The people at www.sportsbettingdime.com give Major League Baseball the best chance of returning to action first:
Odds to be the first North American sport to play a regular-season or playoff game
- MLB: 1/1
- NHL: 7/2
- NBA: 9/2
- MLS: 19/1
- CFB: 32/1
- NFL: 100/1
Over/Under date for each pro sport to play its first regular-season or playoff game
- MLB: July 15
- NHL: July 31
- NBA: Aug. 2
- MLS: Aug. 30
- NFL: Sep. 10
Odds a 2020 champion is not crowned in the following sports
- MLS: 6/5
- NBA: 4/3
- MLB: 3/2
- NHL: 3/2
- NFL: 15/1
OVER/UNDER MLB regular-season games played: 79.5
OVER/UNDER total MLB players who opt to sit out the season: 19.5
Odds 2020 MLB Season is canceled/never begins: 8/5
Over/Under Date of 2020 World Series Game 1: Nov. 15