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Twitter map shows most of U.S. rooting for Rays in World Series

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It appears the majority of the U.S. is backing the underdogs in the 2020 World Series.

A map created by Betonline.ag using geotagged Twitter data gathered since Sunday - including over 120,000 tweets - shows 33 states are rooting for the Tampa Bay Rays to win the series, while 17 states favor the Los Angeles Dodgers.

The Dodgers defeated the Rays 8-3 to take a 1-0 series lead Tuesday night. Game 2 gets underway Wednesday at 8:08 p.m. ET.

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