Sportsbooks set Astros as World Series favorites

Ryan Pressly of the Houston Astros.
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The World Series line-up was only just decided, but sportsbooks have already installed a favorite.

The Houston Astros are favored to win over opponents the Atlanta Braves, who on Saturday night finished off the Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League Championship Series, per ESPN. Houston won its series against the Boston Red Sox, clinching a 5-0 win in Friday's matchup after again edging ahead in the series on game 5.

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Brigid Kennedy

Brigid Kennedy worked at The Week from 2021 to 2023 as a staff writer, junior editor and then story editor, with an interest in U.S. politics, the economy and the music industry.