LAS VEGAS - Las Vegas sports books favor the Tampa Bay Rays to win the World Series over the Philadelphia Phillies and would owe huge payouts if the American League champions prevail.
Oddsmakers say enough bettors took the Rays early in the year at long-shot prices to force books to adjust lines to encourage bets on the Phillies.
Sean Van Patten at Las Vegas Sports Consultants says the Rays are favored at minus-$1.35, meaning a gambler would need to bet $1.35 to be paid $1 if Tampa Bay wins.
Van Patten puts the Phillies at plus-$1.15, meaning a $1 bet would earn $1.15 if Philadelphia wins.
Las Vegas Hilton race and sports book director Jay Kornegay says before the start of the season the Rays were a 200-1 shot for the title.
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I slept real good after watching the Rays win game 7. Boston had a real good season but I couldn't see myself rooting for them in the world serious. The Rays remind me of when the Florida Marlins got to the series for the first time. It's like a season out of nowhere. I'm pro AL and I'm on board the Rays unbelievable season. No Yankees, no BoSox, the Rays had their number this season. I can't find a single reason to root for the Phillies although I know they have a damn good club. It's what the World Serious is all about...the best versus the best. Go Rays.
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The Krink wrote: No Yankees, no BoSox, the Rays had their number this season. I can't find a single reason to root for the Phillies although I know they have a damn good club. It's what the World Serious is all about...the best versus the best. Go Rays. Matt Stairs - 15th Canadian to ever go to the world series. 1st New Brunswicker in 95 years. Good enough for me to get interested. We need another ring over here. He's hungry like a wolf.
Next season isn't that far away. Real interested in how Seattle is not going to lose a 101 games any time soon. We call it the "hot stove league" in these parts. It's all the discussions about all the things that need to be addressed and how it can come about. The Yankees and BoSox are a couple players away from regaining the top spot. Toronto can easily be in the mix with crucial additions. The Mariners are about to announce their new GM and the beginnings of a return to be in contention in the AL West. I wonder how the economy is going to effect MLB in 2009. We are going through a turning point in nearly everything we know. What if ballplayers are going to be paid in Ameros in 2009. Sports are nothing but a distraction from what's really happening in the world today. With the way things are going now, the 2009 anything could not take place. Go Rays!
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