the atlanta braves and houston astros will square off in the 2021 world series to determine who is crowned major league baseball's latest champion game one is scheduled for tuesday night in houston the braves reached this point after taking down the milwaukee brewers in four games in the national league division series before downing the los angeles dodgers in six nlcs games this is atlanta's first time in the world series since the other side this is the astros third trip to the fall classic in five tries [Music] the astros down the chicago white sox in four games in the american league division series to reach the al championship series houston then prevailed against the boston red sox advancing in six games the astros 95 to 67 had a better regular season record than the braves 88-74 so houston has home field advantage in the fall classic indeed they have played one another since 2017 when the astros went 4-0 against the braves and outscored them by 25 runs in the regular season it's fair to write those results don't have any predictive value as it pertains to this series sports lines projections however should have some here's what they foresee based on their simulations in other words it's expected to be a close one the braves and astros will meet in the 2021 world series show your love for your favorite team by shopping the all-new 2021 world series gear including braves and astros commemorative hats shirts goodies and more shop here now we may receive a commission for purchases made through these links