Odds for winning the 2013 World Series have been published for all 30 MLB teams, and with spring training kicking off this past weekend now is a good time to look and see where odds-makers put each team's chances of winning it all this season.
Sitting in the top spot is not a powerhouse like the Yankees, Red Sox, or Cardinals, but rather the Toronto Blue Jays. At 8-1, they are being given the best odds based on a slew of off-season acquisitions (Mark Buerhle, Jose Reyes, Melky Cabrera, Jose Bautista, R. A. Dickey) that could finally shoot them past their better-known AL East division rivals in New York and Boston.
The Washington Nationals possess the best odds of any National League team at 9-1 after winning the NL East last year. Last year's champs, the Giants, follow right behind at 10-1.
Rounding out the top five are the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim and the Detroit Tigers, both possessing 11-1 odds.
The full list below, courtesy of Bovada:
- Toronto Blue Jays, 8-1
- Washington Nationals, 9-1
- San Francisco Giants, 10-1
- LA Angels of Anaheim, 11-1
- Detroit Tigers, 11-1
- Atlanta Braves, 12-1
- Los Angeles Dodgers, 13-1
- Cincinnati Reds, 14-1
- Philadelphia Phillies, 15-1
- New York Yankees, 18-1
- Texas Rangers, 20-1
- Oakland Athletics, 22-1
- St. Louis Cardinals, 25-1
- Tampa Bay Rays, 25-1
- Baltimore Orioles, 30-1
- Boston Red Sox, 35-1
- Chicago White Sox, 35-1
- Kansas City Royals, 40-1
- Arizona Diamondbacks, 45-1
- Pittsburgh Pirates, 50-1
- Milwaukee Brewers, 55-1
- Cleveland Indians, 60-1
- Seattle Mariners, 65-1
- San Diego Padres, 80-1
- New York Mets, 85-1
- Minnesota Twins, 90-1
- Chicago Cubs, 100-1
- Colorado Rockies, 125-1
- Miami Marlins, 150-1
- Houston Astros, 200-1
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