http://finance.yahoo.com/news/just-8-teams-legit-shot-190241568.html[h=1]There are just 8 teams with a legit shot to win the World Series[/h]
<cite class="byline vcard top-line">By Cork Gaines<abbr>4 hours ago</abbr></cite>
<!-- google_ad_section_start --><meta content="2016-05-26T19:02:41Z" itemprop="datePublished"><meta content="There are just 8 teams with a legit shot to win the World Series" itemprop="headline"><meta content="" itemprop="alternativeHeadline"><meta content="http://globalfinance.zenfs.com/en_us/Finance/US_AFTP_SILICONALLEY_H_LIVE/There_are_just_8_teams-40d56a55c9bbdba669fb325500ee64d4" itemprop="image"><meta content="We still have more than two-thirds of the MLB season left to play and yet the number of..." itemprop="description">We still have more than two-thirds of the MLB season left to play and yet the number of teams that still have a legit shot to win the World Series has already been narrowed to eight.
The Chicago Cubs remain the heavy favorite, with a 17.3% chance to win it all, according to the "Playoff Odds Report" from Baseball Prospectus. The American League is still a little more wide open as three teams, the Indians, Red Sox, and Mariners, all have a 10.2-11.4% chance to be crowned champions this season.
In all, there are eight teams with at least a 5% chance of winning the World Series (see chart below; record in parentheses). The Giants (4.5%) and the Rays (3.3%) just missed the cut and are the only other teams with at least a 2.0% chance.
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(Cork Gaines/Business Insider)
<cite class="byline vcard top-line">By Cork Gaines<abbr>4 hours ago</abbr></cite><!-- google_ad_section_start --><meta content="2016-05-26T19:02:41Z" itemprop="datePublished"><meta content="There are just 8 teams with a legit shot to win the World Series" itemprop="headline"><meta content="" itemprop="alternativeHeadline"><meta content="http://globalfinance.zenfs.com/en_us/Finance/US_AFTP_SILICONALLEY_H_LIVE/There_are_just_8_teams-40d56a55c9bbdba669fb325500ee64d4" itemprop="image"><meta content="We still have more than two-thirds of the MLB season left to play and yet the number of..." itemprop="description">We still have more than two-thirds of the MLB season left to play and yet the number of teams that still have a legit shot to win the World Series has already been narrowed to eight.
The Chicago Cubs remain the heavy favorite, with a 17.3% chance to win it all, according to the "Playoff Odds Report" from Baseball Prospectus. The American League is still a little more wide open as three teams, the Indians, Red Sox, and Mariners, all have a 10.2-11.4% chance to be crowned champions this season.
In all, there are eight teams with at least a 5% chance of winning the World Series (see chart below; record in parentheses). The Giants (4.5%) and the Rays (3.3%) just missed the cut and are the only other teams with at least a 2.0% chance.
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(Cork Gaines/Business Insider)
