2005 World Series Futures

[sq764]

Ok, turning the page from that ugliness tonight :)


Odds to win the 2005 World Series.. Tough to take anyone other than
the Sox or Yanks.. But 8/5 for the Yanks is too low.. 6/1 on Sox is
very interesting..
For a longshot pick maybe the Braves? Or Twins?


MLB
2005 World Series
Updated February 1, 2005
Team Current
New York Yankees 8/5
Oakland Athletics 30/1
Arizona Diamondbacks 30/1
Atlanta Braves 20/1
San Francisco Giants 12/1
St. Louis Cardinals 8/1
Anaheim Angels 8/1
Boston Red Sox 6/1
Houston Astros 40/1
Los Angeles Dodgers 30/1
Seattle Mariners 30/1
Minnesota Twins 15/1
New York Mets 8/1
Philadelphia Phillies 25/1
Chicago White Sox 25/1
Chicago Cubs 4/1
Cincinnati Reds 70/1
Toronto Blue Jays 200/1
Cleveland Indians 35/1
Texas Rangers 35/1
Florida Marlins 17/1
San Diego Padres 15/1
Washington Nationals 300/1
Colorado Rockies 150/1
Baltimore Orioles 50/1
Pittsburgh Pirates 200/1
Kansas City Royals 400/1
Detroit Tigers 75/1
Milwaukee Brewers 300/1
Tampa Bay Devil Rays 175/1

[Zaf]

Mets at 8-1 , what a joke :D

I know they upgraded , but they have done it before. Hope I'm wrong.

ZAFONIC

[Zaf]

Astros at 40-1, Thats worth a shot. I know they lost a lot , but 40-1.

ZAFONIC

[sq764]

Astros at 40-1, Thats worth a shot. I know they lost a lot , but 40-1.

ZAFONIC
That's a great point.. I don't think they lost a ton, Beltran was good, but not irreplaceable..

[Valuist]

8-1 is a joke on the Mets and while I consider the Cubs a contender, 4-1 is definitely not value. They probably figure those teams are going to take a certain amount of money regardless so the bettors are really paying a tax on these public teams.

[Zaf]

Hard to believe that the Cubs would be favored more than the Red Sox.

ZAFONIC

[sq764]

4/1 on the Cubs is mind boggling..

They lost Sosa and Clement.. And they weren't even a WS contender last year..

6/1 on Sox is very tempting..

[kingfin66]

Without looking too closely yet, these jump out as price plays. Haven't looked at the value aspect yet:

Arizona 30/1
Seattle 30/1

Both have spent lots of $ to improve.

Atlanta 20/1

Schuerholz always has them in contention


Boston 6/1

They are the defending World Champs

Dodgers 30/1

I have to look much closer...

Floriday 17/1

Interesting

[BetHorses!]

Value Play has to be Tigers at 75-1, not saying they will win but 75-1 on a team that is moving forward is good enough for me

[sq764]

Value Play has to be Tigers at 75-1, not saying they will win but 75-1 on a team that is moving forward is good enough for me
I can't see them making the playoffs..

Hey, I want to play the Phillies at 25/1, but hard to think anyone other than the Sox and Yanks has a shot

[BetHorses!]

I can't see them making the playoffs..

Hey, I want to play the Phillies at 25/1, but hard to think anyone other than the Sox and Yanks has a shot


But if Phillies get there and play Yanks or Red Sox you are taking 25-1 instead of 2-1 or 3-1 which would be Series price. :)

[sq764]

If the Phillies get there, I will be drunk for 2 straight weeks, so I wouldn't bet a thing

[Valuist]

The Cubs are very much a contender and were considered a major disappointment last year but they still almost won 90 games. But no, at 4-1 I wouldn't bet them. The Cubs are a public team, thanks to WGN, and they will always be underlaid in the futures. Burnitz will probably put up numbers similar to Sosa's from last year: 30 HRs, .250 BA 150 Ks.

[BIG RED]

40-1 on Houston is very tempting. I mean , thats up there for a talented team.

Do they have odds to make play-offs? Wonder what Astros have for that end?

[Valuist]

Houston is 40-1 for a reason. No Beltran, no Kent, Wade Miller is gone and what is Clements now, 42? Bagwell and Biggio are clearly on the downslide.

[ceejay]

Here's some different numbers, from bet365.com.

Add NY Yankees 2/1 Bet
Add BOS Red Sox 5/1 Bet
Add STL Cardinals 7/1 Bet
Add CHI Cubs 9/1 Bet
Add ANA Angels 10/1 Bet
Add ATL Braves 12/1 Bet
Add SF Giants 16/1 Bet
Add MIN Twins 16/1 Bet
Add NY Mets 18/1 Bet
Add PHI Phillies 20/1 Bet
Add CLE Indians 25/1 Bet
Add LA Dodgers 25/1 Bet
Add SEA Mariners 25/1 Bet
Add FLA Marlins 30/1 Bet
Add BAL Orioles 30/1 Bet
Add HOU Astros 30/1 Bet
Add DET Tigers 40/1 Bet
Add SD Padres 50/1 Bet
Add OAK Athletics 50/1 Bet
Add CHI White Sox 60/1 Bet
Add TEX Rangers 80/1 Bet
Add ARI Diamondbacks 80/1 Bet
Add MIL Brewers 150/1 Bet
Add TOR Blue Jays 150/1 Bet
Add TB Devil Rays 150/1 Bet
Add CIN Reds 200/1 Bet
Add COL Rockies 250/1 Bet
Add PIT Pirates 250/1 Bet
Add WAS Nationals 250/1 Bet
Add KC Royals 300/1 Bet

The Mets are a much more reasonable 18/1; Similar with the Cubs @ 9/1

[Zaf]

Yes, these numbers seem to be more in line with reality.

ZAFONIC

[sq764]

Yes, these numbers seem to be more in line with reality.

ZAFONIC
I guess you have to shop around for the best value..