An underrated rite of winter: the Vegas sportsbooks release lines for team win totals.
Here's one set, from Bookmaker:
Red Sox 96 Twins 87 Rangers 88.5
Yankees 91 White Sox 84.5 Angels 85
Rays 86 Tigers 83.5 Athletics 82.5
Blue Jays 75.5 Cleveland 71 Mariners 70
Orioles 74.5 Royals 70
Phillies 97 Cardinals 87.5 Giants 88.5
Braves 88.5 Reds 87 Rockies 87.5
Marlins 81.5 Brewers 84.5 Dodgers 82
Mets 78.5 Cubs 82 Padres 75.5
Nationals 72 Astros 73.5 D’backs 72
Pirates 65.5
The only one I feel strongly about is Milwaukee over 84.5.
If the Yankees' rotation is bad enough, they'll upgrade it; on paper they're probably around an 89-win team right now, but I think they're likely to finish over 91.
The Blue Jays' lineup is a wild card, but I like them over 75.5. The Orioles? I'll believe they can finish over 74.5 when I see it.
Kansas City under 70 is tempting, but I could see them calling up some of their prospects in the second half and going on a September surge.
Thoughts?
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