ESPN: "Will the Houston Astros take home their second title in three years? Or can the Los Angeles Dodgers get over the final hurdle and take home their first championship since 1988? Or will it be a surprise team like the Washington Nationals or Minnesota Twins?" (Wait ... ESPN did not mention the Yankees?)
Vote totals of 30 "experts":
NLDS: Dodgers 26, Nationals 4
NLDS: Atlanta 20, Cardinals 10
ALDS: Astros 29, Rays 1
ALDS: Yankees 21, Twins 9
NLCS: Dodgers 23, Atlanta 3, Nationals 3, Cardinals 1
ALCS: Astros 27, Yankees 2, Twins 1
WS: Astros 19, Dodgers 6, Twins 1, Nationals 1, Cardinals 1, Atlanta 1, Yankees 1Also, ESPN: (a) indicates that one "expert" is picking the A's in the ALDS and (b) did not bother updating Jeff Passan's answer (though the Brewers (wisely) are not mentioned in the NLDS sections):
Jesse Yomtov (USA Today): "Four teams (Astros, Dodgers, Yankees, Twins) won 100 games this year, but one seems to stand out as the favorite to win the World Series.