The Tigers’ 7-3 stretch over their last 10 games – and 2-1 series win against the Royals – prompted the Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook to price the big cats at 6-to-1 odds to win the World Series, cut in half from last week’s number. With three more head-to-head matchups between these foes, this race is far from over.
The Central race in the senior circuit isn’t quite as close, but the Cardinals (7-to-1 odds to win World Series) own a 3.5-game lead over the Pittsburgh Pirates (18-to-1) and face division foes in nine of their remaining 12 contests. They don’t play the Bucs for the rest of the season, but a three-game set with the Milwaukee Brewers (40-to-1), who are five back in the division and 1.5 out of the second wild card spot, could provide some drama as the Brew Crew tries to make a push toward a postseason berth.
The Seattle Mariners (20-to-1) aren’t willing to go away. Despite going 5-5 over their last 10 games, Seattle remains one game out of the second wild-card spot. Matching up with the Mariners in that one-game playoff means the possibility of drawing Felix Hernandez as the opposing starter.
At this point, the Atlanta Braves (100-to-1) would take their chances against King Felix. Their 3-7 stretch has them trailing the Washington Nationals (9-to-2) by 10.5 games in the National League East and four games out of the second wild-card spot.
2014 WORLD SERIES ODDS, SUPERBOOK (last week’s prices in parentheses) DODGERS 9-2 NATIONALS 9-2 ANGELS 9-2 TIGERS 6-1 (12-1) ORIOLES 6-1 CARDINALS 7-1 (6-1) A’S 8-1 GIANTS 14-1 (13-1) PIRATES 18-1 (30-1) ROYALS 20-1 (10-1) MARINERS 20-1 (16-1) BREWERS 40-1 YANKEES 100-1 BRAVES 100-1 (30-1) INDIANS 100-1 (40-1) BLUE JAYS 100-1 MARLINS 2000-1 (300-1)
OFF THE BOARD: RANGERS, REDS, RED SOX, RAYS, PHILLIES, PADRES, DIAMONDBACKS, ROCKIES, CUBS, WHITE SOX, METS, TWINS, ASTROS
2014 NATIONAL LEAGUE PENNANT DODGERS 9-5 NATIONALS 9-5 CARDINALS 3-1 (5-2) GIANTS 6-1 PIRATES 7-1 (13-1) BREWERS 18-1 BRAVES 45-1 (13-1) MARLINS 1000-1 (150-1)
2014 AMERICAN LEAGUE PENNANT ANGELS 7-4 (8-5) TIGERS 3-1 (6-1) ORIOLES 3-1 A’S 4-1 MARINERS 10-1 (8-1) ROYALS 10-1 (5-1) YANKEES 50-1 INDIANS 50-1 (20-1) BLUE JAYS 50-1
