World Baseball Classic
The World Baseball Classic gets underway in early March with the United States a slight favorite to win the title. There are four pools with four teams each with round-robin play starting on March 6th and concluding on March 12th. Pool A has South Korea, the Netherlands, Israel and Chinese Taipei with the games played in South Korea. Pool B has Japan, China, Australia and Cuba with the games played in Tokyo. Pool C has the United States, Canada, Colombia and the Dominican Republic with the games played in Miami while Pool D has Italy, Mexico, Puerto Rico and Venezuela with the games played in Mexico. The winners and runner-ups from each group will advance to another round-robin group. The semifinals take place on March 20th and 21st with the final on March 22nd. Event Details Event: 2017 World Baseball Classic Dates: March 6th – 22nd, 2017 Venues: Japan, Mexico, South Korea and United States Defending Champion: Dominican Republic (2013)Bet on 2017 World Baseball Classic at BetDSI
World Baseball Classic Odds United States 2-1 Dominican Republic 2.5-1 Japan 3-1 Venezuela 9-1 Puerto Rico 10-1 South Korea 12-1 Cuba 18-1 Mexico 25-1 Netherlands 35-1 Chinese Taipei 50-1 Canada 60-1 Italy 95-1 Field (Any other country) 40-1 The United States is favored even though they have done next to nothing in this tournament in the past with just a .500 record. The Dominican Republic is the defending champion as they won the title in 2013. Japan won the event in 2006 and 2009. United States Team The U.S. has never even reached the title game in this event, yet they are favored. The lineup for the U.S. should be Ian Kinsler, Daniel Murphy, Paul Goldschmidt, Nolan Arenado, Giancarlo Stanton, Buster Posey, Christian Yelich, Adam Jones and Brandon Crawford. The starting pitchers are led by Chris Archer, Danny Duffy, Tanner Roark and Marcus Stroman while the bullpen has Andrew Miller, David Robertson and Luke Gregerson. Dominican Republic Team This team is loaded and a case can be made they should be favored. They have a starting lineup of Starling Marte, Manny Machado, Robinson Cano, Adrian Beltre, Nelson Cruz, Jose Bautista, Hanley Ramirez, Welington Castillo and Gregory Polanco. They have Johnny Cueto and Carlos Martinez as their top starters and Jeurys Familia and Dellin Betances to lead the way in the bullpen. Venezuelan Team The Venezuela team has a lineup of Odubel Herrera, Jose Altuve, Miguel Cabrera, Carlos Gonzalez, Martin Prado, Victor Martinez, Ender Inciarte, Salvador Perez and Alcides Escobar. They have Felix Hernandez and Martin Perez in the rotation and Francisco Rodriguez and Bruce Rondon in the bullpen. Japan Team Japan will be missing their best pitcher Shohei Otani but they still have Yu Darvish, Masahiro Tanaka, Kenta Maeda and Hisashi Iwakuma.Bet on 2017 World Baseball Classic at BetDSI
World Baseball Classic Schedule
Pool A March 6 – Israel vs. Korea March 7 – Taiwan vs. Israel March 7 – Korea vs. Netherlands March 8 – Taiwan vs. Netherlands March 9 – Israel vs. Netherlands March 9 – Taiwan vs. Korea March 10 – Tiebreaker game (if necessary) Pool B March 7 – Cuba vs. Japan March 8 – China vs. Cuba March 8 – Australia vs. Japan March 9 – Australia vs. China March 10 – Australia vs. Cuba March 10 – China vs. Japan March 11 – Tiebreaker game (if necessary) Pool C March 9 – Canada vs. Dominican Republic March 10 – Colombia vs. United States March 11 – Canada vs. Colombia March 11 – Dominican Republic vs. United States March 12 – Colombia vs. Dominican Republic March 12 – Canada vs. United States March 13 – Tiebreaker game (if necessary) Pool D March 9 – Italy vs. Mexico March 10 – Puerto Rico vs. Venezuela March 11 – Italy vs.Venezuela March 11 – Mexico vs. Puerto Rico March 12 – Italy vs. Puerto Rico March 12 – Mexico vs. Venezuela March 13 – Tiebreaker game (if necessary)Bet on 2017 World Baseball Classic at BetDSI
Second Round (Round Robin) March 12 – Pool A winner vs. Pool B TBD March 12 – Pool A runner-up vs. Pool B TBD March 13 – Pool A winner vs. Pool A runner-up March 14 – Pool B TBD vs. Pool B TBD March 15 – Pool A runner-up vs. Pool B TBD March 15 – Pool A winner vs. Pool b TBD March 16 – Tiebreaker game (if necessary) March 14 – Pool C winner vs. Pool D winner March 15 – Pool C runner-up vs. Pool D runner-up March 16 – Pool C winner vs. Pool D runner-up March 17 – Pool C runner-up vs. Pool D winner March 18 – Pool D winner vs. Pool D runner-up March 18 – Pool C winner vs. Pool C runner-up March 19 – Tiebreaker game (if necessary) Championship Round (Single elimination) March 20 Semifinal 1: Pool E runner-up vs. Pool F winner March 21 Semifinal 2: Pool E winner vs. Pool F runner-Up March 22 Championship Game: semifinal 1 winner vs. semifinal 2 winner Check out the latest World Baseball Classic Odds at BetDSI Sportsbook
