#2020 World Series

Plenty of Boston Red Sox fans are just moving on from their grief over the franchise trading away superstar Mookie Betts to the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2020. Well, all of those fun feelings are resurfacing on Thursday because the Red Sox are back at it again. Not only is Boston in the midst of an embarrassingly bad offseason, but the club just took…

Joc Pederson has enjoyed a successful MLB career, considering he was drafted in the 11th round of the 2010 MLB Draft. Since then, the slugging outfielder has won two World Series titles, while also receiving two selections to the All-Star team. "Mickey Mantle has the most home runs in WS history with 18. Here are the top 5 active players in HRs in…

After a decade of unprecedented regular-season dominance, but all too familiar playoff disappointment that continued Saturday night with their elimination in the National League Division Series, the Dodgers find themselves in a familiar place entering this offseason. Trying to sustain the success that included winning a franchise-record 111 games…

The Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres will go head-to-head in an NLDS MLB Playoff matchup. The Dodgers and Padres have an NL West rivalry with one another, but LA has controlled most of their head-to-head matchups. As a result, Los Angeles enters this NLDS as the favorite. But can they take of business against San Diego? The Dodgers won 111…

Detroit is gotten off to a cold start to the season, and it doesn't get any easier tonight against a future HOF pitcher and a stacked offense at Dodger Stadium. Find out why we're all in on Los Angeles in our Tigers vs. Dodgers betting picks. The Detroit Tigers (6-13) are losers of six straight and the hopes that this year's revamped roster could…

MLB odds series for our Dodgers Giants prediction and pick. Julio Urias goes to the mound for the Dodgers, while the Giants have not yet announced a starter as of 12:30 p.m. Eastern time, 9:30 a.m. Pacific, on Saturday. Julio Urias will almost certainly start for the Dodgers in Game 1 of the National League Division Series. With Tony Gonsolin hurt…

As a Cleveland native growing up with the 1990s Indians, I got to watch a lineup that had Jim Thome, Manny Ramirez, Kenny Lofton, Roberto Alomar, Carlos Baerga, David Justice, Albert Belle, Sandy Alomar and many other great hitters. It's no wonder I became such a huge baseball fan. I saw something special every day. The Los Angeles Dodgers have the…

MLB odds series for our Dodgers Angels prediction and pick. Julio Urias takes the hill for the Dodgers, while Jose Suarez will oppose him for the Angels. Julio Urias has a 3.01 ERA. That's not bad, but it's also not where he was a short while ago. Urias had a 2.48 ERA on June 28 but has run into difficulty in recent starts, especially his most…

Randy Arozarena has been one of the more vital players to the Tampa Bay Rays' operation of late. That narrative is furthered by the Rays trading Austin Meadows to the Detroit Tigers. One way or another, Tampa Bay traded away one of its best players and has to find a way to make up for his departure (the players they received from Detroit, Isaac…

With the Houston Astros harnessing Jeremy Peña power and taking Game 1 of the American League Championship Series against the New York Yankees, we caught up with Astros TV color analyst Geoff Blum to get his opinion on the series and the possibility of another World Series victory parade in Houston. We also wanted to let him vent his frustration…

Josh Hader first went two innings in his third appearance as a rookie in 2017. He went three innings three weeks later. By the time he was beginning to save games for the Brewers the following April, one-plus was a staple for the lanky left-hander. One-plus. Two. Two-plus. Even three a few times, including twice in the 2018 NLCS against the…

The Texas Rangers signed Jacob deGrom to a 5-year, $185M dollar contract. The deal came as a surprise, as many people around the league expected the New York Mets to re-sign their ace. But the Mets are now prepared to move forward with Max Scherzer leading the charge. The Rangers undeniably made a massive free agency splash. But they received some…

A new Major League Baseball season is here now that Opening Day 2022 has arrived. After the 99-day lockout was settled on March 10, the league managed to preserve a full 162-game schedule for all teams. With Spring Training in the books and new baseball games looming, these are the odds for where the 30 teams stand before the season starts, with…

The Washington Nationals prepare to defend their 2019 World Series title in 2020. Today, we focus on the Nationals' 2020 regular-season win total and World Series odds. Do the Nationals have what it takes to repeat this season? Let's analyze: The Nationals finished second in the National League East behind the Atlanta Braves last season. They went…

The Tampa Bay Rays will look to avoid elimination against the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 6 of the 2020 World Series on Tuesday night. Los Angeles took a 3-2 series lead with a 6-4 victory on Sunday, and the Dodgers have the chance to win the championship with a win on Tuesday. Los Angeles will begin the night with Tony Gonsolin on the mound, with…

The World Series is set to begin, and now the experts' picks are in. The 2020 Fall Classic between the Dodgers and Rays starts Tuesday with Game 1 at 8 p.m. ET at Globe Life Field in Arlington (watch on FOX). It's a clash of the top team of each league -- the Dodgers were the No. 1 playoff seed in the National League and the Rays were the No. 1 in…

In their 50th season in Texas, it's entirely possible the Rangers will flirt with 100 losses for the first time since 1973. The roster was thin to start with and a number of spring training injuries, particularly in the bullpen, put them in an extra perilous position. The schedule, studded with long stretches against contenders, works against them.…

The Colorado Rockies take on the San Diego Padres. Check out our MLB odds series for our Rockies Padres prediction and pick. German Marquez starts for the Rockies, while Blake Snell gets the ball for the Padres. German Marquez just pitched his best game since May 14. His win over the Giants on June 7 was a six-inning, three-run game in which he…

The 2022 Major League Baseball season is about to get underway with Spring Training looming now that the 99-day lockout is over. Spring Training camps officially opened March 13, and the first slate of games will commence on March 17. Opening Day for the regular season is April 7. With new baseball games around the corner, these are the odds for…

The MLB postseason field is officially set after a chaotic final weekend of regular season games. After expanding the playoffs to 16 teams in the pandemic-shortened 2020 season, normalcy has returned with the 10-team field in 2021. This year's postseason has all the ingredients for an instant classic. Four of the most notable organizations in…

The reigning American League champions Houston Astros venture to the deserts of Phoenix to open a series against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday. The Diamondbacks hope to turn around a rough start to the season after their recent bout with the San Diego Padres left the squad with a 1-3 record. On the other side, the Houston Astros are fresh off…

Well, we do know one thing for sure now: This World Series is heading back to Houston. Phillies fans might have dreamed of clinching this thing in Philadelphia just like they did in 2008, but the Astros, well, they're pretty stubborn, and after combining for the second no-hitter in World Series history in a 5-0 win in Game 4 on Wednesday night in…

The Dodgers and Padres have developed one of baseball's most heated rivalries over the past few years, particularly since San Diego suddenly morphed to become a contender in 2020 in an attempt to halt Los Angeles's National League West supremacy. But the on-field results have not matched the compelling story line surrounding these Southern…

We have a National League West division matchup as the Colorado Rockies host the Los Angeles Dodgers in the rubber match of a three-game opening series. Rockies outfielder Connor Joe hit a go-ahead home run in the bottom of the eighth inning that was the difference in the 3-2 win last night. Who will get the job done on Sunday and take the…

The Los Angeles Dodgers and Tampa Bay Rays play Game 5 of the 2020 World Series Sunday at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas. First pitch is scheduled for 8:08 p.m. ET. The Rays will bat as the home team for the final time in the 2-3-2 format. Below, we analyze the Dodgers-Rays World Series Game 5 MLB betting odds and lines, with picks and…

One sports fan made a series of predictions in 2019 that have some wondering if he has Marty McFly's contact information. On Nov. 2, 2019, a fan predicted the next 10 teams that would win the World Series. He was correct that the Los Angeles Dodgers would win the 2020 World Series. He was also correct that the Atlanta Braves would win the 2021…

The Los Angeles Dodgers host the San Diego Padres in Game 1 of an MLB 2022 National League Division Series Tuesday, October 11, at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. The game will be live streamed on fuboTV. Left-hander Julio Urias gets the start on the mound in Game 1 of the best-of-5 series for the Dodgers, vs. right-hander Mike Clevinger for the…

Over the next few seasons, the Padres may very well have the best one/two combination of hitters in baseball with Fernando Tatis and Juan Soto. Even without Tatis in the lineup this postseason, they aspire to be the best team in baseball right now, but they will have to knock off the almighty Los Dodgers in the NL Division Series along the way. San…

The MLB playoffs are finally here, and the best two teams in the regular season appear destined for rematch of the 2017 World Series. Can you imagine the storylines if the Fall Classic is between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Houston Astros? At least that is how our panel of experts see it. To prepare you for October and November baseball, here's a…

2022 MLB Postseason Bracket, Courtesy of MLB.com The Major League Baseball playoffs are here! After uncertainty if baseball would be played at all in 2022 due to the MLB Lockout, this season was full of surprises, disappointment and 162 games of fun. One of the changes made by the new Collective Bargaining Agreement is a new playoff format,…

The National League's fourth seed and highest-ranked wild card, the New York Mets, play host to the fifth-seeded San Diego Padres in one of Major League Baseball's four best-of-three wild-card series that begin Friday. The Mets are a large -194 favorites to advance, per the series price offered at FanDuel, with the Padres getting back odds…

LOS ANGELES - The 2022 playoff bracket is locked and the LA Dodgers have the best overall odds to win the World Series but the Houston Astros are close behind. Both of these teams finished with the best record in their respective league and have received a bye for the first round of the playoffs. These two teams know how to make a deep playoff run,…

With less than a month to go in the 2022 MLB regular season, the Los Angeles Dodgers are again the favorites to win the World Series - and understandably so. Dave Roberts' squad became the first MLB team of 2022 to hit the 100-win mark. Los Angeles won 106 games a year ago but had to settle for a wild card berth thanks to the San Francisco Giants'…

The Atlanta Braves and Houston Astros open the World Series Tuesday at Minute Maid Park. First pitch is scheduled for 8:09 p.m. ET (on FOX). Let's analyze the lines around the Braves vs. Astros odds with MLB picks and predictions. The Braves last won the World Series in 1995. Their last appearance was in 1999 when they were swept by the New York…