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Dodgers, Yankees Favored to Win Most Games in 2020
The Dodgers won 106 games last year. They're going to win 38 1/2 in 2020. At least, according to online sports book, BetOnline. And L.A.'s 38 1/2, along with the identical number forecast for the Yankees, will pace baseball.
That's based on 40 games within a club's division and 20 interleague contests versus the corresponding geographic division in the other league (Dodgers vs. American League West, Yanks vs. National League East).
Here are the odds, first listed alphabetically, then by win totals and lastly by division:
MLB Win Totals (Alphabetically)
Arizona Diamondbacks 31½
Atlanta Braves 33½
Baltimore Orioles 21½
Boston Red Sox 31½
Chicago Cubs 31½
Chicago White Sox 31½
Cincinnati Reds 31½
Cleveland Indians 32½
Colorado Rockies 27½
Detroit Tigers 21½
Houston Astros 35½
Kansas City Royals 24½
Los Angeles Angels 31½
Los Angeles Dodgers 38½
Miami Marlins 24½
Milwaukee Brewers 31½
Minnesota Twins 34½
New York Mets 32½
New York Yankees 38½
Oakland Athletics 33½
Philadelphia Phillies 31½
Pittsburgh Pirates 25½
San Diego Padres 31½
San Francisco Giants 25½
Seattle Mariners 25½
St. Louis Cardinals 32½
Tampa Bay Rays 33½
Texas Rangers 29½
Toronto Blue Jays 29½
Washington Nationals 33½
MLB Win Totals (From Highest to Lowest)
Los Angeles Dodgers 38½
New York Yankees 38½
Houston Astros 35½
Minnesota Twins 34½
Atlanta Braves 33½
Oakland Athletics 33½
Tampa Bay Rays 33½
Washington Nationals 33½
Cleveland Indians 32½
New York Mets 32½
St. Louis Cardinals 32½
Arizona Diamondbacks 31½
Boston Red Sox 31½
Chicago Cubs 31½
Chicago White Sox 31½
Cincinnati Reds 31½
Los Angeles Angels 31½
Milwaukee Brewers 31½
Philadelphia Phillies 31½
San Diego Padres 31½
Texas Rangers 29½
Toronto Blue Jays 28½
Colorado Rockies 27½
Pittsburgh Pirates 25½
San Francisco Giants 25½
Seattle Mariners 25½
Kansas City Royals 24½
Miami Marlins 24½
Baltimore Orioles 21½
Detroit Tigers 21½
MLB Totals By Division
AL East
New York Yankees 38½
Tampa Bay Rays 33½
Boston Red Sox 31½
Toronto Blue Jays 28½
Baltimore Orioles 21½
AL Central
Minnesota Twins 34½
Cleveland Indians 32½
Chicago White Sox 31½
Kansas City Royals 24½
Detroit Tigers 21½
AL West
Houston Astros 35½
Oakland Athletics 33½
Los Angeles Angels 31½
Texas Rangers 29½
Seattle Mariners 25½
NL East
Atlanta Braves 33½
Washington Nationals 33½
New York Mets 32½
Philadelphia Phillies 31½
Miami Marlins 24½
NL Central
St. Louis Cardinals 32½
Chicago Cubs 31½
Cincinnati Reds 31½
Milwaukee Brewers 31½
Pittsburgh Pirates 25½
NL West
Los Angeles Dodgers 38½
Arizona Diamondbacks 31½
San Diego Padres 31½
Colorado Rockies 27½
San Francisco Giants 25½
There are no odds for pennant and World Series as of yet, but I imagine that's coming. And when it does, we'll post it in this space.
And remember, glove conquers all.
Howard Cole has been writing about baseball on the internet since Y2K. Follow him on Twitter.
