Kansas City Royals 25/1
Odds to win the 2013 NL Pennant
Los Angeles Dodgers 7/5
Atlanta Braves 13/4
St. Louis Cardinals 9/2
Pittsburgh Pirates 5/1
Cincinnati Reds 13/2
Washington Nationals 20/1
Odds to Win the 2013 NL Central
St. Louis Cardinals 2/3
Pittsburgh Pirates 9/4
Cincinnati Reds 3/1

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