If you ask the bookies, the Boston Red Sox and Los Angeles Dodgers
will both advance to the 114th World Series. Based on odds in
SportsLine, the Dodgers have a 25.6% chance to win it all, while the Red Sox have an even 20.0% chance to capture their 9th World Series Championship. The Yankees are third on the list, with a 13.8% chance to go all the way, with the Indians not far behind at 13.2%. Last year's World Series Champs, the Houston Astros, have an 11.7% chance of repeating, while the up-start Brewers come in at 8.3%. The two biggest longshots to win a World Series ring are the Braves at 4.0% and the Rockies at 3.4%.
