Baseball-Related Odds and Some Ends

August 2, 2014 @ admin → No Comments

Due to circumstances beyond our control, today’s effort will feature minimal creative output from the editorial department at ElliottHarris.com (yes, I know for some out there in cyberspace that means there will be no noticeable difference from any othere day). Around here we are blaming it on jet lag — not to mention that measly couple of hours of sleep in the last couple of days. All for a worthy cause, mind you.

Highlight of the day/night (other than the sleep that awaits after finishing today’s effort) was finding out that WWE’s Summer Rae is following me on Twitter. Summer Rae has come a long way since her days playing for the Lingerie Football League Chicago Bliss. Continued success to the lovely lady.

Video below of Summer Rae to make your day.

Meanwhile back to supplying some text around here: Thanks to the fine folks at Bovada, (www.Bovada.lv, Twitter: @BovadaLV), we have some baseball odds in the wake of deadline deals made Thursday — and a reminder these numbers for entertainment purposes only:

Kevin Bradley, Sports Book Manager, Bovada.lv: “There were some big moves at the deadline but even though the Tigers tried to go head-to-head with the A’s, Oakland remain World Series favorites at 4/1 followed by Detroit and LA at 5/1, who seem to have separated themselves from the pack in the NL. From the book’s perspective, the best result for us would be a Tigers/Dodgers World Series matchup as Oakland has seen steady money lately, and even the Jays who have now dropped to 14/1 are a significant liability for us.”

SPECIAL – Will Jon Lester re-sign with the Red Sox for the 2015 Season?
Yes +300 (3/1)
No -500 (1/5)

SPECIAL – Who will record more wins with their new teams in the 2014 Regular Season?
Jon Lester (OAK) -150 (2/3)
David Price (DET) +110 (11/10)

Odds to win the 2014 World Series
Odds on 7/16/14 Current Odds
Oakland Athletics 5/1 4/1
Detroit Tigers 6/1 5/1
Los Angeles Dodgers 6/1 5/1
Los Angeles Angels 9/1 10/1
Washington Nationals 10/1 10/1
St. Louis Cardinals 10/1 11/1
San Francisco Giants 12/1 12/1
Toronto Blue Jays 18/1 14/1
Baltimore Orioles 14/1 16/1
Milwaukee Brewers 16/1 16/1
Atlanta Braves 14/1 18/1
New York Yankees 22/1 25/1
Pittsburgh Pirates 33/1 28/1
Seattle Mariners 25/1 33/1
Cincinnati Reds 28/1 50/1
Kansas City Royals 40/1 50/1
Tampa Bay Rays 66/1 50/1
Cleveland Indians 66/1 66/1
Boston Red Sox 50/1 100/
Miami Marlins 250/1 50/1
Chicago White Sox 300/1 200/1
New York Mets 200/1 200/1
Minnesota Twins 300/1 1000/1
Philadelphia Phillies 300/1 1000/1
San Diego Padres 1000/1 1000/1
Arizona Diamondbacks 1000/1 Off the Board
Chicago Cubs 500/1 Off the Board
Colorado Rockies 750/1 Off the Board
Houston Astros 1000/1 Off the Board
Texas Rangers 750/1 Off the Board

Odds to win the 2014 AL Pennant
Oakland Athletics 9/5
Detroit Tigers 5/2
Los Angeles Angels 11/2
Baltimore Orioles 8/1
Toronto Blue Jays 17/2
New York Yankees 14/1
Seattle Mariners 16/1
Kansas City Royals 25/1
Tampa Bay Rays 28/1
Cleveland Indians 33/1
Boston Red Sox 50/1
Chicago White Sox 100/1
Minnesota Twins 500/1

Odds to win the 2014 NL Pennant
Los Angeles Dodgers 7/4
Washington Nationals 4/1
St. Louis Cardinals 5/1
San Francisco Giants 6/1
Milwaukee Brewers 7/1
Atlanta Braves 8/1
Pittsburgh Pirates 14/1
Cincinnati Reds 22/1
Miami Marlins 75/1
New York Mets 100/1
Philadelphia Phillies 500/1
San Diego Padres 500/1

Odds to win the 2014 AL EAST
Baltimore Orioles 5/4
Toronto Blue Jays 13/10
New York Yankees 11/2
Tampa Bay Rays 9/1
Boston Red Sox 66/1

Odds to win the 2014 AL CENTRAL
Detroit Tigers 1/10
Kansas City Royals 11/2
Cleveland Indians 12/1
Chicago White Sox 50

Odds to win the 2014 AL WEST
Oakland Athletics 1/3
Los Angeles Angels 2/1

Odds to win the 2014 NL EAST
Washington Nationals 1/2
Atlanta Braves 7/5
Miami Marlins 25/1
New York Mets 40/1

Odds to win the 2014 NL CENTRAL
St. Louis Cardinals 5/4
Milwaukee Brewers 3/2
Pittsburgh Pirates 13/4
Cincinnati Reds 12/1

Odds to win the 2014 NL WEST
Los Angeles Dodgers 2/7
San Francisco Giants 9/4

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