2014 MLB World Series Odds: What a Difference a Month Makes

By: Chris Dyer (Dirty)

As the 2014 Major League Baseball Season barrels into the dog days of
summer most of the teams are starting to settle in and start playing as
they will the rest of the season.  We have teams like the Astros who
are better than they were last year and have a legit shot of not
finishing in the basebament of the American League West if they can play
better at home. You have disappointing teams like the Boston Red Sox
and Tampa Bay Rays in the AL East.  As each of those teams season goes
on and they get key players back you expect them to improve. The injury
riddled Texas Rangers are playing .500 ball and the Orioles have finally
gotten somewhat healthy with Chris Davis back and if he can return
anywhere near to what he was last year they can make some noise coupled
with the year that Nelson Cruz is having.


I think the two biggest surprises this year has been the surprising
start of the Toronto Blue Jays and the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Blue Jays
offense is off to a blistering start after a mediocre start and have
them 10 games over .500 and 4 games up on the Yankees and 4 1/2 game
lead over the Orioles.  Do the Blue Jays have the pitching to last all
season especially the 35 year old Mark Buehrle, who is 10-1 with a 2.10
ERA. The Pirates are 3 games under 500 now and in 3rd place in the NL
Central7 1/2 games behind the Milwaukee Brewers.  The pitching and
consistency at the plate haven’t been there for the Pirates so far this
year, but there is still plenty of time to turn it around as long as
they can keep playing near .500 ball until the 2nd half of the season
and make a run.


I think the teams in the AL East and NL East will benefit from
playing in each respective leagues worst divisions so far this year
(which is not the norm).  The Braves are banged up and have a patchwork
pitching staff and are the class of the division so far as the Marlins
will not keep up with their problems.  You can honestly say that the
Braves may be the only team in the East to finish over .500 the way
things are shaking out right now. The mets can’t make a run unless they
make some moves and the Phillies can’t either as they are high-salaried
as it is.


The oddsmakers sure have been moving the odds to win the 2014 World
Series a lot and we know they will adjust them as the season
progresses.  I was really shocked to see so much movement on some teams
odds over just a month of the season.  These odds are from Bovada.lv Online Sportsbook.


Odds to win the 2014 World Series Teams in red have longer odds, teams in blue have shorter odds, and teams in black stayed the same)

Odds on 5/1/14  Current Odds


Detroit Tigers 13/2  6/1

San Francisco Giants 14/1   7/1

Los Angeles Dodgers 15/2   8/1

Oakland Athletics 12/1   9/1

St. Louis Cardinals 10/1   9/1

Toronto Blue Jays 25/1   10/1

Atlanta Braves 11/1   12/1

Washington Nationals 11/1   14/1

Boston Red Sox 14/1   16/1

Los Angeles Angels 20/1   16/1

Milwaukee Brewers 14/1   16/1

New York Yankees 10/1   16/1

Baltimore Orioles 33/1   25/1

Texas Rangers 16/1   28/1

Cincinnati Reds 40/1   40/1

Colorado Rockies 66/1   50/1

Kansas City Royals 33/1   50/1

Seattle Mariners 50/1 50/1

Tampa Bay Rays 20/1   50/1

Chicago White Sox 75/1   66/1

Cleveland Indians 50/1   66/1

Miami Marlins 150/1   75/1

Pittsburgh Pirates 50/1   75/1

New York Mets 66/1   100/1

Philadelphia Phillies 75/1   150/1

Minnesota Twins 150/1   200/1

San Diego Padres 100/1   200/1

Chicago Cubs 500/1   250/1

Arizona Diamondbacks 200/1   500/1

Houston Astros 500/1 5  00/1


Who is going to win the World Series in your opinions?  Who are the
front runners to win each division?  The rest of the MLB season looks
like we are going to have some great storylines that will unfold and I
for one can’t wait to see it happen.

2014 MLB World Series Odds: What a Difference a Month Makes