Have you ever wanted to be like Pete Rose? Well know you can! With the power of the internet at your fingertips, you can place wagers with websites of ill repute for fun and profit!
Betting a single baseball game remains a foo’s errand, as the grand old game has its way of humbling those who think they can better the bounces, rolls, and umpires grinding axes. But the long con, the total season win totals, that is totally fair game.
Your friend and mine Jonah Keri slide the latest Vegas win total out via his twitter feed and the results are excellent food for thought. Via View from Vegas:
| American League | National League | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angels | 89½ | ov | -120 | / | un | -110 | D’Backs | 81½ | ov | -120 | / | un | -110 | |
| Yankees | 86½ | ov | -115 | / | un | -115 | Reds | 88½ | ov | -115 | / | un | -115 | |
| Blue Jays | 86½ | ov | -115 | / | un | -115 | Cardinals | 85½ | ov | -115 | / | un | -115 | |
| White Sox | 80½ | ov | -115 | / | un | -115 | Phillies | 81½ | ov | -115 | / | un | -115 | |
| Red Sox | 79½ | ov | -120 | / | un | -110 | Brewers | 79½ | ov | -115 | / | un | -115 | |
| Indians | 77½ | ov | -120 | / | un | -110 | Padres | 74½ | ov | -115 | / | un | -115 | |
| Orioles | 76½ | ov | -115 | / | un | -115 | Rockies | 71½ | ov | -115 | / | un | -115 | |
| Mariners | 76½ | ov | -115 | / | un | -115 | Marlins | 64½ | ov | -110 | / | un | -120 | |
| Twins | 64½ | ov | -115 | / | un | -115 | Dodgers | 90 | ov | -115 | / | un | -115 | |
| Astros | 59½ | ov | -120 | / | un | -110 | Nationals | 90 | ov | -115 | / | un | -115 | |
| Tigers | 90 | ov | -115 | / | un | -115 | Braves | 86 | ov | -115 | / | un | -115 | |
| Rangers | 87 | ov | -115 | / | un | -115 | Giants | 86 | ov | -115 | / | un | -115 | |
| Rays | 86 | ov | -115 | / | un | -115 | Pirates | 79 | ov | -115 | / | un | -115 | |
| Athletics | 83 | ov | -110 | / | un | -120 | Mets | 74 | ov | -110 | / | un | -120 | |
| Royals | 79 | ov | -115 | / | un | -115 | Cubs | 72 | ov | -115 | / | un | -115 | |
My very first reaction is Cubs over 72 all day and all night. The Angels are favored to win more games than anyone in the American League other than the Tigers? The Angels won 89 last year but I dunno. The Tigers are a whole ‘nother kettle of fish. The Astros? Oh boy, the Astros.
black power kill the white devils
Angels relying way to much on their offense. Especially if Weaver or any of their hitters get injured or have down years. Not built for the grind of a 162 game season at all. I wouldn’t even be surprised to see them finish below 500 with that joke of a rotation
5 overs and 5 unders, in my opinion:
Over:
Blue Jays
Red Sox
Twins
Rangers
Astros
Under:
White Sox
Angels
Mariners
Mets
Dodgers
I’d also take the over on the Cubs, but I think the five I named I’d more “over” on.
Over on the Rangers seems like a silly bet to me; far from a sure one.
This seems like a fun waste of time:
Angels 89½ Over (Just a hunch)
D’Backs 81½ Under
Yankees 86½ Under (But not by much)
Reds 88½ Over
Blue Jays 86½ Over (I hope)
Cardinals 85½ Under
White Sox 80½ Over (Barely)
Phillies 81½ Under (I don’t see how this team is over .500 at all)
Red Sox 79½ Under (Way Under)
Brewers 79½ Under
Indians 77½ Under (But I’m not remotely sure about that)
Padres 74½ Under
Orioles 76½ Over (I know the team was lucky last year, but 76 wins?)
Rockies 71½ Over
Mariners 76½ Under
Marlins 64½ Over (Why not?)
Twins 64½ Under (Why?)
Dodgers 90 Under (Easiest one on here)
Astros 59½ Over (Just from being looked past every series)
Nationals 90 Over (Best team in the majors)
Tigers 90 Over (Weak division, otherwise no)
Braves 86 Over
Rangers 87 Under (Kind of goes with my Angels hunch)
Giants 86 Over
Rays 86 Over
Pirates 79 Over (This is the year. Surprise wild card.)
Athletics 83 Under
Mets 74 Under
Royals 79 Under
Cubs 72 Push (Because I need at least one)
If you’re smart and you like betting, these are good picks to ignore completely.
-over on padres seems like free money.
-Over on Oakland, Toronto and NYY
-Lol at the Astros only losing 102.
Not much of a gambler, what do the -120, -115, -110′s mean?
Bet 100 dollars, win 80, 85, 90 respectively.
Close but it actually means: Bet 120, 115, 110 respectively, to win 100.
So the numbers are a little off if betting 100 on each: the result would be winning 83.33, 86.95, 90.90 respectively.
Clearly not a gambler Drew.
You are correct. Butchered that
I’m still trying to get over the fact that you can actually bet on who the next pope will be.
If you bet the Tigers and it they win 90 is that a refund or are you just silly betting teams with integer wins?
Yes its called a push….
Natties won 98 last year, got a big upgrade at catcher and in the outfield, downgraded nowhere , and went sideways at 4th/5th starter (was Edwin Jackson, now Dan Haren). I’d itch to take that over if baseball wasn’t so hard and winning 90 times so much harder.
Although thanks to Loria we’ve been gifted sixteen divisional wins haha
In the past 20 years out of the 31 teams that had their over under set 10 games higher than their previous year final total, 29 have been an under. Jays are 13.5 higher than their finish last year. Wait for the casual fans to bet up the total to 88.5 and bet the under.
Best bets for me is the Rangers over, Astros over, Brewers over (they are still going to win close to 50 at home), Reds over, Dodgers under
If I’m betting only one of these, I’ll take the under on the Dodgers.
Not sure how you can bet the over on any team at 90 wins.
The Nats are going to win all the games.