The Los Angeles Dodgers may have lost last year’s epic World Series to the Houston Astros in seven games, but that has not stopped them from being the favorites to win it all in 2018. The Dodgers are listed at odds of +500 to take home their first World Series title since 1988 while the Astros and New York Yankees are both at +550.

Odds courtesy of OddsShark.com

Houston is looking to become the first repeat World Series champion since New York won three in a row between 1998 and 2000. Before the Astros won their first-ever World Series last season, they edged the Yankees in a thrilling seven-game American League Championship Series behind MVP Justin Verlander, who recently tweeted out that “I can think of a reason” why the Bronx Bombers are not the team to beat in the AL.

Verlander was acquired by Houston from the Detroit Tigers last September 1 and proved to be the final piece to the championship puzzle. Since then, the Astros made a trade with the Pittsburgh Pirates for former top overall pick Gerrit Cole, another quality starting pitcher that along with Verlander and Dallas Keuchel gives them one of the best rotations in baseball.