World Series preview: Why the Milwaukee Brewers are the team to beat against the Tampa Bay Rays

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Troy, D. (2026, October 21). World Series preview: Why the Milwaukee Brewers are the team to beat against the Tampa Bay Rays. Fox News. https://www.foxnews.com/outkick-sports/world-series-preview-why-milwaukee-brewers-team-beat-tampa-bay-rays

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Fox News · collected 2026-10-21 · by David Troy

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The article provides an analysis ahead of the World Series matchup between the Milwaukee Brewers and the Tampa Bay Rays, arguing that despite personal bias against the Brewers, they are the stronger team based on their performance in the postseason. The author suggests betting odds favoring the Brewers to win the series 4-2 at +360, while also highlighting William Contreras of the Brewers as a potential MVP candidate and the player most likely to lead in hits during the series at +850 odds.
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The Milwaukee Brewers are favored to win the 2026 World Series against the Tampa Bay Rays, starting in a few days. Despite personal bias as a Cubs fan, David Troy from Fox News argues that the Brewers are the best team in baseball and have been dominant throughout the postseason. The Rays, who face challenges with their OPS against high-velocity pitches, will need to find ways to make contact against the Brewers' elite pitching staff to stand a chance.

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David Troy
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🔮 Most of it is because I am a Cubs fan, and I have found the Brewers to be a bit insufferable without winning anything, so if they do win, it might just get worse.
🔮 There will almost certainly be a learning period for the team to play together.
🔮 I wouldn't say we had the same level of upsets or anything, but there are some interesting things going on in the league.
🔮 It isn't just that - we will have the two teams in the bottom part of the payroll for baseball.
🔮 That could be a good sign, like I’m seeing the board well.
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🔮 The Rams might be the other big disappointment, dropping to 2-3 after a loss to the Bills last week.
🔮 The Brewers have a commanding lead over the Dodgers in this one, winning both of the first two games, but if the home team continues to win, the Dodgers could head back to Milwaukee up 3-2 on their opponent.
🔮 Some of the awards haven't been quite as diverse, but I'm looking at options for this season and where we could make some money.
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Topics

Brewers Cubs Rays The Tampa Bay Rays the World Series

Subjects

Brewers ORG · 10× Rays ORG · 5× Contreras PERSON · 2× Cubs ORG · 1× Drew Rasmussen PERSON · 1× Freddy Peralta PERSON · 1× Jacob Misiorowski PERSON · 1× Milwaukee ORG · 1× Tampa ORG · 1× The Tampa Bay Rays ORG · 1×

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With the series beginning in a few days, it is worth taking a look at some of the futures markets and who we should wager on for MVP and the overall series.
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🔮 Most of it is because I am a Cubs fan, and I have found the Brewers to be a bit insufferable without winning anything, so if they do win, it might just get worse.

Claims (27 extracted, 4 hedged)

We are just a couple of days away from the World Series starting. asserted
Series → start → days
There are some great games ahead of us, and baseball has delivered some really enjoyable games this postseason. asserted
baseball → be → games
With the series beginning in a few days, it is worth taking a look at some of the futures markets and who we should wager on for MVP and the overall series. asserted
we → begin → MVP
It is really hard to bet against the Brewers. asserted
It → bet → Brewers
Most of it is because I am a Cubs fan, and I have found the Brewers to be a bit insufferable without winning anything, so if they do win, it might just get worse. uncertain
it → find → anything
Personal issues aside, the Brewers are the best team in baseball, have been the best team in baseball, and have looked absolutely elite in the postseason. asserted
Brewers → look → postseason
Can they be stopped? asserted
they → stop → ?
The Tampa Bay Rays will look to do just that. asserted
Rays → look → that
It doesn't look good for them, though. asserted
It → look → them
They had the second-lowest OPS against 98 mph or faster pitches in baseball this season. asserted
They → have → baseball
They have struck out 66 times in the postseason, but that's actually five fewer in one less game than the Brewers. asserted
that → strike → Brewers
Still, the Rays will need to figure out a way to make contact against an elite pitching staff. asserted
Rays → need → staff
Outside of Jacob Misiorowski, the Brewers bullpen can fire pitches in there. asserted
bullpen → fire → pitches
I think the Brewers probably do win the World Series. asserted
Brewers → think → Series
Tampa does have a very good team. asserted
Tampa → have → team
Brewers winning 4-2 is probably my favorite look at +360. asserted
winning → win → +360
The edge in the starting rotation probably does go to the Rays. asserted
edge → go → Rays
Freddy Peralta used to pitch for Milwaukee, so I'm interested to see how he performs. asserted
he → use → Milwaukee
They have a good bullpen, too. asserted
They → have → bullpen
The Rays have a shot to win this game, but if they do, it will probably be because Rasmussen wins two games and likely is involved in a third at +2000. asserted
Rasmussen → have → +2000
For the Brewers, there are a number of guys who could've been selected for the NLCS MVP, but it went to Jake Bauers. uncertain
it → be → Bauers
It really wouldn't surprise me to see him get it in the World Series as well. asserted
him → surprise → Series
He has had numerous big hits, and if he can call great games for the club, he could get a bit of an edge. uncertain
he → have → edge
Contreras had a good series the one time the teams played this season. asserted
teams → have → series
The Brewers have so many good players it is hard to pick just one guy who will get the credit. asserted
who → have → credit
I think betting on Contreras to get the most hits in the series at +850 is also a look. asserted
betting → think → +850
I don't like anyone on the Rays to get this because the speed of the pitching might be hard for them to catch up to. uncertain
them → like → pitching
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