The Golden State Warriors begin the season as odds-on favorites to win the NBA championship for the second straight year. The last team, other than the Warriors, to be an odds-on favorite to start the season was the 1997-98 Chicago Bulls.
The Westgate SuperBook opened the Kansas Jayhawks as 9-2 favorites to win the NCAA tournament. They are followed by Michigan State and North Carolina at 5-1 then Virginia and Villanova at 12-1.
Twice as much money has been bet on the Cubs to win the World Series than any other team at the Westgate SuperBook.
New England, Pittsburgh and Seattle head into the offseason as the favorites to win next year's Super Bowl.
Michael Jordan is still the best athlete of all-time as selected by the Harris Poll, six years after the company released its last ranking, topping Babe Ruth and Muhammad Ali.
The Los Angeles Dodgers head into what could be an active offseason as the favorites to win next year's World Series.
