Dodgers vs. Brewers Betting Odds: After Two NLCS Games, Which Team Is Favored To Reach The World Series?

After two games of the National League Championship Series, the Los Angeles Dodgers and Milwaukee Brewers are even at a game apiece. The best-of-seven series shifts to Dodger Stadium on Monday for Game 3 with rookie Walker Buehler taking the mound for L.A., while Milwaukee goes with Jhoulys Chacin.

Oddsmakers like the Dodgers to advance to the World Series. Los Angeles is favored -165 odds, while Milwaukee is the underdog at +145.

The Dodgers have the second-best odds to win the World Series at 12/5. The Brewers have the worst odds (5/1) to win the World Series.

Entering the postseason, the Dodgers had the best odds in the NL to reach the World Series and the third-best odds of winning the title. Oddsmakers have consistently listed the Brewers behind the Dodgers in both odds to reach and win the World Series.

The two games at Miller Park were extremely tight. The Brewers won Game 1, 6-5, and included a home run by relief pitcher Brandon Woodruff off Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw. Game 2 saw the Dodgers come from behind to win, 4-3, after a two-run homer by Justin Turner in the eighth inning.

The Dodgers and Brewers split the regular-season series at Dodger Stadium, 2-2. In their last meeting in Los Angeles, Chacin allowed eight earned runs over 4 1/3 innings in the Dodgers' 21-5 win. Buehler took the loss when he faced the Brewers at Dodger Stadium, but he surrendered just one earned run and struck out seven over seven innings.

The defending champion Houston Astros, who have a 1-0 series lead on the Boston Red Sox, have the best odds to win the World Series at 7/5. The Red Sox have 4/1 odds to win the title.

The World Series begins on Oct. 23. Both the Astros and Red Sox have home-field advantage on the Dodgers and Brewers.