First pitch of the 2016 MLB season is quickly approaching. It’s time to lock in your bets for MLB season win totals now to take advantage of the numbers. It’s long term sports investing.
We’ve analyzed teams for 2016 and publish our predicted records for all 30 Major League Baseball teams. See all predicted records by division with our 2016 MLB Playoff predictions.
Using the season win totals published on VegasInsider.com, we compare the season win totals to our numbers to give you the top 5 overachievers and underachievers for 2016 MLB.
Top 5 Overachievers in 2016 MLB:
- Toronto Blue Jays – OVER 87 – Might have the most talented roster in MLB.
- Pittsburgh Pirates OVER 87 – Pirates continue to fly under the radar. They’ll be back in the playoffs again this October.
- Chicago Cubs OVER 89 – better pitching and hitting in 2016 puts them the team to beat in the NL Central.
- Kansas City Royals OVER 87.5 – The Champs might be even better this season.
- St. Louis Cardinals OVER 87.5 – The Cardinals come into the year with the lowest expectations in recent years but have the talent to contend.
Top 5 Underachievers in 2016 MLB:
- Detroit Tigers UNDER 85 – Health is a question for their aging stars and need pitchers to step up.
- Oakland A’s UNDER 75.5 – A tough division will keep the A’s down.
- Cincinnati Reds UNDER 71 – Playing in the toughest division in MLB will keep the Reds’ win total low.
- Miami Marlins UNDER 80.5 – Can their stars rebound from injury?
- San Francisco Giants UNDER 90 – The division is tougher this year and should keep them well under 90 wins.
The difference in our predicted win totals for all 30 teams compared to their season win totals:
| Team | Projected Wins | Win Total | Difference |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 96 | 87 | 9 |
| Chicago Cubs | 98 | 89 | 9 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 96 | 87 | 9 |
| Kansas City Royals | 93 | 87 | 6 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 93 | 87.5 | 5.5 |
| Los Angeles Angels | 87 | 82.5 | 4.5 |
| Atlanta Braves | 69 | 65 | 4 |
| Minnesota Twins | 81 | 77.5 | 3.5 |
| Houston Astros | 89 | 85.5 | 3.5 |
| New York Mets | 89 | 88 | 1 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 88 | 87 | 1 |
| Arizona Diamondbacks | 85 | 84.5 | 0.5 |
| Tampa Bay Rays | 78 | 78 | 0 |
| Texas Rangers | 86 | 86 | 0 |
| Boston Red Sox | 85 | 85.5 | -0.5 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 80 | 80.5 | -0.5 |
| Cleveland Indians | 83 | 84 | -1 |
| Washington Nationals | 86 | 87 | -1 |
| San Diego Padres | 73 | 74 | -1 |
| Colorado Rockies | 67 | 68.5 | -1.5 |
| New York Yankees | 83 | 85 | -2 |
| Chicago White Sox | 78 | 80.5 | -2.5 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 63 | 66.5 | -3.5 |
| Seattle Mariners | 79 | 83 | -4 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 66 | 71.5 | -5.5 |
| San Francisco Giants | 83 | 90 | -7 |
| Miami Marlins | 73 | 80.5 | -7.5 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 63 | 71 | -8 |
| Oakland Athletics | 67 | 75.5 | -8.5 |
| Detroit Tigers | 73 | 85 | -12 |
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