| With the 2008 MLB season getting closer and | | | | Money lines from +400 to +638. |
| closer, it's time to start thinking about who's going | | | | 3) Detroit Tigers - |
| to win the 2008 World Series and to decide if you | | | | Third spot is another tough pick. It is basically a |
| want to take a chance and place a bet on your | | | | toss up and I am putting the Tigers ahead of the |
| favorite team. I am going to go through the 2008 | | | | Yankees when it comes to my MLB betting |
| MLB Betting Predictions on the Top 5 teams and | | | | predictions. They have made improvements to an |
| base them on what the sports books are | | | | already strong offense by adding Renteria and |
| currently showing for their online odds and my | | | | Cabrera and added depth to the pitching staff by |
| own opinion. Remember, when you are making | | | | picking up Dontrelle Willis. 2008 will see them |
| MLB betting predictions for the World Series you | | | | healthy and strong and possibly the best team in |
| need to make sure that you have the bankroll to | | | | baseball. Money lines from +460 to +700. |
| back it. Picking a winner is a long shot, as the | | | | 4) New York Yankees - |
| baseball season is a long haul and many things can | | | | Finally the Yankees show up on the list. The |
| happen. But, if you can afford to place a bet the | | | | perennial power house is starting to stagger a bit |
| potential return can be quite high and worth the | | | | under the weight of the amount of good teams |
| risk. | | | | out there. They will be able to put up the runs but |
| Right now the favorite, according to most sports | | | | are questionable in the bull pen. There are a lot of |
| books, is the Boston Red Sox to take it all and | | | | question marks there and that is why sports |
| you can get roughly a 4-1 or better return on | | | | bettors are backing off on them a bit, not to |
| your money. That is a good pay out, but as you | | | | mention the loss of manager Joe Torres. The |
| can see by the odds, it is still a relatively high risk | | | | public loves to bet them and there are chance |
| bet. Their opponent last year in the 2007 World | | | | through out the season to take advantage of |
| Series was the Colorado Rockies and the current | | | | that. Money lines from +460 to +700. |
| MLB odds for them to win the Series this year is | | | | 5) Los Angeles Angels - |
| around 22-1. As you can see, it is quite a long | | | | The Angels have been a very strong team in the |
| shot for them to win it this year. Making a MLB | | | | AL and again have a great shot at winning the AL |
| betting prediction now for a World Series winner | | | | West. They have added Tori Hunter to the line up |
| is a high risk/reward bet and should be seen as | | | | and he will help the offense and the outfield. When |
| that. However, it can be a fun bet to place if you | | | | it comes to pitching Lackey should have another |
| have a good bankroll though. | | | | strong year but you need to watch how number |
| Here are the 2008 MLB Betting Predictions for the | | | | two pitcher, Kelvim Escobar, comes back from his |
| World Series winner: | | | | shoulder injury. He will also miss the first month of |
| 1) Boston Red Sox - | | | | the regular season, but that shouldn't affect the |
| Current favorite at most sports books and based | | | | teams position in the standings. Money lines from |
| on last year performance there's a good chance | | | | +530 to +1400 |
| they will make it there again. They basically have | | | | Those are the Top 5 MLB betting predictions for |
| the same team as last year and will be strong | | | | the 2008 World Series winner. As you can see, |
| again. Look for them to make the post season | | | | the money lines vary a lot between the sports |
| and battle it out. Money lines from +400 to +520. | | | | books, so to bet the most value you should |
| 2) New York Mets - | | | | decide which team you want to wager on and |
| The next few spots, including this one, will vary | | | | then look for the best odds. It may even be |
| depending on the sports book you look at. When | | | | worth signing up at a new one to get the best |
| you are looking that far into the future the MLB | | | | possible odds, which is even more important for a |
| predictions get harder to pick. So I am placing the | | | | bet like this, that has a high risk. You need the |
| Mets in the number two spot as that seems to | | | | high reward to balance it out. It is also valuable to |
| be the majority consensus for the sports books | | | | use more then one sports book during the regular |
| that I use. The Mets collapsed at the end of last | | | | season, so if you don't have more then one |
| season but I wouldn't expect the same this year. | | | | sports book account already, this could be a good |
| They have added pitching ace Johan Santana and | | | | opportunity to get that 2nd or 3rd one and make |
| he will make a big difference. He is the best | | | | the most out of your MLB betting prediction for |
| pitcher in the game and he should help them | | | | the World Series and the regular season as odds |
| through out the year and into the post season. | | | | vary all of the time. |