Royals open as World Series favorites
Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports / Reuters
The Kansas City Royals' undefeated run in the postseason has them listed as the early favorites to win their second title in franchise history.
Bovada released its opening lines for this year's World Series and gave the Royals 5/6 odds of defeating the San Francisco Giants. The National League champs were listed at an even 1/1.
Here are some of the prop bets announced Friday ahead of Tuesday's Game 1.
| EXACTS SERIES RESULTS | ODDS |
|---|---|
| Royals in 4 | 12/1 |
| Royals in 5 | 11/2 |
| Royals in 6 | 4/1 |
| Royals in 7 | 15/4 |
| Giants in 4 | 12/1 |
| Giants in 5 | 6/1 |
| Giants in 6 | 5/1 |
| Giants in 7 | 9/2 |
| WORLD SERIES MVP | ODDS |
|---|---|
| Pablo Sandoval | 8/1 |
| Buster Posey | 17/2 |
| Lorenzo Cain | 9/1 |
| Eric Hosmer | 10/1 |
| Mike Moustakas | 10/1 |
| Alex Gordon | 12/1 |
| Hunter Pence | 12/1 |
| Madison Bumgarner | 12/1 |
| James Shields | 14/1 |