Rays World Series Odds Surprisingly Low Ahead of MLB Playoffs
The Major League Baseball playoffs are set, which means WynnBET has released odds to win the World Series.
The Los Angeles Dodgers are the +300 favorites, despite having to play in a wild card game against the St. Louis Cardinals, but what might be even more surprising is that the Tampa Bay Rays are tied for fifth on the odds listed at +800.
Here are the odds courtesy of WynnBET.
- Dodgers +300
- Astros +500
- Giants +600
- Brewers +700
- White Sox +800
- Rays +800
- Yankees +1000
- Braves +1500
- Red Sox +1500
- Cardinals +2500
Why Are the Rays Odds so Low?
No team should be more insulted about their World Series odds than the Tampa Bay Rays. They have the second longest odds of all division winners, with only the Braves, who won the NL East, listed with longer odds at +1500.
What gives?
The Rays won the ultra-competitive AL East which also boasts both American League wild card teams in the Red Sox and Yankees. They also finished with the best record in the American League, give games clear from the 95-67 Houston Astros.
Not only all of that, but the Rays are the defending AL champions, having fallen to the Dodgers in the 2020 World Series.
Finally, the Rays finished second in all of baseball in runs per game at 5.29 and fourth in team earned run average at 3.70.
The evidence is in. The Rays are being completely disrespected in the World Series odds heading into the playoffs which makes them a fantastic value bet to win it all at +800.
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