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Staff Predictions for MLB's 2017 Playoffs and World Series Champions

Are the reigning Chicago Cubs the favorites to repeat? Or does numberFire's staff see a new sheriff claiming the crown?

With the 2017 MLB season still fresh, it's anybody's ballgame. Plenty of buzz surrounds the defending-champion Chicago Cubs, but who's the favorite to hoist the trophy this year?

To get a pulse of the consensus, we polled numberFire's staff of MLB writers. All in all, there were seven different teams selected to win it with nine teams making the World Series. That'll get your insides feeling tingly.

So how do these predictions break down individually?