The Astros and the Nationals face off tomorrow in the 115th edition of MLB's World Series. Houston is a big favorite, the moneyline currently between -187 and -200. You would have to bet that amount to win $100. Washington lists at +162 to +180, that's the payoff for a $100 bet. So you can see that oddsmakers favor the Texas team. The Nats have some really good starters--Scherzer, Strasburg, Corbin, Sanchez--and if they match up with the 'Stros big three--Cole, Verlander, Greinke--it could be a close contest. The Astros are probably deeper in talent, especially on offense, but we saw the Yankees neutralize those bats for long stretches. If the Nats can keep the scoring down they could pull off a big upset.
This being a post about the World Series, I would be remiss not to mention two other baseball contests happening at the same time. The Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks are up two games to none over the Yomiuri Giants in the NPB Japan Championship Series. Meanwhile the KBO League features the Doosan Bears against the Kiwoom Heroes in the Korea Championship. Both are best-of-seven affairs.
Enjoy!
--M.C.
1 comment:
It is certainly interesting that the 2012 Detroit Tigers are well-represented with Justin Verlander, Max Scherzer, and Anibal Sanchez. All have pitched well in the post-season so far, and of course Scherzer and Verlander are perennial CYA candidates.
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