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If the Palisades — where now-burned homes look out on sweeping ocean vistas and the newly homeless include enormously well-connected political donors — appears to be favored over the diverse enclave of Altadena, the disparity will undoubtedly become emblematic of the recovery efforts and potentially haunt Newsom’s political career.

If the season began tomorrow, they’d almost certainly be favored to win a second consecutive championship.

The Yankees have more star power, but the Dodgers are more talented and will surely be favored to win the series, which sounds about right.

Kim ousted the Republican incumbent in that district in the 2018 in one of the midterms’ closest races, but the district has since been redrawn post-census to be more favorable for Democrats, so the candidate who emerges from the primary is likely to be favored in the fall.

Arizona Cardinals, Nov. 24: The Seahawks may be favored in this game by as many points as they will be all season, and that may be much needed as this one is sandwiched in between trips to San Francisco and New York to play the Jets.