MLB Playoffs 2016: Vegas odds, World Series projections, probabilities

SportsLine maintains that the Cubs are the World Series favorites

After two thrilling wild-card games, it's time for the playoffs to move to the Divisional Series round's best-of-five format. That means it's as good of a time as any to check in World Series probabilities.

Per SportsLine, here are the chances for each playoff team to win the LDS, LCS and World Series (Westgate odds also included):

Team LDS LCS ODDS WIN LCS WS ODDS WIN WS
Chicago Cubs 62.2% 10/11, 52.4% 34.9% 9/5, 35.7% 18.4%
Boston Red Sox 64.9% 2/1, 33.3% 33.7% 9/2, 18.2% 16.2%
Toronto Blue Jays 53.2% 3/1, 25% 27.8% 8/1, 11.1% 13.5%
Los Angeles Dodgers 51.0% 3/1, 25% 24.4% 7/1, 12.5% 12.6%
Washington Nationals 49.0% 4/1, 20% 22.6% 8/1, 11.1% 12.0%
Texas Rangers 46.8% 2/1, 33.3% 24.9% 5/1, 16.7% 11.9%
San Francisco Giants 37.8% 6/1, 14.3% 18.1% 12/1, 7.7% 9.0%
Cleveland Indians 35.1% 4/1, 20% 13.6% 12/1, 7.7% 6.4%
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R.J. Anderson joined CBS Sports in 2016. He previously wrote for Baseball Prospectus, where he contributed to five of the New York Times bestselling annuals. His work has also appeared in Newsweek and... Full Bio

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