2022 MLB playoff preview -- World Series odds, matchup keys
The 2022 MLB playoffs are here — and for the first time there are 12 teams battling for World Series glory.
With an extra round to begin the postseason and the possibility that this year's Fall Classic extends to a Game 7 on Nov. 5, it will be a very short October stay for some — and quite possibly the latest championship celebration in MLB history for the last squad standing.
Will the favored Los Angeles Dodgers rule the National League or will the repeat-minded Braves make another deep run? Can anyone in the American League keep the New York Yankees and Houston Astros from squaring off in the ALCS? And which teams are most likely to see their runs end this weekend?
MLB experts Bradford Doolittle, Alden Gonzalez and David Schoenfield get you ready for it all with everything from odds for every matchup and a predicted date of each team's last game to the best- and worst-case scenario for all 12 World Series hopefuls. World Series and matchup odds come from Doolittle's formula using power ratings as the basis for 10,000 simulations to determine the most likely outcomes.
Note: World Series and matchup odds come from Doolittle's formula using power ratings as the basis for 10,000 simulations to determine the most likely outcomes.
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Most likely to go home this weekend
Tampa Bay Rays
No. 6 seed | 86-75 | AL wild card
Wild-card opponent: Guardians (45.5% chance of advancing)
World Series odds: 1.9% | Caesars odds: +3000
Predicted date of their last game: Oct. 9
How they could stay around longer: Yes, the Rays have a deep bullpen as always (check out the numbers for Jason Adam and