Chicago Cubs Still Among Those Favored to Win ’09 World Series
Chicago Cubs fans don't despair. Your team is a bigger favorite to win the 2009 World Series than are the reigning champion Philadelphia Phillies. The Cubs would pay $445 at Bookmaker.com for every $100 bet. The Phillies would pay $530 for every $100 bet.
Once again it is the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox that come in as the annual early favorites along with the Cubs. Each pay just over $400 for every $100 bet.
"The great thing about betting baseball futures early on is that any of these teams could end up winning," says Gambling911.com Senior Editor, Payton O'Brien. "There is not a whole lot of consistency over the years compared to other sports like the NFL or NBA."
Case in point: It was just a few years ago that the Florida Marlins paid out $100,000 to some lucky gambler who had a $1000 future bet on the team. In fact, this one was placed mid season.
Odds to win the 2009 World Series appear below - all courtesy of Bookmaker.com, the oldest established online sportsbooks, taking bets from North America since 1985. Be sure to claim your 20 percent deposit bonus (open with $500, receive a free $100). Restrictions do apply.
How to read the odds: +1050 means that a $100 bet would pay out $1050. A $1000 bet would pay out $10,500 and so on.
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS
+1050
ATLANTA BRAVES
+3000
BALTIMORE ORIOLES
+7500
BOSTON RED SOX
+480
CHICAGO CUBS
+445
CHICAGO WHITE SOX
+2000
CINCINNATI REDS
+7500
CLEVELAND INDIANS
+2000
COLORADO ROCKIES
+7500
DETROIT TIGERS
+1900
FLORIDA MARLINS
+4000
HOUSTON ASTROS
+7500
KANSAS CITY ROYALS
+7500
LOS ANGELES ANGELS
+875
LOS ANGELES DODGERS
+1900
MILWAUKEE BREWERS
+4000
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MINNESOTA TWINS
+2000
NEW YORK METS
+550
NEW YORK YANKEES
+425
OAKLAND ATHLETICS
+3500
PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES
+530
PITTSBURGH PIRATES
+7500
SAN DIEGO PADRES
+7600
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS
+5000
SEATTLE MARINERS
+7600
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
+3500
TAMPA BAY RAYS
+1600
TEXAS RANGERS
+5600
TORONTO BLUE JAYS
+5600
WASHINGTON NATIONALS
+7500
Don Shapiro, Gambling911.com
