Rays vs. Brewers World Series Game 1 parlay, MLB picks, prediction: Let the small-ball Fall Classic begin

The Rays and Brewers open an unlikely 2026 World Series on Friday in Milwaukee Back in the spring, you could get +475 odds for there to be a first-time World Series champion in 2026. If you wagered that, congratulations as you've already cashed no matter what happens in the Fall Classic, which begins tonight with the Tampa Bay Rays visiting the Milwaukee Brewers. This is just the second World Series since 2021 between two franchises that have never won it, joining the 1980 set when Philadelphia beat Kansas City. Bet $5+ on World Series Game 1 to get $200 in bonus bets and three free months of NBA League Pass at DraftKings Sportsbook: The home team has won the past three World Series Game 1s and the winner of the opener has taken six of the past eight World Series.

First pitch is scheduled for around 8 p.m. ET at American Family Field. Both American Family Field and Tampa Bay's Tropicana Field are covered. I grew up on cold-weather outdoor World Series games but this will mark a second straight year there won't be any after Dodgers-Jays in 2025 (Toronto plays under a retractable roof). At -198 via DraftKings, the Brewers are taking only 23% of the handle but 69% of the bets. On the total of 6.5, 78% of