Washington Nationals Odds to Win 2008 World Series: A $12,500 Payout!

Don't look now but the Washington Nationals have the best record in Major League Baseball.  Okay, so it's only the second game but at 2-0 and odds of +12500 to win the 2008 World Series, that translates into some exceptional early value says Payton O'Brien, Senior Editor for Gambling911.com.

"A $100 bet on the Nationals would pay out a whopping $12,500," she stated.  "A mere $1 future bet pays out $125."

You gotta like those odds even if Washington is a super long shot to win it all.

Nick Johnson's tiebreaking RBI double off Tom Gordon highlighted a five-run ninth inning and the Nationals beat the Philadelphia Phillies 11-6 Monday.

No team scored fewer runs in the majors last year than Washington. But the return of Johnson and Cristian Guzman, plus the additions of Lastings Milledge and Paul Lo Duca, bolstered the Nationals' lineup.

"Everybody is calling us the worst offensive team in the league," said Milledge, acquired in a trade from the New York Mets. "We want to show we not only play hard, but play to win. We want to show we can hit, too."

Here were your odds to win the 2008 World Series as of April 1, 2008 courtesy of BetCRIS.com:

10201 ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS +1800 - -

10202 ATLANTA BRAVES +2000 - -

10203 BALTIMORE ORIOLES +12500 - -

10204 BOSTON RED SOX +465 - -

10205 CHICAGO CUBS +715 - -

10206 CHICAGO WHITE SOX +10000 - -

10207 CINCINNATI REDS +8000 - -

10208 CLEVELAND INDIANS +955 - -

10209 COLORADO ROCKIES +2300 - -

10210 DETROIT TIGERS +465 - -

10211 FLORIDA MARLINS +10000 - -

10212 HOUSTON ASTROS +7700 - -

10213 KANSAS CITY ROYALS +10000 - -

10214 LOS ANGELES ANGELS +555 - -

10215 LOS ANGELES DODGERS +1700 - -

10216 MILWAUKEE BREWERS +1900 - -

10217 MINNESOTA TWINS +8000 - -

10218 NEW YORK METS +475 - -

10219 NEW YORK YANKEES +470 - -

10220 OAKLAND ATHLETICS +7500 - -

10221 PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES +1600 - -

10222 PITTSBURGH PIRATES +10000 - -

10223 SAN DIEGO PADRES +2200 - -

10224 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS +12500 - -

10225 SEATTLE MARINERS +2000 - -

10226 ST. LOUIS CARDINALS +6200 - -

10227 TAMPA BAY DEVIL RAYS +6500 - -

10228 TEXAS RANGERS +8500 - -

10229 TORONTO BLUE JAYS +3000 - -

10230 WASHINGTON NATIONALS +12500

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Christopher Costigan, Gambling911.com Publisher CCostigan@CostiganMedia.com

Originally published April 1, 2008 2:31 pm EST