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ODDS TO WIN 2006 WORLD SERIES FROM PINNACLESPORTS.COMNew York – New York? Yankees, Mets World Series Favorites WILLEMSTAD, CURACAO (March 30, 2006)—This Sunday the curtain rises on the2006 Major League Baseball season with the boys of summer returning forthe sport’s 137th season. With the first pitch of the baseball seasoncoming this weekend, PinnacleSports.com today announced updated odds towin the 2006 World Series. The Internet’s largest sports betting site, PinnacleSports.com originally opened wagering on the 2006 World Series immediately following after the Chicago White Sox clinching victory in October’s that clinched the Fall Classic for the Chicago White Sox. At that time, the New York Yankees opened as a 5/1 favorite to win their 27th World Series title, but after receiving the most support from bettors, the Yankees’ championship oddshave been cut to 3/1. It appears that another Subway Series could be inthe making, as the oddsmakers believe in the revamped New York Mets who are listed with the second-best World Series odds at 7/1. The reigningWorld Series Champion Chicago White Sox are currently 8/1 to repeat along with the St. Louis Cardinals, who hope to break-in New Busch Stadium witha World Championship. Other teams that could make a title run in October include: Oakland Athletics (13/1), Boston Red Sox (13/1), Atlanta Braves(15/1), Los Angeles Angels (18/1) and Toronto Blue Jays (18/1).The odds on the Chicago Cubs ending the franchise’s 98-year World Seriesdrought are listed at 19/1 while the Cleveland Indians are 20/1 to win their first championship since 1948. PinnacleSports.com lists the LosAngeles Dodgers at 21/1 to capture the team’s seventh World Series and the Barry Bonds-led San Francisco Giants are 26/1 to win the championship. While they may enter the season with the same record as every other team,the oddsmakers feel a number of franchises have little to no chance ofwinning the World Series. PinnacleSports.com lists championship odds ofthe Florida Marlins, Colorado Rockies and Tampa Bay Devil Rays as 200/1 underdogs, while the Kansas City Royals have been installed as the biggestlong shots at 600/1. In addition to offering betting on who’ll win the World Series,PinnacleSports.com also offers odds on each Major League team winningtheir League Pennant as well as their respective Division. Bettors canalso wager on a wide variety of player props and match-ups includingbatting average, home runs, hits, stolen bases, strike outs and savesamong others. Additionally, PinnacleSports.com provides a unique Division“Superfecta”, where players can strike it rich by predicting the correctorder of the top four finishers in any division with odds of up to2,000/1. Current Odds: *All Odds Subject To Change*Odds To Win World Series From PinnacleSports.comNew York Yankees 3/1New York Mets 7/1St. Louis Cardinals 8/1Chicago White Sox 8/1Oakland Athletics 13/1Boston Red Sox 13/1Atlanta Braves 15/1Los Angeles Angels 18/1Toronto Blue Jays 18/1Chicago Cubs 19/1Cleveland Indians 20/1Los Angeles Dodgers 21/1San Francisco Giants 26/1Houston Astros 38/1Texas Rangers 41/1Philadelphia Phillies 44/1Milwaukee Brewers 48/1Minnesota Twins 52/1San Diego Padres 59/1Seattle Mariners 86/1Cincinnati Reds 100/1Pittsburgh Pirates 100/1Detroit Tigers 100/1Baltimore Orioles 125/1Washington Nationals 125/1Arizona Diamondbacks 150/1Colorado Rockies 200/1Florida Marlins 200/1Tampa Bay Devil Rays 200/1Kansas City Royals 600/1For a complete list of baseball odds, please visit www.pinnaclesports.com.