The Cubs are the NL favorite to win the championship, and are tied with the Jays for the overall favorite. You have to think they will do anything to sign a premiere Starting Pitcher this winter. David Price, Johnny Cueto and Jordan Zimmermann should all be on their list to sign. The only real loss from their roster this winter is Dexter Fowler at the CF position. They may even try to re-sign him, or another version of him with Denard Span.  I would say to lay off this bet, as the NL Central is a tough division to win.  They may have the top 3 teams in the MLB again next campaign.

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I said last week that vegasodds.com had the wrong odd for the KC Royals to win the 2016 World Series.  Every other gambling entity I have seen since has had the club almost favored doubly to that.

In the recent website check at bet365.com – we see the defending champions tied with the Washington Nationals for the 6th best favorite odd of +1100.

We also said the Los Angeles Dodgers should not be the favorite.  They are not on this site either.  The Doyers are tied for 3rd with the Cards and Mets for the odd with a +1000 clip.

The two top clubs are the Chicago Cubs and Toronto Blue Jays.  I can’t say I disagree with these two picks necessarily. 

In 2012, the Nationals won the NL East and then followed up with a disappointing 2013 year. The same pattern happened in 2014 and 2015. The Nats window is closing as the club only has one more year of team control on Stephen Strasburg – and the total salary for the club escalates with Bryce Harper being Arbitration Eligible starting next year. The team has solid Starting Pitching and a lineup that is coming back for the most part. A key acquisition for both the offense and defense may suffice.  If they improve and the Mets stay dormant on the open market, you could see the Nats taking back the NL East for next year.  This is a great odd at +1100.

One could argue the Royals may have a better chance to plow through the playoffs next season as the AL Central champs, but the Jays are coming back to 2016 with a lot of the same components.

The odds on all wagers for the ‘Fall Classic” change weekly – and especially is determined with offseasons that each of the club partakes in.

The Byung Ho-Park signing jumped the Twins from +4000  to +3300 now. 

If you were going to be the Dodgers, this odd is the way to go.  I also love the Nationals at +1100.  The Giants at a +2000 mark is my other favorite wager of the week.

Odds I hate for the week include the Marlins at +2800, Rays at +3300 and the Pirates at +1300

2016 Odds to win the World Series

Toronto Blue Jays 8/1

Chicago Cubs 8/1

St. Louis 10/1

LA Dodgers 10/1

NY Mets 10/1

Washington Nationals 11/1

Kansas City Royals 11/1

Pittsburgh Pirates 13/1

Texas Rangers 13/1

Houston Astros 14/1

NY Yankees 18/1

Boston Red Sox 18/1

Cleveland Indians 20/1

SF Giants 20/1

LA Angels 20/1

Seattle Mariners 22/1

Detroit Tigers 28/1

Miami Marlins 28/1

TB Rays 33/1

Minnesota Twins 33/1

Baltimore Orioles 40/1

SD Padres 40/1

Arizona D’Backs 40/1

Chicago White Sox 40/1

Oakland A’s 50/1

Cincinnati Reds 66/1

Milwaukee Brewers 66/1

Atlanta Braves +8000

Colorado Rockies +15000

Philadelphia Phillies +30000

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