Sportsbooks online have the New York Yankees as the favorites to win the 2009 World Series. The Yankees became the first team in baseball to clinch a playoff spot on Tuesday as they defeated the Los Angeles Angels as offshore sportsbook results show. There was no huge celebration for New York since they have bigger things in mind than just getting into the playoffs.
Sportsbooks have the Yankees with a six-game lead in the American League East with ten games left so they should clinch the division soon. Last sports betting season the Yankees did not make the playoffs for the first time in a long time and the pain was felt by the players. “It’s almost like when you were a kid, and your parents don’t let you go outside to play, and you’re watching everybody outside your window because you’re in trouble — that’s what it felt like,” New York’s Derek Jeter said. “Now, it’s like you’re off punishment and you can go back out there.”
New York could be matched up against the Detroit Tigers in baseball odds at sportsbooks . If New York is matched up against Detroit then it would be Boston meeting Los Angeles in sportsbooks odds. The Yankees would much prefer to face the Tigers since winning against the Angels has been a problem as sportsbooks notes. They had lost 18 of their last 23 games in Anaheim before Tuesday as offshore sportsbook results had it. “In the playoffs, you can’t say, ‘We had a bad week,’ because if you have a bad week, you’re out,” New York’s Mark Teixeira said, “We need to figure out ways to win, and tonight, we did. We don’t want to be one-dimensional, whether it’s home runs or all small ball. You’ve got to be able to score a few different ways.” Sportsbooks online had Phil Hughes getting the win with Mariano Rivera getting the save. Sportsbooks online had Derek Jeter getting his 200th hit of the season in last night’s game.
The Yankees would be about a -400 online betting favorite against the Tigers or the Twins in sportsbooks online odds in the playoffs. The sportsbooks online series between the Red Sox and the Angels would have Boston a slight sports betting favorite at the offshore sportsbook.
New York is the overall favorite at sportsbooks online to win the World Series. Those sportsbooks online numbers are likely to stay low as the Yankees continue to win in offshore sportsbook results.