Updated Las Vegas World Series odds to win (8/3/16)

Detroit Tigers are rolling and look like decent value at 20/1 odds to win World Series.

Below is a list of the current future odds to win the 2016 World Series. The Chicago Cubs are the current favorites to win the 2016 World Series (7/2) at William Hill’s 106 Nevada Sports Books and on the Mobile Sports app.

   

@WILLIAMHILLUS ODDS TO WIN 2016 WORLD SERIES	Opening Odds (11/3/15)	Odds on (6/28/16)	Current odds (8/3/16)
NEW YORK METS	10/1	18/1	22/1
CHICAGO CUBS	10/1	+280	7/2
KANSAS CITY ROYALS	10/1	22/1	100/1
LOS ANGELES DODGERS	10/1	15/1	10/1
TORONTO BLUE JAYS	10/1	18/1	17/2
ST LOUIS CARDINALS	12/1	16/1	20/1
HOUSTON ASTROS	12/1	20/1	20/1
PITTSBURGH PIRATES	12/1	75/1	100/1
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS	12/1	5/1	5/1
TEXAS RANGERS	12/1	5/1	11/2
WASHINGTON NATIONALS	12/1	8/1	15/2
NEW YORK YANKEES	15/1	70/1	500/1
LOS ANGELES ANGELS	25/1	300/1	500/1
BOSTON RED SOX	25/1	12/1	12/1
SEATTLE MARINERS	25/1	28/1	75/1
MINNESOTA TWINS	25/1	2500/1	5000/1
CLEVELAND INDIANS	25/1	10/1	11/2
BALTIMORE ORIOLES	25/1	12/1	15/1
DETROIT TIGERS	25/1	30/1	20/1
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS	40/1	250/1	1500/1
TAMPA BAY RAYS	40/1	250/1	5000/1
CHICAGO WHITE SOX	40/1	28/1	125/1
CINCINNATI REDS	50/1	2500/1	5000/1
SAN DIEGO PADRES	50/1	1500/1	5000/1
OAKLAND ATHLETICS	50/1	500/1	1500/1
MIAMI MARLINS	75/1	30/1	18/1
MILWAUKEE BREWERS	75/1	1000/1	3000/1
ATLANTA BRAVES	100/1	5000/1	9999/1
COLORADO ROCKIES	150/1	75/1	100/1
PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES	250/1	300/1	500/1

Second-half MLB projections: What team makes that epic run to playoffs?

The Indians are considered favorites to win the American League.

LAS VEGAS — The first-half of the season is in the rear view mirror and the second half of the season starts Friday, so its a perfect time to speculate what might happen the rest of the way. What teams currently leading the division will falter down the stretch like the the Angels and Nationals did in 2015 and what teams will make an incredible second half surge to a playoff birth like the Mets, Cubs, Rangers and Blue Jays did last year? We have a few ideas so let's glance through each division.

AL EAST (Westgate World Series odds: TOR 12/1, BOS 12/1, BAL 12/1, NYY 100/1, TB 1,000/1)
The opening odds to win division at MGM Resorts showed the AL East was expected to be the most competitive division and at the halfway point it's the only division with its second-place team being less than 5.5 games back. Baltimore has a two-game lead over the Red Sox and Blue Jays and 7.5-game lead over the Yankees.

The Orioles were 4-to-1 to win the division when the season started behind co-favorites Boston and Toronto at 2-to-1. The Red Sox bats have been incredible with an MLB-leading .292 average and 5.6 runs a game, but the pitching is horrendous, allowing 4.9 runs a game. The Blue Jays bats have woken up lately and they have a good enough rotation to be able to win the division for the second consecutive year. The Orioles have some bats too, but even with Chris Tillman working wonders every five days, their rotation ranks No. 28 with a 5.15 ERA. Look for Toronto to edge out Boston for the division crown and Boston to play in the wild card game.

Read More Here........all projected division winners on TheLinemakers.com

Cubs prop posted: 100 wins, lay -160 for OVER

Cubs fans loving the South Point props on their team this season.

LAS VEGAS -- The Washington Nationals had baseball’s best record (14-4) through Sunday, which translates to +8.4 units if betting them every game, which also is the best return on investment. But the really big story of April has been the Cubs at 14-5 and looking every bit like the best team as many prognosticators predicted.

Every year the Cubs are the team with the biggest World Series risk at sportsbooks, just because it’s a normal process for visitors to make the bets for friends and family. There is this love and fascination with the Cubbies because of a history that hasn’t seen them win a World Series since 1908. Also, millions of Americans watched them daily on WGN when cable television started get in everyone’s home in 1980. They partied with Harry Caray daily in the afternoon’s and it just stuck for most.

“Cub fans have been waiting since the (Leo) Durocher years to have a team this good,” said South Point sportsbook director Chris Andrews. “And this team is definitely legit. They have it all; starting pitching, hitting and solid bullpen.”

To capitalize on the popularity of the Cubs, Andrews posted couple of different props for the fans to chew on. One asks whether or not the Cubs will win 100 games or more with YES being -160 and NO +140. I’m starting to believe 100 is a strong possibility.

Initially, I thought 94 wins was a crazy thought just because of Chicago being in the NL Central with St. Louis and Pittsburgh, who both finished ahead of them last season. But Pittsburgh has been disappointing even though they’re 10-9. The past three seasons they had one of the best bullpens, but this year, it stinks. The Bucs pen has blown 3 of 8 save opportunities and has a 4.79 ERA – only six teams are worse. And the starting pitching hasn’t been getting to the seventh inning, so the pen has been worked hard every game. Because of the Pittsburgh rating being dropped, the Cubs become the beneficiary within the division.

Also Jake Arrieta is every bit as good as he was last season when he won the NL Cy Young Award. No way he can duplicate 2015, right? Think again, he’s won all four of his starts and allowed only two earned runs (0.87 ERA). He’s also thrown a no-hitter and even hit a homer. Throw in Jason Hammel allowing only two runs over his four starts plus the bullpen looking outstanding and you can see why I’ve changed my Cubs stance.

Andrews posted a prop on Arrieta asking whether or not he’ll throw a no-hitter again in the 2016 regular season, which he should have about 29 starts remaining. “We opened at NO -700, but the pros bet it up to -800. The public is taking the YES at 6-to-1.”

Still, winning three series makes it tougher than ever to win the World Series, unlike the 1908 Cubs that disposed of the Tigers in five games (4-1). No wild cards, no league championships, it was just one best of seven series way back then. And if the Cubs don’t win it this year, who will be the goat adding to the lovable loser mystique that no other sports franchise has? Have to blame someone, right?

Andrews is getting lots of Cubs future action and dropped their World Series odds from 4-to-1 down to 3-to-1 on Sunday.

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Three bets for the 2016 MLB season

Zack Greinke had sensational spring for Arizona.

Arizona Diamondbacks (Over 82)

You never want to put too much emphasis on what happened during spring training, but it’s hard not to be impressed with what the Diamondbacks have done in Cactus League play. There were lots of questions heading into March, and many of those were answered in such a satisfactory mode that Arizona now appears to be the best team in the National League West, which makes taking 5-1 odds to win the division attractive.

The Diamondbacks’ big move was getting one of baseball’s elite starters, Zack Greinke, to anchor the rotation. Another significant move was trading for Shelby Miller to be the No. 2 starter. The hard-throwing Miller was 6-17 with Atlanta last season, but he got little support from the lowest-scoring team in baseball in Atlanta. He allowed two or fewer runs in 22 of his 33 starts, pitched two shutouts and finished with a 3.02 ERA. Greinke and Miller had outstanding springs, and that 1-2 combination Arizona will throw every five days will help pile up lots of series wins throughout the season.

But what about the third starter? That was one of biggest questions, and Patrick Corbin came through with one of the best springs of any pitcher. Corbin missed the 2014 season after Tommy John surgery, but he’s looking better than before the injury. In five spring starts over 21 innings, Corbin allowed four earned runs (1.71 ERA) while striking out 24 and walking three.

Arizona’s hitting never was a question, but it cranked things up a couple of notches with a spring-leading .319 batting average while also running freely and stealing 34 bases. The combination of great starting pitching and hot hitting gave the Diamondbacks the best record in Cactus League while regularly blowing out opponents.

If buying the theory that Arizona will be contending for the division title and a playoff berth, then the ripple effect is the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Francisco Giants, preseason NL West favorites, can be expected to play below expectations. The loss of Greinke will have a much larger effect on the Dodgers than most experts believe.

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Cubs favored to win 2016 World Series; Diamondbacks respected by Vegas

Sensational race and sports book design at Green Valley Ranch.

LAS VEGAS -- The four-day MLB Winter Meetings from Opryland in Nashville have come and gone. Thursday was the final day of the sessions, during which baseball executives mingle with each other, create relationships and try to improve their teams via trades. The agents for 134 free agents negotiated to get their clients the biggest payday, or in some cases, just put in the best situation.

Las Vegas sports books have been keeping their eyes on the happenings in order to adjust team ratings and futures odds. There aren’t any games posted for wagering yet, but betting on the World Series and pennants has been open at most books since the end of October.

“We’re just watching the wire and looking at each team on a case-by-case basis,” said Station Casinos sports book director Jason McCormick of his staff‘s routine during the meetings.

“David Price (Red Sox) and Zack Greinke (Diamondbacks) were the major players requiring adjustments to both the team they left for and arrived from.”

See all the updated World Series odds.....The Linemakers.com