The stage is set for the 2024 World Series!

The Los Angeles Dodgers earned their bid to the Fall Classic on Sunday night by defeating the New York Mets in Game 6 of the NLCS. Now Los Angeles will host the New York Yankees – who defeated the Cleveland Guardians in just five games in the ALCS – in Game 1 starting Friday.

The layoff between the Championship Series and the World Series should allow both teams to set their rotation as they wish for the Fall Classic, making this truly a series to watch.

Both the Yankees and Dodgers had high expectations going into the preseason, and to their credit, both teams finished in first place in their respective leagues and rolled through the playoffs to make the World Series.

New York has dropped just two games heading into the Fall Classic and is looking to win its first title since 2009. Meanwhile, the Dodgers last won the World Series in the 2020 season, which was shortened due to the COVID-19 pandemic. .

Oddsmakers have released odds for this series and the Dodgers are the favorite at DraftKings Sportsbook. Los Angeles (-125) has a 55.56 percent implied probability of winning this series, while the Yankees (+105) have a 48.78 percent implied probability.

Based on these odds, we should be in line for a great series. The exact outcome probabilities in the World Series even show that this game is expected to last at least six games.

This series features plenty of star power on both sides, including the likely AL MVP (Aaron Judge) and NL MVP (Shohei Ohtani). New York also has stars like Gerrit Cole, Juan Soto, Giancarlo Stanton and others, while the Dodgers feature Mookie Betts, Freddie Freeman, Will Smith and more.

Cole will likely get the ball in Game 1 for New York against Los Angeles’ Jack Flaherty, but both teams still have some time to build their World Series rosters.

In the opening odds for Game 1, Los Angeles is a -130 favorite and the total is set at eight runs.

So far this postseason, the Yankees rank third among playoff teams in OPS – the Dodgers are first – and fourth in team ERA – the Dodgers are ninth.

One key for New York was the dominance of the bullpen (2.56 postseason ERA), as it went out almost every game except Game 3 of the ALCS. The Dodgers (3.16 bullpen ERA) could end up using their pen more than New York, as they had two full bullpen games during the NLCS.

After going the distance with the San Diego Padres in the NLDS, Los Angeles avoided a winner-take-all Game 7 on Sunday, scoring at least five points in seven of its 11 appearances in the playoffs. Additionally, the Dodgers have shut out their opponent on four separate occasions this postseason.

These teams are fairly evenly matched, so we should be in for quite a series once things get underway Friday night.

The odds are updated periodically and are subject to change.

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