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World Series winner prediction: Our expert picks Rays vs. Brewers

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World Series winner prediction: Our expert picks Rays vs. Brewers. (2026, October 23). New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/23/betting/world-series-winner-prediction-rays-vs-brewers-picks-best-bets-odds/

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New York Post · collected 2026-10-23 · by Stitches

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This article is a betting prediction piece where an expert named Stitches predicts the Milwaukee Brewers as the World Series winners against the Tampa Bay Rays, advising to bet $400 on the Brewers at odds of -175 through BetMGM. The writer expresses dissatisfaction with previous picks that led to losses and discusses plans to mitigate further losses by betting on other sports like football, basketball, and hockey.
Written by AI on 2026-10-23, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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As of October 23, 2026, a betting expert at the New York Post predicted that the Milwaukee Brewers would win their first World Series against the Tampa Bay Rays, advising readers to bet $400 on the Brewers with odds of -175 at BetMGM. The expert acknowledged previous losses in the playoffs and suggested focusing on minimizing losses through other sports like football, basketball, and hockey if necessary. The prediction was made after both teams had successfully eliminated their respective opponents, with the Rays defeating the Yankees and Guardians, while the Brewers defeated the Padres and Dodgers.

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Topics

Brewers Milwaukee Post Rays Tampa Bay

Subjects

Brewers ORG · 2× Post ORG · 2× BetMGM ORG · 1× Dodgers ORG · 1× Guardians ORG · 1× Milwaukee GPE · 1× Padres ORG · 1× Rays ORG · 1× Tampa Bay GPE · 1× Yankees ORG · 1×

Narrative

Rather than play game to game, we will skip the first four games and bet $400 on the Brewers (-175, BetMGM) to win their first World Series. Pick it up in Game 5 (if necessary) and attempt to cut our heavy losses with football, basketball and hockey along the way.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-23
🔮 Rather than play game to game, we will skip the first four games and bet $400 on the Brewers (-175, BetMGM) to win their first World Series. Pick it up in Game 5 (if necessary) and attempt to cut our heavy losses with football, basketball and hockey along the way.
2026-10-23 · New York Post
World Series winner prediction: Our expert picks Rays vs. Brewers · assertive framing

Claims (16 extracted, 0 hedged)

And there were two … and I don’t like either one. asserted
I → be → one
Milwaukee and Tampa Bay have cost me mucho dinero. asserted
Milwaukee → cost → dinero
The Rays eliminated the Yankees and Guardians. asserted
Rays → eliminate → Yankees
The Brewers sent the Padres and Dodgers home for the holidays. asserted
Brewers → send → holidays
We lost all four of those series. asserted
We → lose → series
Where do we go from here? asserted
we → go → ?
Glad you asked. asserted
you → ask → ?
Rather than play game to game, we will skip the first four games and bet $400 on the Brewers (-175, BetMGM) to win their first World Series. Pick it up in Game 5 (if necessary) and attempt to cut our heavy losses with football, basketball and hockey along the way. asserted
we → play → way
Registration needs to be renewed on our Zamboni but we have no time to waste. asserted
we → need → time
The Kings wasted no time and led 2-0. asserted
Kings → waste → time
The Isles came back but lost 3-2 in OT. asserted
Isles → come → OT
Learn all you need to know about MLB Betting - Read about the Best Baseball Betting Sites - Learn all about How to Bet on Baseball We split when the Bears mauled the Patriots 30-24 at Soldier Field. asserted
Bears → learn → Field
Caleb Williams threw two TD passes. asserted
Williams → throw → passes
Why Trust New York Post Betting The one and only Stitches has been handicapping baseball, daily, for the Post since 2019. asserted
Stitches → trust → 2019
Miraculously, he has finished in the black twice. asserted
he → finish → black
He showed his versatility by winning the Post’s NFL Best Bet crown last year. asserted
He → show → crown
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