After dispatching the Toronto Blue Jays in the ALCS the Kansas City Royals will continue their march towards their first World Series victory since 1985 as they take on the New York Mets in this year’s Fall Classic.
The World Series is listed as a toss-up at sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark.com.
The Royals earned their second straight playoff berth after compiling the best record in the American League during the regular season, winning 95 games to finish 12 games ahead of the Minnesota Twins in the AL Central standings.
Kansas City was pushed to the brink of elimination by the Houston Astros in the ALDS before overcoming a four-run deficit in Game 4 to even that series with a 9-6 victory, and followed up with a decisive 7-2 win in Game 5.
The Royals continued to roll in their ALCS clash with Toronto, outscoring the Blue Jays by a 38-26 margin en route to a 4-2 series victory.
The Mets return to World Series action for the first time since 2000, and they are gunning for their first championship since 1986.
New York was also given little World Series consideration prior to the start of their campaign, joining Kansas City back at 33/1, but grabbed an early-season lead atop the NL East that they would not relinquish and secured the division title with 90 wins.
The Mets were once again underrated in their NLDS battle with Los Angeles, getting pegged as underdogs in four of the five series contests including their decisive 3-2 Game 5 victory.
The club followed up with a total domination of Chicago in the NLCS, sweeping the Cubs in four games while surrendering just eight total runs.
The Royals and Mets are deadlocked with -110 money line odds in MLB futures betting ahead of Game 1. However, New York opened as a slight -110 favourite for Tuesday night’s Mets vs. Royals betting matchup at Kauffman Stadium.
The odds of either club sweeping the series sit at +1000, while betting on either team to win the championship in seven games carries +450 odds. New York owns slightly better +550 odds of picking up a win in five games, while a Kansas City win in five games is a +600 bet.
Mets second baseman Daniel Murphy leads all players in World Series MVP betting at +400. The 30-year-old has homered in a record six straight post-season contests and is batting .421 with an OPS of 1.462.
New York outfielder Yoenis Cespedes joins Royals shortstop Alcides Escobar at +750 on the World Series MVP odds, while Kansas City first baseman Eric Hosmer rounds out the list of MVP favourites with +1000 odds.
