Nationals now 6-to-1 World Series favorites, oddsmaker says

After the news hit that the Washington Nationals had signed No. 1 free agent Max Scherzer, we gave you the common sense explanation about why Scherzer makes the Nats the World Series favorites. With plenty of win-now pressure to boot.

It turns out that a top sports oddsmaker agrees. Online sportsbook Bovada has made the pitching-rich Nats its World Series favorites, vaulting past the Los Angeles Dodgers, whom Bovada had given the same odds as the Nats the entire offseason until now. The day after the World Series, both teams were favored at 15-to-2. They stayed the same after the Winter Meetings.

But now the Nats are listed at 6-to-1 while the Dodgers are 8-to-1. Here’s the entire list of World Series odds from Bovada.

(AP) Washington Nationals — 6/1
Los Angeles Dodgers — 8/1
Boston Red Sox — 12/1
Chicago Cubs — 12/1
Los Angeles Angels — 12/1
St. Louis Cardinals — 12/1
Detroit Tigers — 14/1
Seattle Mariners — 16/1
San Francisco Giants — 18/1
Toronto Blue Jays — 18/1
Baltimore Orioles — 20/1
Chicago White Sox — 20/1
Kansas City Royals — 25/1
New York Yankees — 25/1
San Diego Padres — 25/1
Cleveland Indians — 28/1
Atlanta Braves — 33/1
Miami Marlins — 33/1
New York Mets — 33/1
Pittsburgh Pirates — 33/1
Oakland Athletics — 40/1
Texas Rangers — 40/1
Cincinnati Reds — 50/1
Milwaukee Brewers — 50/1
Houston Astros — 66/1
Tampa Bay Rays — 66/1
Arizona Diamondbacks — 100/1
Colorado Rockies — 100/1
Minnesota Twins — 100/1
Philadelphia Phillies — 100/1