LAS VEGAS -- The Chicago Cubs have already broken the curse and won a World Series.
Now, oddsmakers in Las Vegas predict the team will become only the third in almost 40 years to win it a second straight time.
The city's sports books like the team to win it all, with some making the Cubs a 7-2 favorite. Other favorites are the Cleveland Indians, Boston Red Sox and Los Angeles Dodgers.
"It's a team that wasn't built for the short run; it was built for the long run, and they have the capability of being a strong contender for years to come," Jay Kornegay, sports book director at the Westgate Las Vegas, said about the Cubs.