Whats with these odds?
http://www.bodog.com/sports-betting/baseball-futures.jsp
The Yankees went backwards this winter yet moved up in the odds to win the World Series.
Havent these odds makers seen the pattern developing when it comes to the Yankees and the playoffs?
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October 31st, 2010 at 2:14 pm
The odds makers are aware of the fact that if the Yanks are losing, Steinbrenner will trade/buy players to make them a WS contender. It happens every year, and will continue to happen until baseball institutes a salary cap.
October 31st, 2010 at 2:14 pm
o k whats with these odds ? how about the odds of going 25 percent of winning world seris rings in a century ???? maybe they figure they have to win out the decade just to keep up those odds lmao
and btw there is a salary cap in baseball and the yankees penalty for exceeding this cap was more than half the teams in the leagues entire payroll lol…… its good ta be da king !!!
October 31st, 2010 at 2:14 pm
Remeber Vegas is built by losers, so for the regular gambler who bets with 4 teams at the beginning of the year and has little knowledge of the teams, he will go Yankees, bcuz evry thinks baseball Yankess Red Sox. It’s just like that.
Peace
October 31st, 2010 at 2:14 pm
They are just odds. A silly number. What really matters in the 162 games EACH team plays in the regular season.
By the way, if you are a gambling man then put your money where your mouth is.
I’m not a gambling man…I work too hard for my money to give it away.
However, I do find it funny that the odds makers think The Cubs have a better chance then thier southside crybaby neighbors!
And besides, with the history of The NY Yankees, of course the odds makers are going to go with them.
October 31st, 2010 at 2:14 pm
The Yankees always get the pre-season odds. Reality will set in during the season though.
October 31st, 2010 at 2:14 pm
The Yankees didn’t go backwards. The got rid of Randy Johnson and brought back Pettite. Add to that the fact that there is a good shot at them bringing in Clemens in June and you have yourself a bonified WS contender. Right now, the Yankees, BoSox, and Indians have the best chance at the title.
October 31st, 2010 at 2:14 pm
REDSOXBRE WHATEVER YOUR NAME IS VEGAS IS NOT BUILT ON A BUNCH OF LOSERS. THE ODDS MAKERS ARE ONE OF THE SMARTEST GROUPS OF PEOPLE EVER. U WOULD LOVE TO MAKE THE MONEY THEY MAKE. THIS YEAR WHEN THE PLAYOFFFS CAME AROUND THERE ODDS WERE RIGHT ON TARGET. U ARE JUST A STUPID MORON WHO KNOWS NOTHING AND HAS NEVER BEEN TO VEGAS.
October 31st, 2010 at 2:14 pm
All the oddsmakers know is how to manipulate the numbers in order to get the largest amount of people to lay their money down. That’s it.
Most (if not all) oddsmakers rely on gut instinct alone. That includes knowing public perception of a franchise whether they are a legit favorite or not.