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World Series 2022: Winner, series length and MVP picks from Astros-Phillies

Our picks for a World Series winner, MVP and more.

The World Series begins Friday, featuring a matchup that might not be exactly what it appears to be.

The Houston Astros have dominanted all season, winning 106 games and running through the playoffs without a loss. The Philadelphia Phillies used a late-season run to sneak in as a Wild Card, riding that wave to a pennant.

But this series anything but a meeting between David vs. Goliath. Philadelphia is simply playing up to its potential, finally, and can absolutely knock off the favored Astros.

So we’re here to help you make some bets on a winner, series length, MVP and even a home run leader. Odds are from BetMGM.

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The World Series begins Friday with the Houston Astros hosting the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 1.

Both teams enter the series on impressive runs, increasing the level of intrigue for what might happen. The betting favorite to win, Houston swept its way through the postseason to the World Series. Barely outdone, the Phillies made the playoffs as a Wild Card before sweeping that round, and losing just a single game in the NLDS and NLCS each.

With this unlikely World Series about to commence, it’s time to look at my top six MVP candidates and their odds to win. Astros dominate the list, because Houston is favored to win, but a couple Phillies made the list too.

World Series 2022: Astros favored to beat Phillies, and Yordan Alvarez has best MVP odds

Houston is favored to come out on top over Philadelphia.

The Houston Astros enter the World Series as favorites over the Philadelphia Phillies, not really a surprise to anyone tracking baseball since the start of the season.

The Astros, two years removed from a World Series appearance and entering their fourth appearance in the last six years, have been among betting favorites to win the World Series all year. Entering May, their odds were tied for fourth shortest at +1000 while the Phillies were tied for 12th at +2000.

Philadelphia has plenty of momentum on its side, though, after sweeping the Cardinals in the Wild Card round and losing just a single game in each of its series against the Braves and Padres.

Odds for the Astros to win in five, six or seven games can all be had at +400 at BetMGM. Though they haven’t lost a game all postseason, a sweep gets +750 odds. The most likely Phillies outcomes are wins in six or seven games at +600 odds each. A Phillies sweep gets +1400 odds.

As for MVP, the Astros’ Yordan Alvarez is favored to win at +600 odds, followed by Bryce Harper at +700, then Justin Verlander, Kyle Tucker and Alex Bregman all at +1000. Jose Altuve and Kyle Schwarber each have +1300 odds, and Aaron Nola is at +1500.

The Phillies are getting -155 odds to cover 1.5 points Friday in Game 1, but the Astros are favored to win at -165. The over/under line is set at 6.5 runs.

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