The Toronto Blue Jays are 11-0 over their last 11 games and have overtaken the New York Yankees for first place in the AL East division standings. The Blue Jays have also skyrocketed up the betting board to become the favorites to win the World Series.
World Series betting odds: Blue Jays win streak has them as futures favorites
The Toronto Blue Jays have surged to the top of the futures board and lead the pack as the favorites to win the 2015 World Series.
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The Blue Jays are currently going off at 4/1 to win the 2015 World Series according to sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark.com. Before making a flurry of trades that included adding Troy Tulowitzki, Ben Revere and David Price, the Blue Jays were among the long shots to win the championship. But with all of the new additions gelling well with what was already the best offense in baseball, the Blue Jays suddenly look like the team to beat.
The Kansas City Royals are sitting at 5/1 to win the World Series and still hold the best record in the American League. Unlike the Blue Jays who still have some work to do to win the AL East, the Royals have opened up a double-digit lead on the rest of the division in the AL Central. The Royals will hope to hold onto their AL-best record to lock down home field advantage throughout the postseason.
In the National League the three current division leaders are all going off at about the same odds to win the World Series at the sportsbooks. The Los Angeles Dodgers and St. Louis Cardinals are each going off at 8/1 while the New York Mets are going off at 17/2.
The Cardinals and the Mets currently rank one and two, respectively, in team ERA. St. Louis has the lowest ERA in the majors among both starters and relievers, an exceptional stat that has led to the team having the best record in all of baseball.
The Dodgers have the lethal one-two punch of Clayton Kershaw and Zack Greinke atop their rotation, and the Mets have one of the best staffs in all of baseball. Runs will be extremely hard to come by in the NL pennant race this season.
Other teams that could make a run at the World Series this season include the New York Yankees (12/1), Houston Astros (12/1), Washington Nationals (14/1), San Francisco Giants (14/1), Chicago Cubs (14/1), Pittsburgh Pirates (16/1) and Los Angeles Angels (18/1).
