Trust The Los Angeles Dodgers In The Regular Season
We've Got Two Best Bets After Reviewing The NL West MLB Odds
There are no surprises in the NL West. After an incredible off-season, the Los Angeles Dodgers are expected to dominate the competition throughout the entire year.
The Dodgers not only added Shohei Ohtani but also brought in Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Tyler Glasnow, and Teoscar Hernandez, to name a few.
These were additions to the Dodgers roster despite Los Angeles’s 100 wins last MLB season. As we’ll see below, they’re expecting to perform a little better this season.
Meanwhile, the rest of the division isn’t expecting to do much this year. The Arizona Diamondbacks won the National League and played in the World Series last year. But they’re projected to be a near .500 team. Still, that could get them second place in the NL West and a potential wild-card spot, just like last season.
Let’s discuss the NL West MLB odds as we inch closer to the MLB season.
NL West Regular Season Win Total Odds
- Los Angeles Dodgers: Over 103.5 (-130) / Under 103.5 (+100)
- Arizona Diamondbacks: Over 83.5 (-130) / Under 83.5 (+100)
- San Francisco Giants: Over 81.5 (-135) / Under 81.5 (+105)
- San Diego Padres: Over 81.5 (-125) / Under 81.5 (-105)
- Colorado Rockies: Over 59.5 (-120) / Under 59.5 (-110)
NL West Regular Season Win Total Preview
Los Angeles Dodgers (103.5)
The Los Angeles Dodgers had their 2023 win total set at 96.5, with the Under favored slightly. It took until the final week of the season for the Dodgers to win 100 games and get the Over.
This year’s team is stacked compared to last year’s squad.
Shohei Ohtani will bet between Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman. The Dodgers will also throw out Tyler Glasnow once every five MLB games and will feature Teoscar Hernandez in the bottom portion of the lineup.
Hernandez would be a top-three hitter on most teams in the MLB. But for the Dodgers, he’ll likely bat in the bottom three.
Los Angeles has a lot of depth on both sides of the ball and should get healthier as a rotation later in the season. Knowing Walker Buehler, Clayton Kershaw, Tony Gonsolin, and Dustin May could return at some point will only be helpful.
The play is the Dodgers Over 103.5 wins this season. However, like last season, the Dodgers fell in the MLB playoffs and didn’t win the World Series. That’s likely to be the case again. We’d suggest betting on the win total over a future World Series bet.
Arizona Diamondbacks (83.5)
The MLB is the best league in sports. Some think it’s a boring game. That’s totally fine. Think what you want. However, it’s hard to predict because there are 162 games.
Random teams will put together incredible stretches and seasons. You just have to get hot at the right time.
The Arizona Diamondbacks did that last year. Arizona dominated the NL West in the first half and stunk it up for most of the second half. Despite the second-half blunder, they found a way into the NL Wild Card and then worked themselves all the way into the World Series.
Before the season, Arizona had a win total of 75.5, which was worse than the Marlins, Orioles, Cubs, Red Sox, and Angels.
Since then, Arizona has only got better. The Diamondbacks brought in Joc Pederson and Eugenio Suarez. They also signed Lourdes Gurriel Jr. to an extension and added Eduardo Rodriguez to the starting rotation.
We’ll buy it. Take the Diamondbacks at Over 83.5 total wins with these NL West MLB odds.
San Francisco Giants (81.5)
The San Francisco Giants really don’t have any significant stars on the squad.
The Giants added Jung Hoo Lee from the KBO, who will likely lead things off. They also brought in some platoon power with Jorge Soler and added Matt Chapman for third base. But overall, this MLB team has more questions than answers with its offense.
Meanwhile, the starting pitching could use some help. Logan Webb is the staff’s ace, but who will step up after that?
They’ll roll with Kyle Harrison, Jordan Hicks, Keaton Winn, and potentially Mason Black? Three of those guys mentioned have barely pitched in the MLB. Then there’s Hicks, who is trying to make the switch from reliever to starter.
We’re out on the Giants unless they bring in Blake Snell or something.
San Diego Padres (81.5)
The San Diego Padres went all out last season, bringing in some of the best MLB players on the free agent market. That prompted sportsbooks to put out a 93.5-win total for the Padres, but it didn’t even come close.
San Diego went on a late run to finish last year’s season but was about a .500-win team.
Because of that, the Padres shed payroll and now no longer have Juan Soto and Blake Snell. The team is worse.
Unless Fernando Tatis Jr. stays healthy and leads the ball club, the Padres are going Under.
Colorado Rockies (59.5)
Everyone knows the Rockies stink—even the Rockies. Last year, Colorado had a 64.5 win total. This year, it’s dropped to 59.5.
The Colorado lineup won’t move the needle, but the starting rotation doesn’t look horrible.
They’ll throw out Kyle Freeland, Cal Quantrill, Austin Gomber, Ryan Feltner, and Dakota Hudson. These are all young arms with legitimate potential. If these pitchers can do a little bit better than last year, especially at home, the Rockies can certainly win more games.
Take a chance with the Rockies’ Over with these NL West MLB odds. They’ve got a winning record in the MLB spring training standings! If we had to choose our best bet with the NL West MLB odds, it would be between the Dodgers and Rockies Overs.
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