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