The deal opens the door for MGM to sign partnerships with multiple baseball teams as well as advertise during the All-Star Game and World Series, which are watched by tens of millions of people.
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The Red Sox are minus 145 favorites over the Los Angeles Dodgers (plus 125) to win the World Series, which starts Tuesday in Boston.
Short of a Dodgers-Yankees World Series, Las Vegas sports books got a dream matchup in the Fall Classic with the Dodgers and Red Sox.
For the second time in four years, both teams with home-field advantage in baseball’s League Championship Series are series underdogs.
The Westgate sports book lost money on the Yankees but won close to six figures on the baseball win totals overall.
St. Louis, which was 80-1 to win the World Series in early August, was at 16-1 on Wednesday after tying for the top spot in the National League wild-card race.
But commissioner Rob Manfred said before MLB expands that stadium issues need to be settled in Oakland and Tampa Bay.
Based on wagers to make $100 on each game, Justin Verlander backers have lost $952 this season despite Houston going 12-9 in his starts.
Wagers on Alabama quarterback Tua Tagovailoa and Clemson QB Trevor Lawrence to win the Heisman Trophy caused the Westgate sports book to improve their odds.
The Westgate sports book opened Giancarlo Stanton’s total at 39½, and it had soared to 43½ as of Tuesday — two days before all 30 Major League Baseball teams take the field Thursday for Opening Day.