Those of you who invested in the Chicago Cubs World Series odds might be regretting that decision right now. As are those who bet on the Milwaukee Brewers World Series odds.
The last two teams in the National League are the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Philadelphia Phillies and they’ll kick off the National League Championship Series on Thursday.
The two teams met eight times in the regular season with each team winning their four home contests. Based on that logic, when evaluating your Dodgers vs Phillies pick, you might downgrade the Dodgers since the Phillies have home-field advantage.
But the Dodgers are hot right now and might be the team of destiny in the National League. Even so, online sportsbook odds list them as an underdog on the series.
The Dodgers have won 19 of their last 27 games including their three-game sweep of the listless Cubs.
The Dodgers vs Phillies odds seemingly entice you to take the Dodgers, since there isn’t much between the two teams and since most people have more faith in Joe Torre than they do in Charlie Manuel, you can expect the public to give the Dodgers more action.
The Phillies may have more power in their lineup – they ranked second in the Majors in home runs – but the Dodgers have been more consistent. 13 of their 20 runs scored in the opening round against the Cubs came with two outs.
With Rafael Furcal proving to be perfectly healthy (.333 AVG, 3 BB, 3 R vs Cubs), Russell Martin getting hot (.308 AVG) and Manny Ramirez (.500 AVG, 2 HR, 5 R) being the centerpiece, bet the Dodgers to win the series.
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