When you’re up against the best team in baseball, this is bound to happen.
The American League champion Houston Astros were installed as heavy betting favorites to beat the Washington Nationals and win the World Series, according to multiple sportsbooks.
The largest discrepancy in favor of Houston as of Sunday morning was posted by Caesars Sportsbook, where the Astros were -235 favorites and the Nationals stood at +195.
Bovada listed the Astros as -225 favorites over Washington at +180, according to oddsshark.com. And BetMGM had Houston at -223 against the Nationals’ +180.