Who Will Win the 2013 MLB World Series?

The MLB action will be back this March 31^st when the Texas Rangers and the Houston Astros meet in a special Sunday night game. With the matchup against the Rangers, the Astros will officially enter the American League. The game also marks the first time Astros and Rangers face each other in the MLB opening game.

Only a day after the opening game, the MLB will resume with twelve exciting games, including four matches featuring the winners of the last seven World Series (Red Sox vs. Yankees, Giants vs. Dodgers, Phillies vs. Braves and Cardinals vs. Diamondbacks), as well as a game presenting Major League foes, the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees.

Over the past two seasons, the Astros set franchise records for the total amount losses, dropping 106 games in 2011 and ending the past season with a 55 - 107 record, the worst record in all of Major League Baseball, and the worst record in franchise history.

Yes, we know, the Astros have a complicated panorama entering this season, but despite the negative numbers, Houston recently embarked on a major team and management rebuild, and now will try to improve the their losing record achieved last season and reach the playoffs for the first time in eight years. But what are Houston’s odds? While oddsmakers are expecting to see many surprises this season, The Astros are not one of them.  In fact, Houston is listed as the MLB definitive underdog at +10,000.

Currently, the L.A Dodgers, Washington Nationals, and Los Angeles Angels are all favorite to win the 2013 World Series (+500), followed by the Detroit Tigers (+600) and Toronto Blue Jays (+700).  But while we wait to the season starter, here's a look at the current Odds on MLB as listed at Sports Betting Online. 

Odds to Win 2013 World Series:

ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS: +4000
ATLANTA BRAVES: +950
BALTIMORE ORIOLES: +2500
BOSTON RED SOX: +2000
CHICAGO CUBS: +6000
CHICAGO WHITE SOX: +4000
CINCINNATI REDS: +800
CLEVELAND INDIANS: +4000
COLORADO ROCKIES: +7500
DETROIT TIGERS: +600
HOUSTON ASTROS: +10000
KANSAS CITY ROYALS: +3500
LOS ANGELES ANGELS: +500
LOS ANGELES DODGERS: +500
MIAMI MARLINS: +10000
MILWAUKEE BREWERS: +3250
MINNESOTA TWINS: +7250
NEW YORK METS: +5500
NEW YORK YANKEES: +800
OAKLAND ATHLETICS: +2000
PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES:  +1000
PITTSBURGH PIRATES: +4000
SAN DIEGO PADRES: +7000
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS: +800
SEATTLE MARINERS: +6000
ST LOUIS CARDINALS: +1250
TAMPA BAY RAYS: +1250
TEXAS RANGERS: +800
TORONTO BLUE JAYS: +700
WASHINGTON NATIONALS: +500

Champ Georges St. Pierre meets Nick Diaz in UFC Welterweight Championship Match

A long and heated rivalry between Middleweight Champ Georges St-Pierre (23-2 MMA, 17-2 UFC) and former Strikeforce, WEC, and IFC Welterweight Champion Nick Diaz (26-8 MMA, 7-5 UFC) will finally see an end this Saturday, March 16, 2013, when they meet inside the octagon for the 170lb. championship title.

After almost two years expressing his desire to challenge St. Pierre, Diaz will finally get his shot to contend for the Middleweight title. The two fighters were originally scheduled to fight at UFC 137, however, due his constant absence from press events and his reluctance to take part in media appearances, UFC president Dana White made the decision to remove Diaz and replace him with Carlos Condit.  But only weeks after the announcement, St. Pierre was sidelined due a knee injury that forced him to take a 19-month hiatus.

The card was reprogrammed and Diaz met UFC hall of famer B.J. Penn at UFC 137, winning the fight via unanimous decision. Diaz challenged St. Pierre in the post-fight interview, and was granted a chance to contend for the UFC Welterweight Championship at UFC 143. But once again, St. Pierre was forced to call out due to an injury and Diaz was booked to face Carlos Condit for the Interim UFC Welterweight Championship.

 Condit won the fight via unanimous decision, but due the unexpected result, Diaz announced his retirement from the UFC.  Diaz got a rematch with Condit, but was quickly refuted after testing positive for controlled substances. The Nevada State Athletic Commission suspended Diaz for one year, retroactive to February 4, 2012. Diaz was eligible to return to UFC competition in February 2013.

Despite Diaz’ trash talking and the animosity surrounding the fight, St. Pierre says he’s never been more motivated to return to the octagon and defend his title.   St. Pierre, who owns a perfect record of 10 wins and no defeat in his native Canada, has the chance to tie MMA legend Matt Hughes for the most wins in UFC history at 18. He could also pass Hughes' record for most total title defenses in UFC welterweight history with eight.

In his last fight, St. Pierre successfully retained his title against Condit at UFC 154, winning via unanimous decision. Despite being hurt in the third round due a headkick, St-Pierre held down Condit and defended multiple submission attempts, earning the Fight of the Night honors for his performance.

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UFC 158 Odds:

Welterweight Bout: Georges St-Pierre (-465) vs. Nick Diaz (+365)