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No interleague series has as much historical allure as the Yankees battling the Dodgers. Those franchises met in the World Series in 1941, ’47, ’49, ’52, ’53, ’55 and ’56 when the Dodgers resided in Brooklyn, and in ’63, ’77, ’78 and ’81 after their move west.

The latest three-game renewal begins Friday night at Chavez Ravine, a possible prelude to a long overdue World Series reunion this October.

Of course, the Astros likely will have a lot to say about that. And anything can happen in the playoffs! Several talented teams will have a shot to score series upsets, even if the Yankees and Dodgers are able to earn home-field advantage in their respective league brackets.

Betting markets currently are giving the world championship nod to Houston after the Astros acquired Zack Greinke. Here are William Hill’s latest odds to win it all for the top contenders:

Astros 11/5 (31 percent), Dodgers 5/2 (29 percent), Yankees 5/1 (17 percent), Braves 10/1 (nine percent), Twins 14/1 (7 percent), Cubs 14/1 (7 percent), Indians 18/1 (6 percent), Cardinals 20/1 (5 percent), Nationals 22/1 (4 percent), Mets 25/1 (4 percent), Rays 25/1 (4 percent), A’s 28/1 (3 percent).

Those of you good at addition noticed immediately those add up to more than 100 percent. Sportsbooks build a universe larger than 100 percent to create a house edge.

Nobody besides the big three currently has a chance of 10 percent or more. But if you add up all the odds of the outsiders, there’s still a reasonable chance “somebody else” gets hot at the right time. The Astros, Dodgers and Yankees add up to only 77 percent of the inflated universe.

Why aren’t the Yankees getting more respect in pricing given their fantastic season? It all comes down to frontline pitching. Oddsmakers and sharps know that elite starters have the most impact in playoff matchups because they gobble up the majority of postseason innings.

Houston will be throwing Cy Young-caliber hurlers Justin Verlander, Gerrit Cole and Greinke. That’s kept the Astros priced as favorites even though they might not enjoy home-field advantage over either the Yanks or Dodgers.

Los Angeles is loaded, too, as the trio of Clayton Kershaw, Hyun-Jin Ryu and Walker Buehler has proved through the regular season.

The Yankees didn’t have a single rotation pitcher possessing an ERA below 4.00 at midweek, even though Yankee Stadium has graded out as a pitchers’ park in 2019 (reducing offense by about 20 percent). Can Domingo German, Masahiro Tanaka and James Paxton hold their own? Can Luis Severino return from injury in time to save the day? Or, will the Yankees be forced to win homer-fests against elite opposing pitchers?

Bettors believing the Bronx Bombers are ideally suited to exploiting the new aerodynamically friendly baseballs should consider taking shots on the futures board. William Hill is offering 5/2 to win the AL pennant (+250 on the money line), to go along with 5/1 (+500) to win it all.