Online odds maker Bovada chose the Boston Red Sox as its World Series favorite today for the first time all year. At 15-to-4, they surpassed the Dodgers and Detroit Tigers:
Boston Red Sox 15/4
Los Angeles Dodgers 9/2
Detroit Tigers 19/4
St. Louis Cardinals 11/2
Atlanta Braves 7/1
Oakland Athletics 15/2
Tampa Bay Rays 8/1
Pittsburgh Pirates 10/1
The Dodgers are still favored to beat the Atlanta Braves and go on to win the National League pennant:
Los Angeles Dodgers 9/5
St. Louis Cardinals 2/1
Atlanta Braves 13/4
Pittsburgh Pirates 4/1
Dodgers-Red Sox is now the favored matchup:
Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Boston Red Sox 13/2
Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Detroit Tigers 7/1
St. Louis Cardinals vs. Boston Red Sox 7/1
St. Louis Cardinals vs. Detroit Tigers 8/1
Atlanta Braves vs. Boston Red Sox 9/1
Atlanta Braves vs. Detroit Tigers 10/1
Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Oakland Athletics 10/1
Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Tampa Bay Rays 12/1
Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Boston Red Sox 12/1
St. Louis Cardinals vs. Oakland Athletics 12/1
Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Detroit Tigers 14/1
St. Louis Cardinals vs. Tampa Bay Rays 14/1
Atlanta Braves vs. Oakland Athletics 18/1
Atlanta Braves vs. Tampa Bay Rays 20/1
Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Oakland Athletics 20/1
Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Tampa Bay Rays 22/1
Here are some prop bets Bovada is offering on the series:
Exact Series Result
Los Angeles Dodgers 3-0 4/1
Los Angeles Dodgers 3-1 15/4
Los Angeles Dodgers 3-2 7/2
Atlanta Braves 3-0 7/1
Atlanta Braves 3-1 9/2
Atlanta Braves 3-2 15/4
Total Games in Series
3 5/2
4 3/2
5 7/5
Most Hits, Runs and RBIs in Series
Yasiel Puig (LA) -130 (10/13)
Freddie Freeman (ATL) EVEN (1/1)
Adrian Gonzalez (LAD) -130 (10/13)
Justin Upton (ATL) EVEN (1/1)
Hanley Ramirez (LAD) -140 (5/7)
Chris Johnson (ATL) +110 (11/10)
Carl Crawford (LAD) -130 (10/13)
Jason Heyward (ATL) EVEN (1/1)
Game 1 Strikeouts
Total Strikeouts – Clayton Kershaw (LA)
Over/Under 7
Total Strikeouts – Kris Medlen (ATL)
Over/Under 5 ½
