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Will it be third-time lucky for the Los Angeles Dodgers during the 2019 Major League Baseball Season? The Dodgers have represented the National League in the past two World Series, losing in five games last season to the Boston Red Sox and in seven games to the Houston Astros in 2017. Seven teams have lost back-to-back World Series titles and two teams lost three straight - the New York Giants (1911-13) and the Detroit Tigers (1907-09).

The team with the best record in baseball is the favorite to win it all over the other 29 Major League Baseball clubs, including the defending World Series champions. The Boston Red Sox, who are winning games almost 70 per cent of the time this year, are +400 to win the Fall Classic (odds provided by Betonline). The Houston Astros, who captured the title for the first time in franchise history last season, are the second choice at +450.

Thanks to a ruling by the United States Supreme Court, it would appear that sports betting is now open to any of the country's 50 states. America's highest court reversed a law that prohibited legalized sports betting in any state other than Nevada. But despite urging from the NFL, MBA, MLB and NBA to uphold the law, the court opted to change the betting landscape in America forever.

Each won over 100 regular season games, each navigated through the playoffs to get here, and now it's on with Game 1 set for Tuesday, October 24 in Los Angeles. So what are the key betting angles in the 2017 World Series?

An intriguing ALCS begins Friday, October 13 as the Yankees and Astros will meet for Game 1 in Houston at 8:00 PM EST. From a betting and fan enjoyment perspective, this series promises to be worth our attention and wagering cash.

The postseason brings even the most casual baseball bettors out of the woodwork, and baseball betting - like almost all betting - is about seizing opportunities and getting the best of the odds. With this in mind, let's talk Yankees/Indians.

There is no such thing as an easy opponent in the MLB playoffs, but facing an organization as October-tested as any this millennium in the American League Divisional Series hardly seems fair for a Houston Astros squad that won 101 regular season games in 2017.

A pair of National League West division rivals, will meet for the 20th and final time this season in a winner-takes-all contest set to go at 8 PM EST Wednesday, October 4 at Chase Field in Phoenix.