It is really hard to bet against the Brewers.I'll be honest, I'm not a Brewers fan.
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.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.
Can they be stopped?RAYS PUNCH THEIR TICKET TO THE WORLD SERIES, TAKING DOWN GUARDIANS IN GAME 6 TO SET UP SERIES WITH BREWERSJackson Chourio of the Milwaukee Brewers celebrates in the clubhouse after defeating the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 4 of the National League Championship Series at Dodger Stadium on Oct.15, 2026, in Los Angeles, Calif.
(Getty Images)The Tampa Bay Rays will look to do just that.It doesn't look good for them, though.
They had the second-lowest OPS against 98 mph or faster pitches in baseball this season.They have struck out 66 times in the postseason, but that's actually five fewer in one less game than the Brewers.
Still, the Rays will need to figure out a way to make contact against an elite pitching staff.Outside of Jacob Misiorowski, the Brewers bullpen can fire pitches in there.Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Freddy Peralta celebrates after the top of the fourth inning against the Cleveland Guardians in Game 6 of the American League Championship Series in St.
Petersburg, Fla., on Monday, Oct.19, 2026.
(AP Photo/David J.Phillip)I think the Brewers probably do win the World Series.
At -165, the price is a bit higher than worth it at the moment, and the value is on the Rays.Tampa does have a very good team.
Brewers winning 4-2 is probably my favorite look at +360.RAYS STAR FREDDY PERALTA ACHIEVES HISTORIC PITCHING FEAT ONLY ACCOMPLISHED TWICE SINCE 1913The edge in the starting rotation probably does go to the Rays.Drew Rasmussen is a finesse pitcher, but he has been elite.
Freddy Peralta used to pitch for Milwaukee, so I'm interested to see how he...