For the first time all season, the Los Angeles Dodgers are not sitting atop the World Series odds board. Nope, as of October 11, your new 2026 World Series favorites, according to DraftKings Sportsbook, are the Milwaukee Brewers. This is a massive shift, and it all went down after one pivotal game.
Milwaukee’s Statement Victory in NLCS Game 1
The Brewers earned this top spot by taking Game 1 of the NLCS in a tight 2-1 battle. That’s a huge way to kick off a series, especially against a team that has been the favorite all year long. Milwaukee’s pitcher, Jacob Misiorowski, absolutely stepped up to the plate, allowing just one run over 4.1 innings pitched. He completely outdueled the Dodgers’ Tarik Skubal, who gave up two runs in his five innings of work. The Dodgers opened as slight favorites to win the National League, but after that performance and that win, the Brewers are now listed at +175 to win it all, just ahead of L.A. at +180. That’s a razor-thin margin, but it’s a lead nonetheless!
L.A.’s Dynasty Dreams Face a Roadblock
You know what the Dodgers are trying to do here, right? They are making a full-on effort to achieve something truly rare in baseball: winning three consecutive World Series titles. That is an elite club. The last team to pull off that incredible feat was the Yankees from 1998 to 2000. Before that, you have to go back to the Athletics from 1972-74, and the Yankees again for five straight from 1949-53, or even their four-straight run from 1936-39. So, it’s a huge deal. Despite this Game 1 loss and losing their spot as favorites, L.A. is still right there, only slightly behind Milwaukee on the odds board. This series just got infinitely more interesting, if that’s even possible!
Game 2 is going to be absolutely ELECTRIC. The Brewers have the momentum and the top odds, but you can bet the Dodgers are going to fight like crazy to keep their historic three-peat dream alive. You do not want to miss what happens next!
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Originally reported by Fox Sports.
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