Don't bet on the Washington Nationals

Online casino Bodoglife.com has published odds for this upcoming baseball season, and if the Nationals shock the world, some people could get very rich.

The Nats are getting 125/1 odds for winning the World Series. Not great odds, but they are better than the Orioles, who are at 150/1. Bodog says the over/under for wins for each team is 71 1/2. (I guess the O's get worst World Series odds because they play in a division with the Rays, Red Sox and Yankees.)

The Nats are 50/1 odds for winning the National League and 18/1 odds for winning the NL East. Which seems kinda odd, since once you get to the playoffs and the World Series it's kind of a crapshoot who wins. The odds for a playoff berth, the pennant and World Series really shouldn't be that different, should they?

NL favorites are the Mets and Cubs at 3/1 for the pennant, followed by the reigning World Champion Phillies at 11/2.

AL favorites are the Yankees at 2/1 for the pennant, Red Sox at 6/2 and Angels at 11/2. The defending AL champion Rays are at 8/1 along with the Indians.

Bodog says the over/under for Adam Dunn homeruns is 34.5. I would take the over, since he's hit exactly 40 in each of the last 4 years and 46 in 2004.

Dunn is also getting 18/1 odds for being the player with the most homeruns in baseball for the season, and 30/1 odds for winning the NL MVP.

John Lannan is getting 75/1 odds for winning the NL Cy Young.

Over/under on homers for Ryan Zimmerman is 21.5. I think I'd take the over there, too.

But don't listen to me. I only bet on Indonesian badminton.

Here's Bodog's full list of odds for the World Series:

Odds to win the 2009 World Series
New York Yankees: 9/2
Boston Red Sox: 11/2
Chicago Cubs : 8/1
New York Mets: 8/1
Los Angeles Angels: 14/1
Philadelphia Phillies: 15/1
Arizona Diamondbacks: 16/1
Tampa Bay Rays: 18/1
Atlanta Braves: 20/1
Los Angeles Dodgers: 20/1
Cleveland Indians: 20/1
Minnesota Twins: 24/1
Detroit Tigers : 25/1
St Louis Cardinals: 25/1
Oakland Athletics: 25/1
San Francisco Giants: 30/1
Chicago White Sox: 40/1
Milwaukee Brewers : 45/1
Florida Marlins: 50/1
Texas Rangers: 60/1
Cincinnati Reds: 60/1
Toronto Blue Jays: 75/1
Colorado Rockies: 75/1
Kansas City Royals: 75/1
Seattle Mariners : 80/1
Pittsburgh Pirates: 100/1
Houston Astros: 100/1
San Diego Padres: 100/1
Washington Nationals : 125/1
Baltimore Orioles: 150/1

- Tim Lemke