The Dodgers are favorites, to no one's surprise. The moneyline at Vegas Insider says -200 on LA (bet $200 to win $100) and +175 on TB (bet $100 to win $175). In fractional odds that's 1/2 on the Dodgers and 7/4 on the Rays.
I think it will be a close contest. The Dodgers have the depth and star power and I think that gives them a slight edge. They are also the home team (they bat last in Games One, Two, Six, and Seven) and that is also a slight edge. The Rays will have to summon their inner David to beat the LA Goliath. Sometimes, when two teams are even on paper, one will get hot and blow out the other. I think it is more likely LA can do that to TB than the other way around. Then again, the Rays have defied everyone's expectations this year, perhaps they will be the ones with the big performances and pull off an upset.
Tyler Glasnow and Clayton Kershaw face off in Game One tonight at 5:11 Pacific.
--M.C.
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What really makes baseball great is that in a short series, any team can win.
Yup. Even sometimes when there is a blowout Series (like the Giants in 2010 and 2012) you got the feeling that if they kept playing the wins and losses would even out! At this level the teams are pretty damn close and the slightest edge--like a lucky bounce--can decide a game.
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