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    Bukiet updates his calculations daily during the Major League Baseball post-season. "The Los Angeles Dodgers have a 63 percent chance of defeating the Philadelphia Phillies in the best of seven National League Championship Series ... The Yankees have an even stronger 68 percent chance of winning the American League Championship Series against the Los Angeles Angels." While anything can happen in short series, this year's League Championship Series appear likely to be more one-sided than usual, he said. Full Article at PhysOrg.com
    The Los Angeles Dodgers have a 63 percent chance of defeating the Philadelphia Phillies in the best of seven National League Championship Series ... The Yankees have an even stronger 68 percent chance of winning the American League Championship Series against the Los Angeles Angels.
    SOURCE: PhysOrg.com 2 months ago
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Mathematics Professor Says Yankees, Dodgers Should Make World Series
  1. Winning the first game in a short series can change a team's fortunes markedly. For example, if the Phillies win the first game against the Dodgers, their chance of winning the series jumps from 37 to 59 percent
    SOURCE: PhysOrg.com 2 months ago

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