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The Nationals are the odds on favorite to win the World Series — again

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There's been flip-flopping since the end of last season about whether the Washington Nationals or Los Angeles Dodgers should be the World Series favorites for 2015.

In particular, online sportsbook Bovada had the Nats No. 1 in January. Then the Dodgers were No. 1 in March, then the Nats No. 1 in April and the Dodgers back atop the board in May.

Now, you guessed it, the Nats are No. 1 again.

This isn't so much about Bovada changing its mind over and over again. The Nats got off to a rough start this season, but got it together in May, going 18-9 with a red-hot Bryce Harper playing like an MVP.

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The Nats opened June in first place in the NL East, looking every bit like a World Series contender. They've got some injuries to worry about — Jayson Werth, Stephen Strasburg and Doug Fister — but they're much more on the postseason path than they were a month ago.

After the Nats, the teams with the best World Series odds are: The Dodgers, Kansas City Royals, St. Louis Cardinals and San Francisco Giants. Here's the entire list:

Washington Nationals — 6/1
Los Angeles Dodgers — 13/2
Kansas City Royals — 15/2
St. Louis Cardinals —15/2
San Francisco Giants —10/1
Chicago Cubs — 12/1
Detroit Tigers — 14/1
Houston Astros — 18/1
New York Mets — 18/1
Los Angeles Angels — 20/1
Pittsburgh Pirates — 20/1
New York Yankees — 22/1
Boston Red Sox — 25/1
Minnesota Twins — 25/1
Seattle Mariners — 25/1
Cleveland Indians — 28/1
San Diego Padres — 33/1
Baltimore Orioles — 40/1
Chicago White Sox — 40/1
Tampa Bay Rays — 40/1
Toronto Blue Jays — 50/1
Texas Rangers — 66/1
Oakland Athletics — 100/1
Atlanta Braves — 150/1
Cincinnati Reds — 150/1
Miami Marlins — 150/1
Arizona Diamondbacks — 250/1
Colorado Rockies — 250/1
Milwaukee Brewers — 500/1
Philadelphia Phillies — 500/1

That's what the gambling world is putting out. Meanwhile, the baseball analytics world still has the Dodgers as the team with the best chance to win the World Series. Baseball Prospectus puts them at 17.7 percent, while the Nats are second at 10.4 percent.

As for the gamblers, suppose we'll await the July list from Bovada and see if the Nats can hold steady or if the Dodgers will be back on top again.

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Mike Oz is the editor of Big League Stew on Yahoo Sports. Have a tip? Email him at mikeozstew@yahoo.com or follow him on Twitter!