One of our favorite activities during major sporting events is to look over the various bets being offered by bookies.
It’s fairly standard to lay odds on the winners of each game, and the winner of the World Series. Who gets the MVP award is also a fairly common bet.
The following odds and “proposition” bets are provided by MyTopSportsbooks.com.
Odds to win the World Series:
Kansas City: 11/10
New York: 10/11
Odds to win the World Series MVP:
Daniel Murphy: 11/2
Alcides Escobar: 7/1
Lorenzo Cain: 8/1
Yoenis Cespedes: 8/1
Jacob deGrom: 10/1
Kendrys Morales: 12/1
Over/under on stolen bases for
Kansas City: 4
New York: 4.5
Combined: 8.5
Over/under on sacrifice bunts for
Kansas City: 3.5
New York: 3
Combined: 6.5
Odds a home run breaks the fountain at Kauffman Stadium: 600/1
Odds a home run breaks the apple at Citi Field: 1000/1
Over/under on the number of replay reviews in the series: 4.5
Over/under on the number of calls challenged by managers in the series: 3
Odds a player or manager gets ejected during a World Series game: 22/1
Odds there is a brawl with at least one punch thrown during the World Series: 99/1
Fan bets:
Odds a fan runs onto the field during the World Series: 9/1
Odds a fan streaks the field during the World Series: 100/1
Odds a fan parachutes into the stadium during the World Series: 2000/1
Odds a streaking fan arrives via parachute: 5000/1
Odds it snows during the World Series: 100/1
Broadcast bets:
Over/under on the number of Fox promos for non-sports Fox television shows: 20.5
Over/under on the number of times the broadcast cuts to shots of fans in costume on Halloween: 8.5
Over/under on the number of times Fox shows the NYC skyline during World Series broadcasts: 9.5
Over/under on the number of times Fox shows George Brett during World Series broadcasts: 5.5
Over/under on the number of times the Mets’ 1986 championship is referenced during World Series broadcasts: 13.5
Over/under on the number of times the name “Buckner” is mentioned during World Series broadcasts: 4.5
Over/under on the number of celebrity sightings during the World Series: 15