One streak will stay. One will fall. And most of the expert picks we’ve found say Cubs fans will be happy at the end of the World Series – by an almost 5 to 1 margin (an overwhelming 47-10).
Scoreboard Page: Either outcome will be great for one fanbase and just the latest bad bounce to the cup for the other. 1908 for the Cubs. 1948 for the Indians. Heck, the Cubs might just be happy to be there for the first time since 1945, but they should be the better team. (Schwarber or not.) It’d be easy to call it a tossup and say it will go 7, but I’d give the edge to the home team in that scenario. And I think the Cubs will be in control of this series even if it looks at times that they aren’t. Like in San Francisco. And against the Dodgers. Cubs in 6.
CBS Sports
R.J. Anderson: Cubs in 6
Mike Axisa: Cubs in 6
Jonah Keri: Cubs in 6
Dayn Perry: Indians in 6
Bill Reiter: Cubs in 6
Matt Snyder: Cubs in 6
Read more: http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/cubs-indians-2016-world-series-expert-picks-only-one-prediction-for-indians-win/
Sporting News
Ryan Fagan: Cubs in 6
Jason Foster: Cubs in 5
Tom Gatto: Cubs in 5
Justin McGuire: Indians in 7
Jesse Spector: Cubs in 7
Read more: http://www.sportingnews.com/amp/mlb/news/world-series-2016-picks-predictions-cubs-indians-odds-lines/
Sports Illustrated & Fox Sports
Tom Verducci: Cubs in 7
Ken Rosenthal: Cubs in 6
Ben Reiter: Cubs in 5
Jay Jaffe: Cubs in 6
C.J. Nitkowski: Indians in 6
Albert Chen: Indians in 7
Read more: http://www.si.com/mlb/2016/10/24/world-series-expert-picks-si-fox-cubs-indians
NBC Sports
Craig Calcaterra: Cubs in 7
Read more: http://mlb.nbcsports.com/2016/10/24/world-series-preview-forget-the-history-and-the-curses-and-buckle-up-for-a-close-world-series/
Bleacher Report
Andrew Gould: Cubs in 6
Read more: http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2671347-world-series-2016-schedule-and-predictions-for-cubs-vs-indians-fall-classic
Chicago Tribune
Mark Gonzales: Cubs in 7
David Haugh: Cubs in 5
Colleen Kane: Cubs in 7
Chris Kuc: Cubs in 5
Paul Skrbina: Cubs in 7
Paul Sullivan: Cubs in 6
Read more: http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/cubs/ct-world-series-preview-cubs-indians-spt-1025-20161024-story.html
ESPN
Aaron Boone: Indians in 7
Jim Bowden: Cubs in 5
Jim Caple: Cubs in 6
Jerry Crasnick: Indians in 7
Bradford Doolittle: Cubs in 5
Doug Glanville: Cubs in 5
Eric Gomez: Cubs in 5
Christina Kahrl: Indians in 7
Eric Karabell: Indians in 6
Tim Kurkjian: Cubs in 7
Scott Lauber: Indians in 7
Andrew Marchand: Cubs in 6
Eddie Matz: Cubs in 6
Britt McHenry: Cubs in 6
Jorge Morejon: Cubs in 6
Carlos Nava: Cubs in 6
Buster Olney: Cubs in 7
Doug Padilla: Cubs in 6
Marly Rivera: Cubs in 6
Ramon Rojas: Cubs in 6
Rafael Rojas Cremonesi: Cubs in 6
Jesse Rogers: Cubs in 6
Adam Rubin: Cubs in 6
Mark Saxon: Cubs in 5
David Schoenfield: Cubs in 5
Mark Simon: Cubs in 6
Claire Smith: Cubs in 6
Sarah Spain: Cubs in 6
Jayson Stark: Indians in 7
Dan Szymborski: Cubs in 6
Adry Torres: Cubs in 5
Adnan Virk: Cubs in 5