Well, seems the Phillies will have to do it against better completely overall stats by the Yankees and against odds makers.
http://sports-odds.com/baseball/1026...edictions.html
Seems they had it pegged back in February as well.
http://www.thespread.com/sports-bett...smakers-a.html
Odds for the ALCS and NLCS.
Yankees alone have same chance as the three other teams combined!
Las Vegas, Nevada (October 13, 2009) - Using Las Vegas odds, the teams expected to make and win the World Series can be identified. RJ Bell of Pregame.com provides the most accurate possible consensus of a sporting event's true odds.
Odds to win the 2009 World Series:
New York Yankees: 1 to 1 (50% chance)
LA Dodgers: 5 to 1 (16.6% chance)
Philadelphia Phillies: 5 to 1 (16.6% chance)
Los Angeles Angels: 5 to 1 (16.6% chance)
Now we just
have to live up to it.
