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The coronavirus has destroyed our social lives, but online sports betting is alive & well! Cleveland Indians The pick feels right.Ĭheck out all of the up-to-the-minute MLB betting odds when you visit our sportsbook. Securing Chicago at 15-1 (+1500) to win the World Series could be a real bargain. Chicago has a deep, talented team that seems to share a “get it done” attitude. The Cubs (12-3) are currently in first place in the NL Central and have the highest winning percentage in MLB. 1B Anthony Rizzo, 3B Kris Bryant, and OF Jason Heyward can still wreak havoc. Guys like SP Jon Lester (1.06 ERA) and C Wilson Contreras (.311 BA) are playing like it’s their last day on Earth. The core players from the 2016 title team are aware, and are playing to win now. Next season will likely find the Chicago Cubs looking unrecognizable and not competitive. The front office has been adamant it will not suffer a three-peat. The Cubs’ organization has been subject to this luxury tax two years in a row.

The Cubbies broke the curse in 2016, but face a different sort of demon in MLB’s Competitive Balance Tax (CBT). This might be the last year that Chicago’s core group of players from the 2016 World Series championship team will be together. What teams should we be taking a hard look at in 2020? There are a couple of relative underdogs that have serious postseason potential and are flying under the radar a bit. Relative underdogs emerged along the way, and one of those teams won a title. If 40% of the teams lived up to preseason expectations, that means that 60% did not. We want to focus on the teams that occupy the sweet spot between top billing and a shot in hell. The Red Sox’ odds are 50-1, and are far too long for the purpose of this article. There is no reason to speculate Boston’s chances in 2020. The Boston Red Sox account for 20% of the fulfilled prophecy, but they’re currently in the AL East basement. The Yankees’ odds to win the World Series are currently set at +350. If your betting strategy is to roll with a preseason favorite in 2020, then the Bronx Bombers are your team.

The Yankees represent 50% of our sample group. Over the last 25 seasons, The New York Yankees have been the team to play up to the hype of their preseason odds the most often.