Philadelphia Phillies favourites for the 2011 World Series title

February 16, 2011

It may be one of the most watched sports in the United States but baseball has yet to take on the support that is seen in the United Kingdom that has been shown for American Football but interest in the event is rising so here at freebetsblog.com we thought we would take a look at the biggest match in US baseball the World Series.

Unlike other sports with World in their title the winner of the title is decided between two national US leagues, the Major League Baseball’s American and National Leagues who then play in a series of 7 games and whoever wins the majority wins the series.

Favourites to win the 2011 series are the Philadelphia Phillies who from the National League and they are currently showing at odds of 11/4, the 2010 World Series Champions the San Francisco Giants are not expected to retain their title and are quite low down the pecking order at odds of 16/1.

World Series Outright odds

The odds for the ten most likely teams to win the 2011 World Series come courtesy of bookmakers Paddy Power.

  • 11/4 – Philadelphia Phillies
  • 7/2 – Boston Red Sox
  • 15/2 – New York Yankees
  • 16/1 – Colorado Rockies
  • 16/1 – San Francisco Giants
  • 16/1 – Minnesota Twins
  • 18/1 – Texas Rangers
  • 20/1 – Atlanta Braves
  • 20/1 – Los Angeles Dodgers
  • 20/1 – St. Louis Cardinals

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