With the 2024 Major League Baseball season just around the corner, this guide helps prepare baseball fans with the best MLB betting picks and predictions for all 30 teams and all six divisions.
Check out each division preview below and read my team-by-team breakdowns from there.
MLB Team Previews & Predictions
NL West
For the 11th time in 12 years, the Dodgers have preseason minus odds to win the NL West. They’ve won 10 of the last 11 division crowns.
NL Central
The St. Louis Cardinals are the betting favorites to win the NL Central, but the preseason favorite hasn’t won this division since 2019.
NL East
After winning six straight NL East titles, the Atlanta Braves are -275 to win the division. The Philadelphia Phillies are -105 to finish second.
AL West
The last two World Series champions have come from the AL West. The Houston Astros are the preseason favorite to win the division at +115.
AL Central
The Minnesota Twins are -125 favorites to defend their AL Central crown, but the preseason favorite hasn’t won this division since 2021.
AL East
The best division in baseball can prove it in 2024, as the AL East is +220 to be the division with the most MLB playoff teams this year.
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2023 MLB Standings
AL East
Team Wins Losses Win Pct. GB Home Away Orioles 101 61 .623 – 49-32 52-29 Rays 99 63 .611 2 53-28 46-35 Blue Jays 89 73 .549 12 43-38 46-35 Yankees 82 80 .506 19 42-39 40-41 Red Sox 78 84 .481 23 39-42 39-42 AL Central
Team Wins Losses Win Pct. GB Home Away Twins 87 75 .537 – 47-34 40-41 Tigers 78 84 .481 9 37-44 41-40 Guardians 76 86 .469 11 42-39 34-47 White Sox 61 101 .377 26 31-50 30-51 Royals 56 106 .346 31 33-48 23-58 AL West
Team Wins Losses Win Pct. GB Home Away Astros 90 72 .556 – 39-42 51-30 Rangers 90 72 .556 – 50-31 40-41 Mariners 88 74 .543 2 45-36 43-38 Angeles 73 89 .451 17 38-43 35-46 Athletics 50 112 .309 40 26-55 24-57 NL East
Team Wins Losses Win Pct. GB Home Away Braves 104 58 .642 – 52-29 52-29 Phillies 90 72 .556 14 49-32 41-40 Marlins 84 78 .519 20 46-35 38-43 Mets 75 87 .463 29 43-38 32-49 Nationals 71 91 .438 33 34-47 37-44 NL Central
Team Wins Losses Win Pct. GB Home Away Brewers 92 70 .568 – 49-32 43-38 Cubs 83 79 .512 9 45-36 38-43 Reds 82 80 .506 10 38-43 44-37 Pirates 76 86 .469 16 39-42 37-44 Cardinals 71 91 .438 21 35-46 36-45 NL West
Team Wins Losses Win Pct. GB Home Away Dodgers 100 62 .617 – 53-28 47-34 Diamondbacks 84 78 .519 16 43-38 41-40 Padres 82 80 .506 18 44-37 38-43 Giants 79 83 .488 21 45-36 34-47 Rockies 59 103 .364 41 37-44 22-59 -
2023 MLB Postseason Results
Wild Card Series
Tuesday, Oct. 3
Game 1: TEX 4, TB 0 (TEX leads, 1-0)
Game 1: MIN 3, TOR 1 (MIN leads, 1-0)
Game 1: AZ 6, MIL 3 (AZ leads, 1-0)
Game 1: PHI 4, MIA 1 (PHI leads, 1-0)Wednesday, Oct. 4
Game 2: TEX 7, TB 1 (TEX wins, 2-0)
Game 2: MIN 2, TOR 0 (MIN wins, 2-0)
Game 2: AZ 5, MIL 2 (AZ wins, 2-0)
Game 2: PHI 7, MIA 1 (PHI wins, 2-0)Division Series
Saturday, Oct. 7
Game 1: TEX 3, BAL 2 (TEX leads, 1-0)
Game 1: HOU 6, MIN 4 (HOU leads, 1-0)
Game 1: PHI 3, ATL 0 (PHI leads, 1-0)
Game 1: AZ 11, LAD 2 (AZ leads, 1-0)Sunday, Oct. 8
Game 2: TEX 11, BAL 8 (TEX leads 2-0)
Game 2: MIN 6, HOU 2 (Series tied 1-1)Monday, Oct. 9
Game 2: ATL 5, PHI 4 (Series tied 1-1)
Game 2: AZ 4, LAD 2 (AZ leads, 2-0)Tuesday, Oct. 10
Game 3: HOU 9, MIN 1 (HOU leads, 2-1)
Game 3: TEX 7, BAL 1 (TEX wins, 3-0)Wednesday, Oct. 11
Game 3: PHI 10, ATL 2 (PHI leads, 2-1)
Game 4: HOU 3, MIN 2 (HOU wins, 3-1)
Game 3: AZ 4, LAD 2 (AZ wins, 3-0)Thursday, Oct. 12
Game 4: PHI 3, ATL 1 (PHI wins, 3-1)League Championship Series
Sunday, Oct. 15
Game 1: TEX 2, HOU 0 (TEX leads, 1-0)Monday, Oct. 16
Game 2: TEX 5, HOU 4 (TEX leads, 2-0)
Game 1: PHI 5, AZ 3 (PHI leads, 1-0)Tuesday, Oct. 17
Game 2: PHI 10, AZ 0 (PHI leads, 2-0)Wednesday, Oct. 18
Game 3: HOU 8, TEX 5 (TEX leads, 2-1)Thursday, Oct. 19
Game 3: AZ 2, PHI 1 (PHI leads, 2-1)
Game 4: HOU 10, TEX 3 (Series tied, 2-2)Friday, Oct. 20
Game 5: HOU 5, TEX 4 (HOU leads, 3-2)
Game 4: ARI 6, PHI 5 (Series tied, 2-2)Saturday, Oct. 21
Game 5: PHI 6, ARI 1 (PHI leads, 3-2)Sunday, Oct. 22
Game 6: TEX 9, HOU 2 (Series tied, 3-3)Monday, Oct. 23
Game 6: ARI 5, PHI 1 (Series tied, 3-3)
Game 7: TEX 11, HOU 4 (TEX wins, 4-3)Tuesday, Oct. 24
Game 7: AZ 4, PHI 2 (AZ wins, 4-3)World Series
Friday, Oct. 27
Game 1: TEX 6, AZ 5 (11) (TEX leads, 1-0)Saturday, Oct. 28
Game 2: AZ 9, TEX 1 (Series tied, 1-1)Monday, Oct. 30
Game 3: TEX 3, AZ 1 (TEX leads, 2-1)Tuesday, Oct. 31
Game 4: TEX 11, AZ 7 (TEX leads, 3-1)Wednesday, Nov. 1
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2023 MLB Team Stats
Batting
Team Runs/Game BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ Angels 4.6 .245 .317 .426 .743 100 Astros 5.1 .259 .331 .437 .768 111 Athletics 3.6 .223 .298 .370 .669 91 Blue Jays 4.6 .256 .329 .417 .745 106 Braves 5.9 .276 .344 .501 .845 124 Brewers 4.5 .240 .319 .385 .704 93 Cardinals 4.4 .250 .326 .416 .742 101 Cubs 5.1 .254 .330 .421 .751 101 Diamondbacks 4.6 .250 .322 .408 .730 98 Dodgers 5.6 .257 .340 .455 .795 113 Giants 4.7 .242 .321 .413 .734 106 Guardians 4.1 .250 .313 .381 .695 94 Mariners 4.2 .235 .312 .383 .695 92 Marlins 4.1 .259 .316 .405 .721 94 Mets 4.4 .238 .316 .407 .723 98 Nationals 4.3 .254 .314 .396 .709 95 Orioles 5.0 .255 .321 .421 .742 107 Padres 4.6 .244 .329 .413 .742 106 Phillies 4.9 .256 .327 .438 .765 108 Pirates 4.3 .239 .315 .392 .707 92 Rangers 5.4 .263 .337 .452 .790 113 Rays 5.3 .260 .331 .445 .776 114 Red Sox 4.8 .258 .324 .424 .748 100 Reds 4.8 .249 .327 .420 .746 99 Rockies 4.5 .249 .310 .405 .715 83 Royals 4.2 .244 .303 .398 .700 91 Tigers 4.1 .236 .305 .382 .686 87 Twins 4.8 .243 .326 .428 .753 106 White Sox 4.0 .238 .291 .384 .675 83 Yankees 4.2 .227 .304 .397 .701 91 Pitching
Team Runs/Game ERA ERA+ FIP WHIP Angels 5.1 4.64 97 4.65 1.418 Astros 4.3 3.94 107 4.31 1.279 Athletics 5.7 5.48 75 5.05 1.52 Blue Jays 4.1 3.78 113 4.06 1.25 Braves 4.4 4.14 108 4.1 1.302 Brewers 4.0 3.71 116 4.21 1.186 Cardinals 5.1 4.79 90 4.43 1.456 Cubs 4.5 4.08 110 4.16 1.283 Diamondbacks 4.7 4.47 98 4.35 1.324 Dodgers 4.3 4.06 108 4.23 1.202 Giants 4.1 3.74 109 3.88 1.187 Guardians 4.3 3.96 105 4.21 1.306 Mariners 4.4 4.02 105 3.92 1.253 Marlins 4.5 4.21 107 4.13 1.292 Mets 4.5 4.3 99 4.47 1.36 Nationals 5.2 5.02 86 5.15 1.473 Orioles 4.2 3.89 106 3.98 1.243 Padres 4.0 3.73 110 4.14 1.268 Phillies 4.4 4.03 107 4 1.24 Pirates 4.9 4.6 97 4.4 1.382 Rangers 4.4 4.28 105 4.31 1.268 Rays 4.1 3.86 108 3.8 1.177 Red Sox 4.8 4.52 101 4.37 1.338 Reds 5.1 4.83 95 4.79 1.417 Rockies 5.9 5.67 89 5.24 1.545 Royals 5.3 5.17 86 4.7 1.407 Tigers 4.6 4.24 105 4.13 1.245 Twins 4.1 3.87 111 3.89 1.197 White Sox 5.2 4.87 92 4.71 1.415 Yankees 4.3 3.97 110 4.25 1.236 -
2023 Award Winners
AL MVP: Shohei Ohtani
NL MVP: Ronald Acuรฑa Jr.
AL Cy Young: Gerrit Cole
NL Cy Young: Blake Snell
AL Rookie of the Year: Gunnar Henderson
NL Rookie of the Year: Corbin Carroll
AL Manager of the Year: Brandon Hyde
NL Manager of the Year: Skip Schumaker
AL Gold Glove Awards:
C: Jonah Heim (Rangers)
1B: Nathaniel Lowe (Rangers)
2B: Andrรฉs Gimรฉnez (Guardians)
3B: Matt Chapman (Blue Jays)
SS: Anthony Volpe (Yankees)
LF: Steven Kwan (Guardians)
CF: Kevin Kiermaier (Blue Jays)
RF: Adolis Garcรญa (Rangers)
P: Josรฉ Berrรญos (Blue Jays)
UT: Mauricio Dubรณn (Astros)NL Gold Glove Awards:
C: Gabriel Moreno (D-backs)
1B: Christian Walker (D-backs)
2B: Nico Hoerner (Cubs)
3B: Ke’Bryan Hayes (Pirates)
SS: Dansby Swanson (Cubs)
LF: Ian Happ (Cubs)
CF: Brenton Doyle (Rockies)AL Silver Slugger Awards:
C:ย Adley Rutschman (Orioles)
1B:ย Yandy Dรญaz (Rays)
2B:ย Marcus Semien (Rangers)
3B: Rafael Devers (Red Sox)
SS: Corey Seager (Rangers)
OF: Luis Robert Jr. (White Sox)
OF: Julio Rodrรญguez (Mariners)
OF: Kyle Tucker (Astros)
DH: Shohei Ohtani (Angels)
UT: Gunnar Henderson (Orioles)
Team: RangersNL Silver Slugger Awards:
C: William Contreras (Brewers)
1B: Matt Olson (Braves)
2B: Luis Arraez (Marlins)
3B: Austin Riley (Braves)
SS: Francisco Lindor (Mets)
OF: Ronald Acuรฑa Jr. (Braves)
OF: Mookie Betts (Dodgers)
OF: Juan Soto (Padres)
DH: Bryce Harper (Phillies)
UT: Cody Bellinger (Cubs)
Team: BravesAll-MLB First Team:
C: Adley Rutschman (Orioles)
1B: Freddie Freeman (Dodgers)
2B: Marcus Semien (Rangers)
SS: Corey Seager (Rangers)
3B: Austin Riley (Braves)
OF: Ronald Acuรฑa Jr. (Braves)
OF: Mookie Betts (Dodgers)
OF: Corbin Carroll (D-backs)
DH: Shohei Ohtani (Angels)
SP: Gerrit Cole (Yankees)
SP: Zac Gallen (D-backs)
SP: Blake Snell (Padres)
SP: Shohei Ohtani (Angels)
SP: Spencer Strider (Braves)
RP: Fรฉlix Bautista (Orioles)
RP: Josh Hader (Padres)All-MLB Second Team:
C: Jonah Heim (Rangers)
1B: Matt Olson (Braves)
2B: Ozzie Albies (Braves)
SS: Francisco Lindor (Mets)
3B: Josรฉ Ramรญrez (Guardians)
OF: Aaron Judge (Yankees)
OF: Adolis Garcรญa (Rangers)
OF: Kyle Tucker (Astros)
DH: Yordan Alvarez (Astros)
SP: Kevin Gausman (Rangers)
SP: Sonny Gray (Twins)
SP: Nathan Eovaldi (Rangers)
SP: Jordan Montgomery (Rangers)
SP: Kyle Bradish (Orioles)
RP: Devin Williams (Brewers)
RP: Emmanuel Clase (Guardians)
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