2022 World Series odds: The search for best value in a Subway Series
Could this year's World Series be a rematch of the 2000 World Series? You know, the Subway Series? Let me refresh your memory. Both New York teams played each other in the World Series back in 2000, with the Yankees defeating the Mets in five games.
FanDuel is offering a World Series exact matchup promotion with the line at 8/1 (+800) for the Yankees and Mets to meet in the World Series, but that doesn't mean you should bet on it. Despite none of the other main U.S. sportsbooks offering the "Name the World Series Finalists" option, you still would be wise to be wary of this promotion. Because it doesn't offer you the best possible odds.
Now there's nothing wrong about parlaying the Yankees to win the American League pennant and the Mets to win the National League pennant, but that doesn't mean you should be baited by the "Name the Finalists Promotion" FanDuel is offering. Instead, you should consider betting on the Yankees to win the AL and the Mets to win the NL as a parlay via Barstool.
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The line at Barstool is +980. So, instead of $100 winning you $800 with FanDuel, $100 wins you $980 with Barstool. That's a pretty big difference. Don't be fooled by the "promotion" tactic. It's no promotion. DraftKings had better odds than FanDuel too, just not as good as Barstool on the Mets and Yankees to win the pennant. Parlaying the two teams to win their respective leagues is the same exact bet FanDuel was offering, just worded differently. And more importantly, Barstool's odds are significantly better.
But enough about which books offers the best odds. Let's talk about why this parlay is worth betting.
Just when you thought the Yankees couldn't get any better, they did, by adding not just one, but two players before the trade deadline. (And they might not be done; we will see what happens Tuesday.) The Yankees acquired starting pitcher Frankie Montas and relief pitcher Lou Trivino from the Oakland Athletics in exchange for a couple of prospects on Monday.
Montas is a bona fide No. 2 starter and is 4-9 with a 3.19 ERA in 18 starts while Trivino has 10 saves and can be used in various roles out of the bullpen. Montas would have been a good fit for any team gearing up for the postseason, but with Clay Holmes and Aroldis Chapman having struggled at times this season, Trivino provides the Yankees that much needed elite bullpen arm.
Offensively, no one may be better than the Yankees right now, especially with Judge scorching hot at the plate. So, if New York had any weaknesses prior to the deadline, they've been resolved as best as possible. Still, nothing is guaranteed, including the Yankees to win the AL pennant, but they're definitely in better position now. Outside of maybe Houston, the American League is the Yankees' to lose.
Meanwhile, the Mets have won seven straight and are currently favored only behind the Dodgers to win the NL pennant. And while the Mets have yet to make a big splash before Tuesday's trade deadline, that doesn't mean they won't. The Mets also get Jacob deGrom back on Tuesday, and Max Scherzer is 2-1 with a 1.62 ERA in six starts since coming off the injured list.
The Mets' bullpen, which has plagued them in the past, has been great this season — third-best bullpen ERA in NL — and the offense has done more than just enough to win. The bottom line is if deGrom can be anywhere close to his MVP self and Scherzer can continue to pitch the way he has, no one in baseball has better 1-2 punch atop their rotation than the Mets. Betting the Mets to win the NL pennant is far riskier than betting the Yankees to win the AL, but it's worth it.
The Bet: Yankees to win AL pennant and Mets to win NL pennant (+980 odds via Barstool)
$100 wins $980
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