MLB: Bovada strengthens Oakland Athletics World Series odds

The Oakland Athletics weren’t considered a serious World Series contender in April by the online sports book Bovada, which gave the A’s 20/1 odds on April 8.

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By the All-Star break, those odds were 5/1. Today, in the wake of Thursday’s deal to acquire All-Star left-hander Jon Lester and outfielder Jonny Gomes from the Boston Red Sox for All-Star outfielder Yoenis Cespedes, they are now 4/1 favorites to win the whole thing.

Oakland wasn’t the only club to see its odds improve after the deadline. The Detroit Tigers, after adding left-hander David Price from the Tampa Bay Rays, jumped from 6/1 at the All-Star break to 5/1 today.

The only contender whose odds got worse according to Bovada resides in the American League East.

The Baltimore Orioles dipped to 16/1, down from 14/1 at the break.

Baltimore added an arm to the bullpen, picking up left-hander Andrew Miller from the Red Sox.

The news is not so cheery for slugger Edwin Encarnacion, who had a setback last week in his return from a strained right quad.

The entire list of odds includes:

4/1—Oakland Athletics
5/1—Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Dodgers
10/1—Los Angeles Angels, Washington Nationals
11/1—St. Louis Cardinals
12/1—San Francisco Giants
14/1—Toronto Blue Jays
16/1—Baltimore Orioles, Milwaukee Brewers
18/1—Atlanta Braves
25/1—New York Yankees
28/1—Pittsburgh Pirates
33/1—Seattle Mariners
50/1—Cincinnati Reds, Kansas City Royals, Tampa Bay Rays
66/1—Cleveland Indians
100/1—Boston Red Sox
150/1—Miami Marlins
200/1—Chicago White Sox, New York Mets
1000/1—Minnesota Twins, Philadelphia Phillies, San Diego Padres

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Oakland Athletics World Series odds boosted after trade deadline

By Phil Watson | Aug 1, 2014