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See Central Bucks Students On FOX29's Opening Day Pep Rally

Central Bucks students will be featured on FOX29's Phillies Opening Day Pep Rally to air on ​"Good Day Philadelphia" Thursday morning.

The Phillie Phanatic entertains at Citizens Bank Park with the help of a young fan.
The Phillie Phanatic entertains at Citizens Bank Park with the help of a young fan. (Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty Images)

DOYLESTOWN, PA — Central Bucks students will be featured on FOX29's Phillies Opening Day Pep Rally to air on "Good Day Philadelphia" Thursday morning.

The district announced Wednesday that Central Bucks West High School's baseball team and cheerleaders, as well as the students and staff of Cold Spring Elementary School will be participating in the program with FOX29's Jennaphr Frederick between 7 a.m. and 10 a.m.

The Phillies will host their arch-rivals and NL East nemesis, the defending division champion Atlanta Braves, at Citizens Bank Park at 3:05 p.m. on Thursday, March 28.

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Oddsmakers are quite bullish on the Phillies chances to win the World Series in 2019. According to Oddschecker.com, the Phillies have a 7.7 percent chance to come home with a championship. The Dodgers are the only NL team with better odds than the Phillies, with an 11.1 percent chance.

Those are the fifth best odds in all of baseball, trailing only established elite teams like the revamped New York Yankees, the defending champion Boston Red Sox and the 2017 champion Houston Astros. Bookies give the Yankees a 14.3 percent chance to win the title.

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