The Astros were on the wrong side of baseball history Wednesday night, but that hasn’t soured sportsbooks on the odds of Houston continuing its run of success that began with a World Series title in 2017.
As the Washington Nationals were celebrating the franchise’s first World Series title inside of Houston’s Minute Maid Park, the Astros had already been installed as the favorite by most books to recover triumphantly in 2020.
PointsBet was offering the Astros at +400, slightly ahead of the Los Angeles Dodgers at +450 and New York Yankees at +600 to win the World Series in 2020. FanDuel also had the Astros as the favorites at +500, with the Dodgers and Yankees at +600.
Meanwhile, DraftKings was offering all three teams as +550 co-favorites.
PointsBet was the only book offering another team at lower than 10/1 odds, with the Boston Red Sox at +900.
The Nationals? With third baseman Anthony Rendon entering free agency and World Series MVP Stephen Strasburg facing a decision on his opt-out clause in the 72 hours after the World Series, Washington was being offered at +1000 by PointsBet, +1400 by FanDuel and +1200 by DraftKings.
While the Nationals’ odds are being held down by the unknown futures of Rendon, Strasburg and others, the Astros have been installed as favorites despite the expected departure of ace Gerrit Cole. The 29-year-old right-hander is entering free agency, and the 2020 World Series odds likely will shift once he chooses his next destination.
But with a roster that includes a core of stars in their primes, a strong pitching staff and emerging youngsters including Yordan Alvarez, the Astros are built for years of continued prominence despite Wednesday’s heartache.
Houston Astros: +400 Los Angeles Dodgers: +450 New York Yankees: +600 Boston Red Sox: +900 Washington Nationals: +1000 Atlanta Braves: +1200 Cleveland Indians: +1600 Minnesota Twins: +2000 Chicago Cubs: +2000 Tampa Bay Rays: +2000 St. Louis Cardinals: +2000 New York Mets: +2500 Philadelphia Phillies: +2500 Milwaukee Brewers: +2500 Oakland Athletics: +2500 San Diego Padres: +4000 Cincinnati Reds: +5000 Chicago White Sox: +5000 Colorado Rockies: +6600 Arizona Diamondbacks: +6600
Los Angeles Angels: +6600 Texas Rangers: +8000 Pittsburgh Pirates: +10000 San Francisco Giants: +10000 Seattle Mariners: +10000 Toronto Blue Jays: +10000 Kansas City Royals: +20000 Detroit Tigers: +20000 Baltimore Orioles: +20000 Miami Marlins: +20000
–Field Level Media (@FieldLevelMedia)
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