How many people were at the Astros parade today?

The Houston Astros have capped off their season with the ultimate goal: a parade. The parade is one of the best aspects of a sports team winning the championship.

Houston is a big city in a big state and the Astros have a very big fanbase as a result. Their parade featured quite a few people, but how many exactly?

According to the Washington Post, there were over one million people in attendance. The Astros parade, which was to celebrate a team of less than 100 total personnel, exceeded one million fans.

For comparison, the 2017 Astros parade, after the team defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 7 in Los Angeles, featured somewhere between 750,000 and one million attendees.

Clearly, fans were a little more excited for this parade than the first one, which is interesting since 2017 was the first time the team had won the World Series.

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What are the chances that the Houston Astros repeat as World Series champions?

There has not been a repeat World Series champion since the New York Yankees won three in a row from 1998 to 2000.

Doing so has proven to be a nearly impossible feat and no team has really come close since then.

World Series Parade- Justin Verlander, Jose Altuve and Alex Bregman

However, the early odds give Houston a chance. According to CBS Sports, the Dodgers are slightly favored over Houston right now.

• Dodgers: +500
• Astros: +550
• Braves: +850
• Yankees: +850
• Mets: +1000
• Blue Jays: +1400
• Padres: +1400
• Phillies: +1400
• Mariners: +1800
• Cardinals: +1800
• Rays: +2200

This could change dramatically, though. If Trea Turner leaves Los Angeles and Houston signs Anthony Rizzo, they might then be the favorites.

There are a lot of moving pieces during free agency, but since Houston will retain much of their title team, they stand a great chance at winning again in 2023.