The Chicago Cubs enter spring training as the consensus favorite to win the World Series, as short as 4-1 at some Las Vegas sportsbooks. The Cubs are 4-1 to win the World Series at the Westgate SuperBook. No other team has odds in the single digits. The Los Angeles Dodgers and Houston Astros are next at 10-1, followed by the New York Mets and Boston Red Sox at 12-1. The Cubs opened at 10-1 at the SuperBook and attracted steady action to trim their odds down to 4-1. That's the shortest preseason odds any World Series favorite has had in the last four years at the SuperBook. But it hasn't stopped anyone from betting them. More bets and more money have been placed on the Cubs than any other team at multiple sportsbooks. It's not really close. Twice as much money has been bet on the Cubs than any other team at the SuperBook. The San Francisco Giants have attracted the second-most money, followed by the Dodgers. - See more at: http://espn.go.com/chalk/story/_/id...er-spring-training-favorites-win-world-series
The Cubs are favored to win it all and if you pay attention, you know the reasons why they're favored. They've turned their organization around and they're mow a model baseball franchise. As I've said before, I'm happy for them and their fans. The other side of this is that they're 4-1, not 1-4., that is, there's still lots of work to be done. If it can't be my Sox, I hope the Cubs pull it off.
