Around sixty games are said and done with of the 2013 MLB season, and there are 100 games still left to play. It is starting to become clear that there are some haves and some have nots this year, and we’re set to take a look at the World Series odds once again to discern the teams that we would want to back and separate them from the ones we would want to fade.

Note: Best World Series odds of our affiliate sportsbooks listed by each team.

Even though they are only 32-26 over the course of their first 58 games, the Detroit Tigers World Series Odds: 7 to 1 @ SportBet Sportsbook are still the team that we think is the best in baseball. They are +75 this year in terms of run differential, and the time is going to come when they stop losing to these lousy teams that they should be beating. Still, even if all goes south and someone else in this lousy AL Central does step up to challenge the Tigers — something that we don’t expect to see happen this year — this is still a team that has the makings of a team that should contend for a championship. To be able to throw out there Max Scherzer, Doug Fister, and oh yeah, Justin Verlander over the course of a short series is fantastic, the lineup is one of the best in baseball as well. 3B Miguel Cabrera could legitimately be in line for the Triple Crown again this year, and even if he doesn’t win any of the three major categories, he is still going to be an MVP candidate as well. The Tigers are legit, and they shouldn’t be stopped. We think that a 7 to 1 price on them is insane right now, though obviously it is going to take some waiting to get to the point when the MLB odds are going to change dramatically.

We aren’t quite as confident in the St. Louis Cardinals 2013 World Series Lines: 7 to 1 @ SportBet Sportsbook, though they are definitively the best team in the National League at the moment. This is going to be the first team to win 40 games this season, but it has some company in the NL Central. Both the Cincinnati Reds and the Pittsburgh Pirates have great teams as well, and though all three might ultimately get into the playoffs, we don’t think that will be the case when push really comes to shove. The issue that we have with the Cardinals is that they don’t have the dominance at the front of the pitching rotation to stack up with some of the best arms in the National League come playoff time. Even without RHP Jaime Garcia for the rest of the year, there are still enough arms here to be dangerous. RHP Shelby Miller, RHP Adam Wainwright, and RHP Lance Lynn all already have at least seven wins on the season, and all three have sub-3.00 ERAs. Five of the regulars in the lineup are batting .300, and C Yadier Molina might be the league’s MVP right now with his .351 batting average and his .871 OPS. If the Cards get their bullpen straightened out, they’ll be remarkably tough to eliminate from the second season.

The American League East is a catastrophe to try to figure out right now, as four teams are separated by four games, each of which ironically has a better record than Detroit does. Of those clubs, the Tampa Bay Rays World Series Betting Odds: 23 to 1 @ SportBet Sportsbook still make the most sense to us in spite of the fact that they’re fourth of the four sides. The way that the Rays have hit the ball this year is awfully encouraging, as this has largely been the problem for the last several seasons with this team. 3B Evan Longoria is doing his thing and is one of the three members on the team with at least 10 home runs, while the acquisition of OF Matt Joyce is finally starting to pay off. Remember too, that it is only a matter of time until OF Wil Myers comes up to the bigs, and there are times that he has been tearing it up in AAA Durham. The top of the pitching staff is great, and though the back of the rotation is horrid, that just doesn’t matter. Throwing LHP Matt Moore, RHP Alex Cobb, and LHP David Price in the first three games of a series would be flat out awesome. Our concern? Closer Fernando Rodney has no idea where he’s throwing the baseball at the moment.

And then there are the Texas Rangers 2013 MLB Championship Odds: 17 to 2 @ JustBet Sportsbook. The Rangers have fallen just a bit because of the run that the Oakland Athletics have been on, but we know when push comes to shove that Texas isn’t going to blow this division for the second straight year. RHP Yu Darvish is as good as any ace in the game, and RHP Alexi Ogando and LHP Derek Holland could fill out a nice rotation. Closer Joe Nathan looks like the old Joe Nathan with 18 saves in the first 58 games on the campaign, and it’s only a matter of time until some of these bats start humming as well. SS Elvis Andrus won’t have a .315 OBP all season long, and this team will probably average up near five runs a game by the time the campaign is said and done with. There’s a reason that Manager Ron Washington’s crew has been in the postseason three straight seasons and was in the World Series in both 2010 and 2011.

Current 2013 World Series Odds @ SportBet Sportsbook (as of 6/7/13):
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Detroit Tigers 7 to 1
St. Louis Cardinals 7 to 1
Atlanta Braves 8 to 1
Texas Rangers 8 to 1
Cincinnati Reds 11.50 to 1
Boston Red Sox 12 to 1
Washington Nationals 14 to 1
Oakland Athletics 15 to 1
San Francisco Giants 15 to 1
New York Yankees 17 to 1
Baltimore Orioles 18 to 1
Tampa Bay Rays 23 to 1
Arizona Diamondbacks 25 to 1
Los Angeles Angels 25 to 1
Cleveland Indians 30 to 1
Pittsburgh Pirates 30 to 1
Los Angeles Dodgers 35 to 1
Toronto Blue Jays 40 to 1
Colorado Rockies 60 to 1
Philadelphia Phillies 60 to 1
Kansas City Royals 90 to 1
Chicago White Sox 150 to 1
San Diego Padres 200 to 1
Seattle Mariners 200 to 1
Minnesota Twins 250 to 1
New York Mets 300 to 1
Milwaukee Brewers 400 to 1
Chicago Cubs 750 to 1
Houston Astros 5,000 to 1
Miami Marlins 5,000 to 1

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Detroit Tigers 13 to 2
St. Louis Cardinals 7 to 1
Atlanta Braves 8 to 1
Texas Rangers 17 to 2
Cincinnati Reds 12 to 1
Boston Red Sox 14 to 1
New York Yankees 14 to 1
San Francisco Giants 14 to 1
Washington Nationals 14 to 1
Arizona Diamondbacks 18 to 1
Tampa Bay Rays 18 to 1
Baltimore Orioles 20 to 1
Oakland Athletics 20 to 1
Cleveland Indians 25 to 1
Los Angeles Angels 28 to 1
Pittsburgh Pirates 28 to 1
Colorado Rockies 33 to 1
Los Angeles Dodgers 33 to 1
Toronto Blue Jays 33 to 1
Philadelphia Phillies 40 to 1
Chicago White Sox 75 to 1
Kansas City Royals 75 to 1
Minnesota Twins 100 to 1
San Diego Padres 100 to 1
Seattle Mariners 200 to 1
New York Mets 250 to 1
Chicago Cubs 300 to 1
Milwaukee Brewers 300 to 1
Houston Astros 1,000 to 1
Miami Marlins 5,000 to 1

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Wild Card Playoff Games
Friday 10/5, 5:07 PM – St. Louis Cardinals 6 @ Atlanta Braves 3 (STL Advances to ALDS)
Friday 10/5, 8:37 PM – Baltimore Orioles 5 @ Texas Rangers 1 (BAL Advances to ALDS)

It was quite the interesting day of Wild Card baseball action, and what ensued truly was wild. It all started when the Cardinals knocked off the Braves 6-3 in a grand spectacle that included a little bit of everything. There was some timely hitting, some pitching in clutch spots, some horrifying fielding, and even two displays of lack of class from the Atlanta fans throwing garbage on the field. The controversial moment came when an infield fly ruling was called on a ball that should have left the Braves with the bases loaded in a 6-3 game in the bottom of the eighth inning. St. Louis got out of the jam and went out to close out the game to move on to the second round of the playoffs.

Meanwhile in Arlington, the two-time defending AL champs were eliminated by the pesky Orioles, who just don’t seem to want to go away. Joe Saunders pitched his way out of some trouble in a lot of spots against the Rangers, and the bats just kept figuring out how to pick up a run here and a run there to get back in the game. Yu Darvish wasn’t bad for the Rangers, but he wasn’t great either, and a bullpen meltdown in the ninth inning saw two more Baltimore runs cross the plate that effectively ended the game.

ALDS: Full Baltimore Orioles vs. New York Yankees Series Schedule

Italics Denote If Necessary Games
Game 1: Sunday 10/7, 6:07 PM – Yankees 7 @ Orioles 2 (NYY Leads Series 1-0)
Game 2: Monday 10/8, 8:07 PM – Yankees 2 @ Orioles 3 (Series Tied 1-1)
Game 3: Wednesday 10/10, 7:37 PM – Orioles 2 @ Yankees 3 (NYY Leads Series 2-1)
Game 4: Thursday 10/11, 7:37 PM – Orioles 2 @ Yankees 1 (Series Tied 2-2)
Game 5: Friday 10/12, 5:07 PM – Orioles 1 @ Yankees 3 (NYY Wins Series 3-2)

The Orioles absolutely proved that they could play with the Bronx Bombers in this series, forcing two games into extra innings and splitting those games. There was just never an answer for CC Sabathia, who was clearly the MVP of the series for the Yanks, winning both Game 1 and Game 5. In the end, the Yankees came up with the majority of the clutch hits in this series, namely when Raul Ibanez was able to come off of the bench and hit not just the game-tying home run, but the game-winner in extra innings as well in Game 3. It was a truly amazing moment, knowing that it might have spelled the end of the career of Alex Rodriguez, who was pinch hit for in favor of Ibanez in Game 3, pushed down the order in Game 4, and ultimately benched in Game 5. But still, for New York, it knows that it had to give everything that it had to dispose of its divisional rival, though Baltimore has absolutely nothing to be ashamed of for the way that it played. All five of these games were winnable.

ALDS: Full Detroit Tigers vs. Oakland Athletics Series Schedule

Italics Denote If Necessary Games
Game 1: Saturday 10/6, 6:07 PM – Athletics 1 @ Tigers 3 (DET Leads Series 1-0)
Game 2: Sunday 10/7, 12:07 PM – Athletics 4 @ Tigers 5 (DET Leads Series 2-0)
Game 3: Tuesday 10/9, 9:07 PM – Tigers 0 @ Athletics 2 (DET Leads Series 2-1)
Game 4: Wednesday 10/10, 9:37 PM – Tigers 3 @ Athletics 4 (Series Tied 2-2)
Game 5: Thursday 10/11, 9:37 PM – Tigers 6 @ Athletics 0 (DET Wins Series 3-2)

Aces are known as aces for a reason, and when push came to shove, the Tigers had one, and the Athletics didn’t. Justin Verlander won Games 1 and 5 of this series, and in the fifth game, he went the distance, making up for a massive bullpen blunder the night before that saw what should have been the series clinching win turn into the fifth game forcing defeat. The Athletics gave everything that they had to try to take this series down after falling behind 2-0 in Detroit, getting big catch and big hit after big catch and big hit to force Game 5. In the end though, as we said, Jarrod Parker — at no fault of his own — just was never able to match wits with Verlander and the Tigers. There will be better days for the A’s, and they, like the Orioles, have nothing to be ashamed of. This though, just wasn’t their year.

NLDS: Full St. Louis Cardinals vs. Washington Nationals Series Schedule

Italics Denote If Necessary Games
Game 1: Sunday 10/7, 3:07 PM – Nationals 3 @ Cardinals 2 (WAS Leads Series 1-0)
Game 2: Monday 10/8, 4:37 PM – Nationals 4 @ Cardinals 12 (Series Tied 1-1)
Game 3: Wednesday 10/10, 1:07 PM – Cardinals 8 @ Nationals 0 (STL Leads Series 2-1)
Game 4: Thursday 10/11, 4:07 PM – Cardinals 1 @ Nationals 2 (Series Tied 2-2)
Game 5: Friday 10/12, 8:37 PM – Cardinals 9 @ Nationals 7 (STL Wins Series 3-2)

The Nationals learned the problem that the rest of baseball had all of last year. You can just never count out the Cardinals. To Washington’s credit, it fought back and won games that it had no business winning in this series, and the truth of the matter is that the series should have been over when the Cards won back to back games by eight runs apiece in Games 2 and 3. Jayson Werth had the city of DC on fire when he hit a game-winning homer in Game 4 to force Game 5, and matters really looked good after three innings when the Nationals took a 6-0 lead. However, that old St. Louis charm kicked in when the team scored one in the fourth, two in the ffith, one in the seventh, one in the eighth, and then four in the ninth to shock the Nats. And so St. Louis marches on in the most improbable of fashions once again to get back to the NLCS for the second straight year.

NLDS: Full San Francisco Giants vs. Cincinnati Reds Series Schedule

Italics Denote If Necessary Games
Game 1: Saturday 10/6, 9:37 PM – Reds 5 @ Giants 2 (CIN Leads Series 1-0)
Game 2: Sunday 10/7, 9:37 PM – Reds 9 @ Giants 0 (CIN Leads Series 2-0)
Game 3: Tuesday 10/9, 5:37 PM – Giants 2 @ Reds 1 (CIN Leads Series 2-1)
Game 4: Wednesday 10/10, 4:07 PM – Giants 8 @ Reds 3 (Series Tied 2-2)
Game 5: Thursday 10/11, 1:07 PM – Giants 6 @ Reds 4 (SF Wins Series 3-2)

The Giants looked to be dead in the water when they were down 2-0 in this series at home. But they continued to fight, continue to scratch and claw, and in the end, the bats were able to pick up the slack and sweep a three-game series in Cincinnati. The Reds have to be ashamed of themselves after winning so many games this year and posting the second best record in baseball, only to lose three straight games on their home field to a team that had to feel totally dejected after Games 1 and 2. Buster Posey hit a pair of homers in the series, including the grand slam in the fifth inning of Game 5 that ultimately decided the game and the series.

ALCS: Full ALCS Series Schedule

Italics Denote If Necessary Games
Game 1: Saturday 10/13, 8:07 ET – Tigers 6 @ Yankees 4 (DET Leads Series 1-0)
Game 2: Sunday 10/14, 4:07 ET – Tigers 3 @ Yankees 0 (DET Leads Series 2-0)
Game 3: Tuesday 10/16, 8:07 ET – Yankeees 1 @ Tigers 2 (DET Leads Series 3-0)
Game 4: Wednesday 10/17, 8:07 ET – Yankees 1 @ Tigers 8 (DET Wins Series 4-0)

What a meltdown in Motown! The Yankees were never quite the same from the point that SS Derek Jeter was hurt in Game 1 of the ALDS, and the end result was a sweep at the hands of the Tigers. After scoring four runs in the ninth inning in Game 1 to force extra innings, the Yanks ony scored a total of two runs for the rest of the series. Now, the talk has 3B Alex Rodriguez getting shipped out of town, a new outfield being constructed… it’s a mess right now in the Big Apple. Meanwhile, we have to give a lot of credit to the Tigers, who really pitched one heck of a series and came up with all of the timely hits that needed to be had in order to win this series. Now, it’s off to the World Series, where in spite of the fact that Detroit will have to win at least one game on the road, it is going to be the favored of the two teams.

NLCS: Full NLCS Series Schedule

Italics Denote If Necessary Games
Game 1: Sunday 10/14, 8:07 ET – Cardinals 6 @ Giants 4 (STL Leads Series 1-0)
Game 2: Monday 10/15, 8:07 ET – Cardinals 1 @ Giants 7 (Series Tied 1-1)
Game 3: Wednesday 10/17, 4:07 ET – Giants 1 @ Cardinals 3 (STL Leads Series 2-1)
Game 4: Thursday 10/18, 8:07 ET – Giants 3 @ Cardinals 8 (STL Leads Series 3-1)
Game 5: Friday 10/19, 8:07 ET – Giants 5 @ Cardinals 0 (STL Leads Series 3-2)
Game 6: Sunday 10/21, 4:37 ET – Cardinals 1 @ Giants 6 (Series Tied 3-3)
Game 7: Monday 10/22, 8:07 ET – Cardinals 0 @ Giants 9 (SF Wins Series 4-3)

They did it again. The Giants found themselves facing three straight elimination games against the Reds and got the job done, and they ended up in the exact same situation this time around versus the Cardinals as well. Barry Zito, Ryan Vogelsong, and Matt Cain combined to turn the lights out on the comeback kids from St. Louis, and they did so in stunning fashion. Each game was more impressive than the last, and it’s remarkable to think that in the final three games of this series, after scoring just 15 runs in the first five games combined, that the Giants were able to score 20 runs. SS Marco Scutaro had 14 hits in the series and was named the series MVP, though that distinction could have gone to a number of the pitchers on the staff as well. Now, it’s off to the World Series for the Giants, who will look to claim their second World Championship in the last three years.

World Series: Full World Series Schedule

Italics Denote If Necessary Games
Game 1: Wednesday 10/24, 8:07 ET – Tigers 3 @ Giants 8 (SF Leads Series 1-0)
Game 2: Thursday 10/25, 8:07 ET – Tigers 0 @ Giants 2 (SF Leads Series 2-0)
Game 3: Saturday 10/27, 8:07 ET – Giants 2 @ Tigers 0 (SF Leads Series 3-0)
Game 4: Sunday 10/28, 8:07 ET – Giants (Cain) @ Tigers (Scherzer) (FOX)
Game 5: Monday 10/29, 8:07 ET – Giants (Zito) @ Tigers (Verlander) (FOX)
Game 6: Wednesday 10/31, 8:07 ET – Tigers (Fister) @ Giants (Bumgarner) (FOX)
Game 7: Thursday 11/1, 8:07 ET – Tigers (Sanchez) @ Giants (Vogelsong) (FOX)

There has never been a team fight back from down 0-3 in the World Series to win, and there has only been one team in the history of the sport to score four straight victories after suffering three straight defeats in any playoff series. If Detroit is going to ultimately win the Fall Classic this year, it is going to have to do a lot of work… a whole heck of a lot of it. The bats have only scored in a total of two innings over the course of this entire series, and the San Francisco arms don’t look to be weakening any time in the near future. At this point, it really just seems like when, and not if, the Giants are going to win their second Series over the course of the last three years to form a de facto dynasty that cannot be argued with.

The four teams that are left standing in the American League all have a great chance to capture the 2012 World Series. But which one will be able to win seven games over the course of the next three weeks to make it to the Fall Classic? Check out our odds to win the American League Championship Series here at Bankroll Sports!

There really isn’t a clear cut favorite on the odds to win the American League this year, and no one is even better than +200 to get to the World Series. The team that is the favorite is the New York Yankees (AL Championship Odds: 2 to 1 @ 5Dimes Sportsbook). The road to the World Series does go through the Bronx, which is why we have to admit that New York is the favorite, though we aren’t so sure that they are going to get there. They get the Orioles at the outset of the second season, a team that has proven stingy over the last few weeks. The last time these two teams met in the playoffs together was back in 1996, the infamous “Jeffrey Maier” series, where a young, 12-year old reached over the outfield wall and literally took a double and turned it into a home run. This year, the Yankees have a clear advantage in the series over Baltimore, but if they get to the ALCS, there is a real question whether they are going to have the pitching advantage in any game in the series or not. Remember that this is the first time in over a decade and a half that the Yankees are going into the ninth inning of a playoff game without the great Mariano Rivera coming out of the bullpen.

Next up might be the most dangerous team on the AL docket, the Detroit Tigers (2012 Odds To Win AL Championship: 2.40 to 1 @ 5Dimes Sportsbook). Detroit might have had the worst record of any team that got into the playoffs in the American League (and worse than two teams that didn’t), but there is no doubting this club’s talent. Miguel Cabrera won the Triple Crown. Prince Fielder wasn’t all that far behind him in any category. Austin Jackson batted .300 and had 10 triples. Six players hit at least 12 home runs. Justin Verlander might win the Cy Young. Max Scherzer struck out 231 batters in 187.2 innings. Jose Valverde has a great history here in the second season. It’s a team that has literally everything you would ever want to see for a playoff run, especially in a short series. The Tigers won’t have it easy, but no one does this time of year. This is a team that has been on the doorstep for years, and this might be the year that that door is kicked in.

Next are the Oakland Athletics (MLB Betting Lines for the AL Pennant: 3.45 to 1 @ JustBet Sportsbook). If this were horse racing, Oakland would be that long shot that jumped out of the blocks with the lead pack that you figured was going to fade at some point, but all of a sudden, came out of nowhere to put together a huge speed burst at the end of the race to actually win the sucker. That’s why the A’s are still in the playoffs and the Texas Rangers, who were the favorites on the odds to win the World Series for the mass majority of the season, are sitting at home. GM Billy Beane knows that this team has its flaws, but it is a club that is getting the job done with young pitching, young hitting, and some swagger. There’s no doubt that this is a team that has all of the confidence in the world that it can beat anyone in the game, and this is going to be a series against the Tigers coming up that might prove just that.

Finally come the Baltimore Orioles (AL Championship Odds: 6 to 1 @ JustBet Sportsbook). The O’s just never gave up on the season. They kept finding ways to win one-run games, and they won virtually every single extra innings game that they played this year. There was always a big time belief that this was the year that could have been special, and damned be the fact that the Yankees and Red Sox spent more money, and damned be the fact that it has been the Rays that have been the poster children for upsets in the American League over the course of the last few years. Adam Jones is the face of this franchise, but it is the work that has been done with all of the pitchers that has made all of the difference. Manager Buck Showalter did the best job in the league this year making his ragtag group of has beens and kids that have seemingly never performed up to their capabilities look like a group that can legitimately pitch the team to the World Series.

2012 MLB Odds to Win AL Championship @ 5Dimes Sportsbook (as of 10/6/12):
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New York Yankees Win AL Pennant +200
Field Wins AL Pennant -230

Detroit Tigers Win AL Pennant +240
Field Wins AL Pennant -270

Oakland Athletics Win AL Pennant +335
Field Wins AL Pennant -400

Baltimore Orioles Win AL Pennant +400
Field Wins AL Pennant -475

2012 Odds To Win The American League @ JustBet Sportsbook (as of 10/6/12):
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Baltimore Orioles +600
Detroit Tigers +235
New York Yankees +175
Oakland Athletics +345

After weeks and weeks of wild chasing for the last playoff spot in the National League, there are just four teams that are left with a chance to beat the NL playoff odds to make the World Series. Join us for our odds to win the NL Pennant and answer the question of which team will go to the World Series!

It’s amazing to believe that the favorites are actually the Washington Nationals (Odds To Win 2012 National League Championship: 2.35 to 1 @ JustBet Sportsbook). The Nats don’t quite have the best lineup, and they don’t quite have the best pitching rotation, but they aren’t the worst at anything, and they have no glaring weaknesses. They had the best record in baseball this year, and they’ll trot out Gio Gonzalez, who very well could be the Cy Young Award winner in the NL this year twice in this opening round series against the Cardinals. The only real problem that we see here with Washington is a lack of experience. We’ve never seen Gonzalez start a gam in the playoffs. We’ve never seen Tyler Clippard try to close a game in the playoffs. We’ve never seen Ryan Zimmerman come up with two on and two out in a one-run game in the ninth inning. We’ve nevre seen any of it. So that begs the question: Can a team with this little experience actually go on to the World Series? It’ll be interesting to see how this plays out.

The team that finished just behind the Nats in the standings this year was the Cincinnati Reds (NL Championship Odds: 2.75 to 1 @ JustBet Sportsbook). No one aside from Joey Votto hit .300 this year for this lineup, but few hit less than .240 either. Johnny Cueto won 19 games and will factor into the Cy Young voting (though he won’t win it), and three other pitchers all had at least a dozen wins and sub-4.00 ERAs. Aroldis Chapman turned into one of the best closers in baseball with his blazing fastball, and he had 122 strikeouts this year in just 71.2 innings of work. The rest of this bullpen is flat out awesome, and if tight games are won, it is going to be this unit that makes sure the door is slammed shut. Sean Marshall, Alfredo Simon, and Jonathan Broxton are very overlooked as key cogs to this team, but they’ll pitch and pitch a ton for Manager Dusty Baker here in the second season.

The concern right now for the Reds is the fact that they have to go up against the San Francisco Giants (2012 National League Championship Lines: 3.10 to 1 @ SportBet Sportsbook) in the first round of the playoffs. Even without Melky Cabrera in the lineup, the likes of Buster Posey, Marcos Scutaro, Hunter Pence, and Angel Pagan make this one of the more sneakily potent lineups inthe game. Matt Cain, Madison Bumgarner, and Barry Zito all won at least 15 games this year, and we haven’t even spoken about Tim Lincecum yet. Lincecum’s numbers were terrible for the most part in totality, but he was a significantly different man in the second half of the year and looks a lot more like “The Freak” that we have grown to know and love over the course of the last several seasons. The question mark between this team and the one that won the World Series two years ago is who is closing. “The Beard” is on the sidelines injured after throwing just two innings this year, and closing duties are going to be left to Sergio Romo, who had just 14 saves this year.

And then there are those pesky St. Louis Cardinals (MLB Odds To Win NL Championship: 4.35 to 1 @ SportBet Sportsbook). The Cards just won’t go away. They snuck into the backdoor of the playoffs and were really the only team to do so (knowing that Baltimore and Texas would have had to play a one-game playoff in Arlington anyway since they finished with the same record), and they took advantage of that by being the first team this year to beat Kris Medlen as a starter. Allen Craig, Jon Jay, David Freese… who are these guys? These are the men that are leading this team this year. You wouldn’t think that a team that lost Albert Pujols in the offseason would just as potent now as it was then, but there are six men that hit at least .293 in this lineup this year and three others that hit at least .264. Five hit at least 20 home runs as well. Kyle Lohse and Lance Lynn won 34 games between them. We haven’t even talked about Adam Wainwright, who underachieved at 14-13 or Chris Carpenter, who missed the majority of the regular season, came back for the last few starts of the year, and has still yet to win a game. No one is counting out the Cardinals for sure, as they just keep finding ways to hang around.

National League Pennant Odds @ SportBet Sportsbook (as of 10/6/12):
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Washington Nationals Win NL Pennant +210
Field Wins NL Pennant -240

Cincinnati Reds Win NL Pennant +230
Field Wins NL Pennant -260

San Francisco Giants Win NL Pennant +310
Field Wins NL Pennant -360

St. Louis Cardinals Win NL Pennant +435
Field Wins NL Pennant -530

2012 Odds To Win The National League @ JustBet Sportsbook (as of 10/6/12):
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Cincinnati Reds +275
San Francisco Giants +300
St. Louis Cardinals +400
Washington Nationals +230

Give the Los Angeles Dodgers this much. At least they are going for the gold right now. Now that there is new ownership and new financial backing behind them, they are out to spend all of the money that they can to try to beat the World Series odds in Tinseltown. Join us at Bankroll Sports, as our expert baseball handicappers make their case for why this team should be favored on the odds to win the World Series a day after pulling off the massive trade to bring Josh Beckett and Adrian Gonzalez to Dodgertown.

Manager Don Mattingly has always been looked at as one of the best potential managers in baseball, and now, he has a team at his disposal that could ultimately prove him to be a star. General Manager Ned Colletti has pushed all of the buttons that he has needed to push this year to get his team to the top, and he has done so by amassing just a slew of payroll. Shane Victorino first came from the Philadelphia Phillies, and then Joe Blanton was right behind him in a post-July 31st trade with the boys from the City of Brotherly Love. Hanley Ramirez was a disgruntled member of the Miami Marlins before he was dealt out to the West Coast to be with the Dodgers. But now, in the coup of coups, Josh Beckett and Adrian Gonzalez are in Los Angeles after being sent here in an August 25th trade with the Boston Red Sox, who clearly needed to hit the self-destruct button. Carl Crawford is on his way as well, and that means that next year, someone that is in this crowded outfield is going to be pushed out.

Star power doesn’t always translate into wins, especially in the playoffs, but in this case, we think that there is a real chance for the Dodgers to shine and to beat the World Series betting lines. When you think of the teams in the National League, you see a lot of squads that can pitch. However, what you don’t see a lot of are teams that truly are dangerous from 1 to 8 in their batting order. The Dodgers, when they are totally healthy, are now arguably baseball’s most dangerous team.

When Dee Gordon returns from his wrist injury, he figures to return to the leadoff role and playing shortstop, while Ramirez will likely shift over to third base on more of a full-time basis. Luis Cruz will be pushed out, but the middle of the order will feature the likes of Ramirez, Gonzalez, Kemp, and Ethier in some sort of order. Victorino is likely going to be shoved down towards the bottom of the lineup as well, and that leaves just Mark Ellis and AJ Ellis as the other two batters in the fold. Mark Ellis has done a nice job this year at second base, and he has done a yeoman’s job leading off for this team while Gordon has been out of the lineup. AJ Ellis has very quietly batted .284 this year with 10 homers and an OPS of .815, numbers that most teams would kill for out of their catcher.

It’s not like the cupboard is bare in the rotation either. Clayton Kershaw has a Cy Young under his belt, and though he isn’t going to win the honor this year, he is still going to be amongst the best pitchers in the league in terms of ERA. This will be another season where his ERA ends with a two in front of it, and behind him, there are three other starting pitchers in Chris Capuano, Chad Billingsley, and Aaron Harang that all that winning records and sub-3.70 ERAs. Ted Lilly might be able to make a comeback for the playoffs, and Beckett and Blanton will prove to be the wild cards.

Blanton hasn’t pitched all that well this year, going a combined just 8-12 with a 5.02 ERA, while Beckett has been a disaster and a half in Beantown. Still, both have playoff success and tons of it, and both are going to bring that experience into this staff in one form or another.

It’s not like the bullpen is slacking either. Kenley Jansen has gone 25-of-31 in save chances this year, and he has a 1.93 ERA. Scott Elbert, Randy Choate, and Ronald Belisario are the go-to men out of the pen, and that’s a great combination to parlay with guys like Blanton and potentially Harang from the starting staff for the second season.

In the end, the only question that is left in our eyes is whether the squad is going to gel quick enough to get the job done. There are still two games separating the Dodgers from the San Francisco Giants for the top spot in the NL West, and if the playoffs started today, the Atlanta Braves and St. Louis Cardinals would be in, while the Dodgers would be a half-game out.

The schedule though, is relatively easy. These next 11 games are against Miami (finishing this weekend series), Colorado, Arizona, and San Diego, and there should be at least seven wins in the bunch. From there, the Dodgers embark upon their toughest stretch of schedule. They take on the Giants on the road for three, the D’Backs on the road for two, then get the Cardinals at home for four before going east one last time for six games with the Nationals and Reds. The season finishes with three in San Diego, three at home against the Rockies, and three at home against the Giants, the last three games of the season that could prove to be the difference in the season for both teams.

In the end, if the Dodgers are one of the five teams in the National League that get into the playoffs, watch out! They are going to be a force to be reckoned with, and we think that they have the best team in baseball. The oddsmakers, as you can see, have adjusted their World Series lines (all Los Angeles Dodgers World Series odds listed above), but we don’t think that any of them have adjusted far enough. The Dodgers are here to stay, and they could be the team that goes all the way to win the Fall Classic.

The World Baseball Classic might still be a full year away from being complete, but qualifying for the tournament is about set to get started in September. Join us for our first look at the 2013 World Baseball Classic odds and which teams you should be looking out for to claim this illustrious title down the line.

This really is a matter of three teams, one of which is probably going to end up winning the World Baseball Classic. The favorites for the time being is the Dominican Republic (World Baseball Classic Odds: 2 to 1 SportBet Sportsbook). The Dominicans have some outstanding starts on their team, including some powerful outfielders like Jose Bautista and Nelson Cruz. Robinson Cano, Hanley Ramirez, and Jose Reyes will arm the infield, and the pitching staff has some great arms like Johnny Cueto, Ubaldo Jimenez, and Edinson Volquez. It’s not the greatest staff in the world, but in a tournament like this one, this lineup should be able to pick up the slack for what the pitchers might not be good enough to do.

There has only been one team that has been able to win this tournament in the past, and that is Japan (Odds To Win World Baseball Classic: 2.50 to 1 SportBet Sportsbook). The man that has won the MVP Award in the previous two World Baseball Classics, Daisuke Matsuzaka just doesn’t feel like he is going to be able to contribute to his team in 2013. Yu Darvish should be able to carry the load as the main ace of this team. Other major leaguers like Kosuke Fukudome, Ichiro Suzuki, and Kenji Johjima will help the team, but in the end, we always have to remember that a lot of these others players work together in the Japanese league, and that camaraderie is something that cannot be underestimated. There is a reason that baseball is so big in Japan, and that’s why this team is one of the best in the world year in and year out.

Home field advantage will go to the United States (2012 World Baseball Classic Betting Lines: 2.50 to 1 @ SportBet Sportsbook). Of course, the Americans have had the advantage of playing in their own backyard over the course of the last two World Baseball Classics, but they only have one fourth place finish to show for their work. It’s not that this team is void of talent for sure. Just look at some of the names of the men that could start… Brian McCann behind the plate, Evan Longoria at third, Jimmy Rollins at short, Kevin Youkilis at first, Ryan Braun, Adam Dunn, Curtis Granderson, and Shane Victorino in the outfield… and that doesn’t even include a bullpen with Heath Bell, Jonathan Broxton, Joel Hanrahan, and others that really have the ability to shut the door. The starting pitchers are thin right now, but the options are there for the Americans to be able to put a heck of a lot of players that are aces on this roster if they want to join the team.

There is only one other team that has succeeded in medaling in both of the first two World Baseball Classics. South Korea (World Baseball Classic Futures Lines: 15 to 1 SportBet Sportsbook) is one of the longest shots on the board, and we wonder if this team is going to be able to get the job done again. Just as baseball is big in Japan, it is just as big in South Korea as well. There are a heck of a lot of young players on this team, but there aren’t all that many players that are even thought about as big league players. That doesn’t mean that the squad isn’t going to be able to win once again, and if Japan can do it, so can South Korea.

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Dominican Republic 2 to 1
Japan 2.50 to 1
United States 2.50 to 1
Chinese Taipei 12 to 1
Cuba 12 to 1
Canada 15 to 1
South Korea 15 to 1
Mexico 18 to 1
Puerto Rico 20 to 1
Venezuela 225 to 1
Panama 35 to 1
Field (Any Other Team) 15 to 1

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1. Texas Rangers (50-29) – Texas has won five in a row, and became the first team in Major League Baseball to win 50 games. The Rangers are looking to sweep the Oakland Athletics at home on Sunday. Texas is the top offensive team in all of Major League Baseball with 426 runs scored, a .284 batting average and .346 slugging. The Rangers’ Josh Hamilton leads the team with 25 homeruns, while driving in 73 runs as well. Texas plays at Chicago on Tuesday.

2. New York Yankees (47-30) – Despite losing C.C. Sabathia and Andy Pettitte in the same week; the Yankees are in full control of the American League East. The Yankees lead the Orioles by five games. New York has seen Robinson Cano lead the way with a .308 batting average, while Curtis Granderson has blasted 23 homeruns and drove in 46 runs. New York will start a big week on Monday with a trip to Tampa Bay, before taking on the Red Sox over the weekend.

3. Los Angeles Angels (43-35) – After a slow start, the Angels are right back into the mix within the American League postseason chase. Despite their hot play – the Angels trail Texas by 6.5 games in the AL West. Los Angeles is the AL leading team for the first of two wildcard spots. The Angels are the fifth best batting team with a .268 batting average, led by Mike Trout’s .336. The Angels head to Cleveland on Monday to open up a series.

4. Washington Nationals (44-32) – The Nationals continue to be a surprise story in all of Major League Baseball. Washington is 12 games over .500, and leads the NL East by 2.5 games. The Nationals are the top pitching team in all of MLB with a 3.18 earned run average. Washington also has 50 quality starts; which ranks third in the game. The Nationals will welcome the San Francisco Giants to town on Tuesday for a three game series.

5. San Francisco Giants (44-35) – The Giants 2012 success was seen through the 2012 All Star game voting. The Giants got three starters into the game; Buster Posey, Pablo Sandoval and Melky Cabrera. San Francisco has been hot as of late; moving to 9 games over .500. Lately, San Francisco has had a tough time scoring, as the Reds have beat them twice in a row. San Francisco is led by Cabrera’s .350 batting average.

6.  Los Angeles Dodgers (43-36) – Los Angeles is having a tough time scoring runs. The Dodgers were shut-out on Friday and Saturday by the New York Mets. Los Angeles has scored just 304 runs on the season; which ranks them 24^th overall. The Dodgers look to get their top offensive threat Matt Kemp back immediately after the All Star break. Los Angeles will play the Sunday night game of the week, and then welcome Cincinnati to town.

7. Cincinnati Reds (43-34) – The National League Central leading Reds were shut-out on Thursday night but came back with impressive wins Saturday and Sunday in San Francisco. The Reds hold just a slim one game lead over Pittsburgh in the National League Central. Cincinnati is led by Joey Votto’s .350 batting average, along with Jay Bruce and his 17 homeruns and 54 runs batted in.  The Reds continue their road trip with a visit to Los Angeles to start the week.

8. Chicago White Sox (42-36) – The White Sox continue to be surprise leaders out of the American League Central. Robin Ventura in his first season as manager has done a great job with a mix of veterans and youngsters. Chicago leads Cleveland by 2.5 games in the division. The White Sox are 7^th in the league with 366 runs scored; led by Paul Konerko and Adam Dunn. Chicago will start a series with the two time defending AL champion Texas Rangers on Tuesday.

9. Baltimore Orioles (42-36) – The Orioles made a statement that they were going to do whatever they could to contend in the second half. Baltimore is 42-35 overall, and in second place in the AL East. The Orioles traded on Saturday for veteran Jim Thome. The former Phillie slugger is expected to be a regular as designated hitter for the Orioles. Baltimore’s Adam Jones is leading the team with a .300 batting average and 19 homeruns.

10. Atlanta Braves (41-36) – Atlanta continues to hang around in the National League East divisional race. Atlanta is the 9^th highest scoring team in the league with 353 runs, while batting .260. The Braves’ Martin Prado is batting .323 while Jason Heyward has blasted 12 homeruns. The pitching for Atlanta has been anchored by Tommy Hanson, with 9 wins. The Braves will host the Chicago Cubs on Monday in an effort to get hot before the All Star break.

11. New York Mets (43-36) – The Mets are getting great starting pitching, especially from their knuckleball pitcher – R.A. Dickey. New York shut-out the Dodgers in both games on Friday and Saturday and head into their Sunday night game with Dillon Gee on the mound. The Mets offense is seeing third basemen David Wright put together a great season, with a .355 batting average. New York comes into Sunday trailing Washington by 2.5 games.

12. Pittsburgh Pirates (42-35) – The Pirates had a good weekend in St. Louis winning the first two games by scoring a bunch of runs. Andrew McCutchen is having a sensational season, with a .346 batting average and 15 homeruns. Pittsburgh is trying to break the longest streak in professional sports history of being under .500. The Pirates come into Sunday trailing Cincinnati by just a single game. Pittsburgh’s A.J. Burnett leads the team with 9 wins.

13. St. Louis Cardinals (40-38) – The Cardinals, following their five game winning streak lost three straight to Miami and Pittsburgh. St. Louis has been one of the top hitting teams in all of the game, but still trail Cincinnati by 3.5 games coming into Sunday’s action. The Cardinals top offensive player has been their catcher Yadier Molina with a .311 batting average and 13 homeruns. Molina was one of four Cardinals named to the All Star game.

14. Boston Red Sox (41-37) – The Red Sox are the second highest scoring team in all of baseball; with 404 runs. The Red Sox are fourth in the game with a .270 batting average. On Saturday; the Red Sox scored just 2 runs in a loss to the Mariners. Boston’s offense has seen David Ortiz bat .305, hit 21 homeruns and drive in 53 runs on the season. The Red Sox will head out to Oakland this week before taking on the Yankees over the weekend.

15. Tampa Bay Rays (41-37) – The Rays have dropped seven of their last ten to fall into fourth place in the American League East. Tampa Bay got a great outing Friday from David Price, but then could not back it up with a win on Saturday. The Rays offense is led by the power of Matt Joyce, with 11 homeruns. The Rays are one of the worst offensive teams, as they are batting just .233 as a team. Tampa Bay prepares to take on divisional leading New York this week.

16. Cleveland Indians (40-38) – The Cleveland Indians feel they can make a run in the American League Central if they are able to shore up their pitching. The Indians have the third worst ERA in all of baseball; with a 4.61. The offense for the Indians has been led by Asdrubal Cabrera, who is batting .292 with 11 homeruns. The Indians come into Saturday in second place in the division. Cleveland’s catcher Carlos Santana is day-to-day with a couple nagging injuries.

17. Toronto Blue Jays (40-38) – The Blue Jays put up 11 runs on Saturday over Los Angeles, to make the two day total 18. Toronto has the ability to score with anyone, especially in their home field. The Blue Jays Jose Bautista has once again shown the ability to hit the long ball, as he leads the AL with 26 homeruns. Third basemen Edwin Encarnacion also has 20+ on the season. The Blue Jays are without their top starting pitcher Brandon Morrow.

18. Detroit Tigers (38-40) – The Detroit Tigers would like to catch fire, and play to the level they feel they should be playing. The Tigers, who many felt should win the American League Central are three games under .500. The Tigers’ ace Justin Verlander was defeated Friday night by Tampa Bay, and their ace David Price. The Tigers have seen their center fielder Austin Jackson lead the way with a .324 batting average. Miguel Cabrera has blasted 16 homeruns on the season.

19. Arizona Diamondbacks (39-38) – Arizona has played good baseball as of late. With their winning ways, they have climbed back into the National League West chase. The Diamondbacks come into Saturday trailing San Francisco by just four games. The Diamondbacks saw their second base men Aaron Hill pick up his second cycle of the season. The Diamondbacks youngster Wade Miley leads the team with 9 wins and a 2.19 earned run average.

20.  Oakland Athletics (37-42) – The Athletics let one get away on Friday night. Oakland let 2-0 heading into the bottom of the 8^th, only to see Texas come back to win the game 4-3. The Athletics have scored 295 runs and allowed 294 on the season. Oakland heads into Saturday’s action, 12 games behind the Rangers within divisional play. The Athletics top offensive threat has been Josh Reddick, with a .260 average, along with 18 homeruns and 39 runs batted in.

21. Milwaukee Brewers (35-42) – At 8 games under .500 – the Brewers are also 8 games behind the Reds in the National League Central. After winning the division and getting to the NLCS a year ago – Milwaukee appears to be sellers at the trade deadline. The Brewers top trading chip could be right hander Zach Greinke, who leads the team with 9 wins. The Brewers have a team earned run average of nearly 4.25 on the season. Milwaukee’s Ryan Braun is once again having another MVP type season.

22. Miami Marlins (38-40) – The Marlins have struggled through most of the season, but their struggles have reached a new level in the month of June. The Marlins have lost seven of their last ten overall. Miami was able to pick up a win on Friday night, behind Josh Johnson. The Marlins offense has struggled a bit; scoring 289 runs on the season, which ranks them 27^th in all of Major League Baseball. The Marlins are 8.5 games back in the NL East.

23. Philadelphia Phillies (36-45) – Marred in last place within the National League East – the Philadelphia Phillies need to get going. Charlie Manuel’s team come into Saturday 10 games behind the Nationals for first place in the National League East. Cliff Lee, one of the Phillies top starting pitchers has yet to record a win in 2012. The Phillies offense ranks 10th in the league with 343 runs, while also ranking 7th with a .265 batting average. The top offensive threat for Philadelphia has been catcher Carlos Ruiz, who is batting .356.

24. Kansas City Royals (35-41) – Kansas City is playing some of the best baseball in all of MLB. The Royals have won four straight games and moved to within four games of .500. The Royals offense has enjoyed the success of Alcides Escobar, and his .316 batting average. Kansas City as a team is batting .264, which ranks in the top ten in all of Major League Baseball. Despite being under .500 – the Royals are just 5.5 games behind Chicago in the American League Central.

25. Seattle Mariners (34-46) – The Mariners are 16.5 games behind the front running Texas Rangers in the American League West. Seattle was shut-out by the Red Sox Friday night. The Mariners are 27^th in the league in batting, with an average just over .230. The Mariners’ youngster Justin Smoak has provided the power; as he leads the way with 11 homeruns. The Mariners’ Jason Vargas leads the starting pitchers, with 7 wins.

26. Houston Astros (32-46) – The Astros have fallen on some tough times recently, as they have dropped to 13 games below .500. On Friday, Houston was unable to score; as the Cubs beat them 4-0. The Astros lone All Star will most likely be Jose Altuve, who leads the team with a .309 batting average. Houston’s Lucas Harrell leads the team with 7 wins on the season.

27. Minnesota Twins (32-45) – The Twins come into the weekend with the worst record in the American League. The Twins took a 4-3 loss on Friday to Kansas City to fall 5.5 games behind the Royals for fourth place. The Twins offensive numbers are led by Josh Willingham, who has 15 homeruns and 50 runs batted in, while scoring 40 runs. The Twins pitching is 29^th in all of baseball with an earned run average of 5.02.

28. Colorado Rockies (30-47) – The Rockies cannot seem to find a solution to their porous pitching staff. Colorado’s earned run average is over 5 on the season. The Rockies have put together just 18 quality starts in 76 games. The Rockies offense is anchored by Carlos Gonzalez, who is batting .338, and has also blasted 17 homeruns. Colorado is in fourth place in the National League West. The Rockies are 13 games behind the Giants in the division.

29. San Diego Padres (29-50) – The Padres allowed 10 runs on the road at Colorado to drop their 50^th game of the season. San Diego is the worst offensive team in all of Major League Baseball, with just 263 runs scored. The pitching for the Padres has fared a little better behind Clayton Richard. Richard has an ERA of just 3.77. San Diego comes into the weekend 16 games behind the National League West leading San Francisco Giants.

30. Chicago Cubs (28-49) – The Cubs continue to re-build as they call up their prospect in Anthony Rizzo during the past week. Chicago has dropped to 22 games under .500, and look to be shipping a few guys off at the deadline. The latest names to be sent out include Matt Garza and Ryan Dempster. The Cubs are 29^th in all of baseball with just 280 runs scored. The pitching for Chicago ranks 27^th in MLB with an earned run average of nearly 4.50. Starlin Castro will most likely be the lone Cub representative on the National League All Star team.

In a shocking move on Thursday, Albert Pujols was announced to sign a new contract reportedly worth over $250 million with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. Here at Bankroll Sports, we are breaking down some of the MLB props that have been recently posted, all courtesy of BoDog Sportsbook!

Los Angeles Angels Win Total Over/Under 87.5: Here’s the thing about the Angels on one blush. They have been a relatively average team over the course of the last few years. In the last four years, they have only won more than 82 games once, and now all of a sudden, they are expected to win 88 games in a division that still features an awfully tough Texas Rangers outfit. Pujols immediately becomes the best No. 3 hitter in the game, and the also newly signed CJ Wilson immediately steps into the No. 2 spot in the rotation behind Jered Weaver. But is the rotation better for it? All of a sudden, the dollars have all been spent, and building a bullpen might be difficult. If Wilson, who has gone 31-15 in his last two seasons, can’t figure out how to keep that pace up this year now that he doesn’t have the tremendous Texas lineup and a huge hitter’s ballpark to help him out, we’re really not all that sure. Don’t be shocked if the Angels, who are the toast of the town right now, still don’t turn out to be pretty much a .500 team once again.

Albert Pujols Over/Under 37.5 Home Runs: This past year was the worst of Pujols’ career, as he only hit 37 home runs. He has 445 bombs in his career, and he is sure to at least challenge the all-time home run mark over the course of the end of his career in Tinseltown. Busch Stadium was a place where Pujols was comfortable hitting. The park factor at Busch Stadium ranked No. 26 in the league at .896, runs per game, and that number has decreased now that he is at Angel Stadium on Anaheim to a .836. Not only that, but Miller Park (No. 10), Wrigley Field (No. 23), and PNC Park (No. 17), all of which are stadiums that typically have treated Pujols well in his career have been replaced by parks like the O.co Coliseum (No. 20) and Safeco Field (No. 26). Angel Stadium ranked No. 25 in MLB park factor for home runs this past year. We expect to see Pujols’ home run production dip, especially as he has to get used to a totally new set of pitchers.

Will Albert Pujols Win the AL MVP Award?: We’re only getting 3 to 1 odds at this point on Pujols, and they certainly aren’t worth backing. For one, we’re really not all that sure that Pujols is going to be playing on a playoff team, which generally eliminates players from MVP consideration. The truth of the matter as well, is that this isn’t likely to be another season in which there just aren’t any MVP candidates in the AL. Players like Miguel Cabrera, Alex Rodriguez, Mark Teixeira, and all of the big bats on the Boston Red Sox are going to have to shine eventually. Pujols will probably need 45 home runs, a .320 batting average, and 130 RBIs to be the MVP in the American League, and we aren’t willing to only take 3 to 1 on that happening.

The odds to win the World Series MVP award have been posted for the 2011 World Series, and here at Bankroll Sports, we’re tearing apart all of the odds to find the best World Series predictions for you to bet on!

The man that everyone is rightfully going to be afraid of in the World Series MVP voting is Albert Pujols (Favorites On the Odds To Win World Series MVP: 5 to 1 @ BoDog Sportsbook / Unlimited 10% Bonus if you Click Here). And why not? There is no hitter in the game on a nightly basis that is more feared than Pujols, and he is batting well over .400 in the postseason with double digits of RBIs as well. When this lineup is clicking, it’s impossible to avoid Pujols, and with an OPS of nearly 1.200 for the playoffs, there’s no reason to think that he won’t come up with his stats. Don’t think that there isn’t just a tad bit of extra motivation there, as well. Remember that Pujols is a free agent as soon as this series is over, and though we do tend to think that he is staying in St. Louis, every hit, run, RBI, and home run is worth that much more to him when he cashes his first paycheck of next season.

Since we really don’t see too many other options on the Cardinals that we’d like to bet on for World Series MVP picks, we’re going to go with some Rangers now. The man that we absolutely cannot avoid right now is the hottest hitter on the planet, Nelson Cruz (Odds To Win the World Series MVP Award: 8 to 1 @ JustBet Sportsbook / Amazing 100% Bonus if you Click Here). There was never a doubt that Cruz was going to win the ALCS MVP award after hitting a whopping six home runs, two of which came in the 11th inning to essentially end games in the series against the Detroit Tigers. On top of that, there were a few shots that looked like they could have gotten out of the park, especially at Comerica Park. Cruz is dialed in, and there is no way that we can go against him in this situation, especially against a slew of starting pitchers that have, for the most part, been atrocious in the postseason.

And then there is Neftali Feliz (World Series MVP Odds: 25 to 1 @ BoDog Sportsbook / Unlimited 10% Bonus if you Click Here). It’s not often that you see a closer winning this type of award, but Feliz is the type of guy that is fiery enough to get the job done. The righty has only allowed one run in the postseason, and he isn’t going to be blowing games in all likelihood. If you believe that the Rangers are going to win a tight series, this might be the man for you, as four saves is a distinct possibility. Remember that Feliz is a huge strikeout guy, and Manager Ron Washington isn’t afraid to call on him for a four or a five out save situation either. One of those and two or three other saves in a series where no one particularly stands out, and all of a sudden, Feliz could be your man to win the World Series MVP voting.

2011 World Series MVP Odds @ Bodog (as of 10/18/11)
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Albert Pujols 5 to 1
Adrian Beltre 6 to 1
Nelson Cruz 6 to 1
Josh Hamilton 7 to 1
David Freese 10 to 1
Ian Kinsler 10 to 1
Matt Holliday 10 to 1
Michael Young 10 to 1
Field (Any Other Player) 12 to 1
Lance Berkman 14 to 1
Yadier Molina 14 to 1
John Jay 15 to 1
Elvis Andrus 18 to 1
CJ Wilson 20 to 1
Chris Carpenter 20 to 1
Mike Napoli 20 to 1
Jason Motte 25 to 1
Neftali Feliz 25 to 1
Allen Craig 30 to 1

Current Odds To Win World Series MVP Award @ JustBet (as of 10/18/2011):
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Albert Pujols 5 to 1
Alexi Ogando 30 to 1
Allen Craig 30 to 1
Chris Carpenter 12 to 1
CJ Wilson 15 to 1
Craig Gentry 40 to 1
David Freese 10 to 1
David Murphy 25 to 1
Elvis Andrus 15 to 1
Ian Kinsler 12 to 1
Jason Motte 15 to 1
Jon Jay 12 to 1
Josh Hamilton 5 to 1
Lance Berkman 12 to 1
Matt Holliday 8 to 1
Michael Young 8 to 1
Mike Napoli 18 to 1
Mitch Moreland 50 to 1
Neftali Feliz 15 to 1
Nelson Cruz 8 to 1
Rafael Furcal 15 to 1
Skip Schumaker 25 to 1
Yadier Molina 12 to 1
Field (Any Other Player) 5 to 1