Sports Illustrated has predicted that the Dodgers will beat the Indians in the 2017 World Series. They also predict that while the Mets beat the Giants in the NL Wild Card game, they will lose to the Cubs in the NLDS.
Here are the rest of their predictions:
AL Wild-Card: Mariners over Rangers
NL Wild-Card: Mets over Giants
AL Division Series: Indians over Mariners; Red Sox over Astros
NL Division Series: Cubs over Mets; Dodgers over Nationals
AL Championship Series: Indians over Red Sox
NL Championship Series: Dodgers over Cubs
World Series: Dodgers over Indians
They project the Nationals to take the National League East division over the Mets, something that is widely thought but I take issue with. Here are my own predictions for the 2017 playoffs. Feel free to yell at me about my apparent bias in the comment section below or on Twitter (@LBarer32).
AL Wild-Card: Astros over Mariners
NL Wild-Card: Giants over Nationals
AL Division Series: Indians over Astros; Red Sox over Rangers
NL Division Series: Cubs over Giants; Mets over Dodgers
AL Championship Series: Red Sox over Indians
NL Championship Series: Mets over Cubs
World Series: Mets over Red Sox
Yes, I’m predicting a 1986 rematch. For the past two years I’ve been carrying a Bill Buckner ’86 card in my wallet and I think it will pay off.
