A friend of mine is writing an article. Does anyone remember what the odds of the Rays winning the World Series were, once the playoffs began?
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I know it would have been in my baseball playoffs futures article. Don't have it on this computer. Ask Willie.Comment -
These were the numbers on March 24, Justin. As you can see, I had no clue about them this past season
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Futures: If the Rays just avoid a 90-loss season, it will be a marked improvement over last year and mark the first time in franchise history they avoided the 90-L plateau. My simulations say they will do just that, and end at 73 wins. TheGreek likes my 73-win total, but they’ve set some strange prices with the Over 73½ at -200 and the Under prices +170. If I knew Kazmir was going to miss significant time, I’d jump on the Under at that price. Of course, if TheGreek also knew it the value wouldn’t be there.
5Dimes has the Rays listed at +2800 in the AL East, compared to +12500 for the Orioles, a gap that seems ridiculously large to me. Tampa is +5500 to win the AL and +8500 to prevail in the World Series.Comment