Not sure the folks at Rivers Casino did. The Chicago-area sportsbook has released its odds to win the World Series, and 15 teams are deemed to have a better shot than the Sox.
Rivers Casino Des Plaines reopened June 9, and its online sportsbook — the first in Illinois — launched June 18. Users must be 21 years old and physically inside state lines to place a bet.
Rivers has the Chicago Cubs at 22-1 to win the World Series, behind the Los Angeles Dodgers (+375), New York Yankees (+400), Houston Astros (+650), Atlanta Braves (+1300), Minnesota Twins (+1600), Tampa Bay Rays (+1800), Washington Nationals (+1800), New York Mets (+2000), Philadelphia Phillies +2000) and St.