2009 World Series Odds & Prop Bets - Phillies at Yankees

Game 1 of the 2009 World Series is Wednesday night at 7:57pm EST in New York as the Yankees host the Philadelphia Phillies. The Yankees are favored in World Series odds to win the overall series at -190 and they are also favored in Game 1 with CC Sabathia on the mound. In addition to the side and total in Game 1 of the World Series, there are also a number of prop bets to consider when looking at the 2009 World Series odds.

World Series prop bets are available at Bodog sportsbook for Game 1 and for the entire series. You can choose to bet on individual props or you can bet team props. For example, you might want to bet on which team will score first in Game 1 of the 2009 World Series. In that case it would be the Phillies -125. You might want to get even more specific and choose which player will score the first run. Jimmy Rollins of the Phillies is the 5-1 favorite in World Series odds to score the first run. Another popular baseball prop bet in Game 1 is which player will hit the first home run. Keep in mind that with Sabathia and Lee there is a chance that no player will hit a home run and you can get 5-1 in World Series odds on that prop bet.

There are many other match-up proposition bets in 2009 World Series odds where you can take one player against another. For example, you can bet on who will hit the most home runs between Ryan Howard and Alex Rodriguez with A-Rod the -140 favorite in 2009 World Series odds. You may want to choose a match-up of players on who will have the most hits, runs and RBIs in the game. One of those match-ups will feature Chase Utley vs. Mark Teixeira with Teixeira the -150 favorite. One of my favorite World Series prop bets is on how many hits Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter will have. Sportsbooks currently have Jeter at 6.5 Over -160.

When it comes to overall 2009 World Series prop bets you can look at something like who will win the MVP. Alex Rodriguez is the 7-2 favorite to win the MVP in World Series odds. Mark Teixeira is the second choice at 5-1 followed by Ryan Howard at 21-4, Derek Jeter at 6-1, CC Sabathia at 6-1 and Cliff Lee at 17-2. You might want to pick which team will hit the most home runs in the series with New York the -140 favorite in for this prop bet. There are a number of other props that are intriguing in 2009 World Series odds which will keep Game 1 and the entire World Series interesting.