Cubs enter MLB offseason as 2016 World Series favorites

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The day after the Kansas City Royals were crowned world champions, the Cubs have been listed as World Series favorites for the 2016 season.

Bovada Tweeted out updated 2016 World Series odds and pegs the Cubs as 11/1 favorites to win it all as the MLB offseason is set to get underway in the next few days.

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The Cubs began last offseason with 50/1 odds to win the World Series, but that improved to 20/1 when they signed Joe Maddon in early November.

With a young core and an expectation by many that Theo Epstein's front office will be in big on the top free agent pitchers like David Price, the Cubs are no longer going to sneak up on bettors.

The Royals, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Mets, St. Louis Cardinals, Toronto Blue Jays and Washington Nationals are all tied just behind the Cubs with 12/1 odds to win it all.

In the National League Central, the Pittsburgh Pirates are listed at 14/1 while the Cincinnati Reds and Milwaukee Brewers are tied with 50/1 odds.

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The White Sox also came in with 50/1 odds, ahead of only the Atlanta Braves (100/1), Colorado Rockies (100/1) and Philadelphia Phillies (200/1).

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