Updated Home Run Derby Odds
KANSAS CITY, MO (The Spread) – The field in the 2012 Home Run Derby has changed since the opening odds were released. Let’s check out the updated odds for tonight’s home run bash.
Oddsmakers list Toronto Blue Jays’ slugger Jose Bautista as the remaining favorite at 13/4, while Prince Fielder of the Detroit Tigers has the next best odds at 17/4. New York Yankees’ second baseman Robinson Cano is also 17/4 while Mark Trumbo of the Los Angeles Angels is 5/1.
Both Carlos Beltran of the St. Louis Cardinals and Matt Kemp of the Los Angeles Dodgers are 6/1, respectively, while Colorado Rockies’ left fielder Carlos Gonzalez is 7/1. Pittsburgh Pirates’ centerfielder Andrew McCutchen is the new long shot at 8/1.
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When the opening odds were released, Bautista was 7/2 while Fielder was 5/1 and both Cano and Beltran were 11/2, respectively. Kemp and Trumbo were 6/1, respectively, while Gonzalez was the long shot at 13/2. Miami Marlins outfielder Giancarlo Stanton was 4/1, but he has since been replaced by McCutchen because of an injury.
Oddsmakers have also released prop odds surrounding this year’s Home Run Derby. American League players are –190 to win this year’s Derby while the National League players, as a group, are +155. Bautista is also favored to hit the most home runs in Round 1 at 13/4, while McCutchen is favored to hit the least home runs in Round 1 at 7/2 odds.
You can watch tonight’s Home Run Derby at 8:00PM ET on ESPN.
Jose Bautista 13/4
Prince Fielder 17/4
Robinson Cano 17/4
Mark Trumbo 5/1
Carlos Beltran 6/1
Matt Kemp 6/1
Carlos Gonzalez 7/1
Andrew McCutchen 8/1
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