Baseball Handicapping Articles

2024 Philadelphia Phillies Predictions with World Series Odds and Season Win Total Picks
by Ryan Cobbett - 3/8/2024

Last season was a big one for Philadelphia Phillies fans, as they were able to knock off their division rival, the Atlanta Braves, for a second straight year, despite falling well short of the division title. Philadelphia would go on to lose to the Diamondbacks in the NLCS, taking the series to seven games. They posted a 90-72 record, as their poor road performance (41-40) held them back from catching the Braves.

2024 New York Mets Predictions with World Series Odds and Season Win Total Picks
by Ryan Cobbett - 3/6/2024

Last season, the New York Mets put up one of the most disappointing seasons in MLB history. No, they were by no means the worst team in the league, not even close. However, they had to be the biggest loser after spending a lot of money in the offseason to bring in future Hall of Famers like Justin Verlander and Max Scherzer, just to trade them away. Despite the big spending last offseason, the Mets limped their way to a 75-87 record, finishing fourth in the NL East. They finished 23rd in the league standings.

2024 Miami Marlins Predictions with World Series Odds and Season Win Total Picks
by Ryan Cobbett - 3/5/2024

The Miami Marlins put together a decent showing despite having little offense. The Marlins posted an 84-78 record, finishing third in the NL East, and claimed the second wild card spot in the playoffs. Miami was swept in the Wild Card Round by Philadelphia, thus ending their somewhat magical run to reaching the playoffs. Miami did finish with a -57-run differential on the year and was the only playoff team, along with Arizona, to have a negative run differential. One of the biggest reasons the team reached the playoffs was their incredible 33-14 record in one-run games, the best in the MLB.

2024 MLB Best Bets for Season Leaders Props
by Mike Allen - 3/5/2024

The 2024 MLB regular season is rapidly approaching. We used to wait until April for Opening Day, but Major League Baseball has moved it up to the March 28. That is just three weeks from the time of this writing. So, of course, we already know who will finish the regular season as the home run leader or stolen base leader. I wish we did know, but one advantage of picking and betting on a baseball future this early is that these might be the best odds we see all year.

MLB Playoff Teams for 2024: Yes and No Props Predictions
by Mike Allen - 3/5/2024

As we progress through MLB’s 2024 Spring Training, it’s only natural we go right ahead with predicting which teams will make the postseason and those who we think will fall a bit short. There were some surprises last year, including the Florida Marlins somehow making it in and the high-expectation San Diego Padres staying home in October.

2024 Atlanta Braves Predictions with World Series Odds and Season Win Total Picks
by Ryan Cobbett - 3/4/2024

Last season had a horrific ending if you are an Atlanta Braves fan, as they were once again dominated by the Phillies and suffered the same fate in back-to-back years. After picking up 104 wins and dominating their division opponents, the Braves would go on to lose 3-1 in the first round as the bats disappeared with the dreadful baseball bye week. However, Ronald Acuna took home the MVP after the first 40-70 campaign in the history of the sport, so it wasn’t all bad for Braves fans.

2024 Texas Rangers Predictions with World Series Odds and Season Win Total Picks
by Ryan Cobbett - 2/29/2024

Last season couldn’t have gone any better for the World Series-winning Texas Rangers. Not only did they claim their first title in franchise history, but they also got to dethrone their division rival, the Houston Astros, on the way there. Overall, the Rangers finished with a 90-72 record despite a lot of injuries to their pitching staff throughout the season. Their record was eight games worse than their expected record of 98-64, in large part due to their 2-8 record in extra innings.

2024 Seattle Mariners Predictions with World Series Odds and Season Win Total Picks
by Ryan Cobbett - 2/29/2024

Last season was extremely disappointing for both the Seattle Mariners and their fans. Their playoff hopes would go down to the final game of the season before ultimately missing the chance for October by one game. They finished with an 88-74 record, which is four games worse than their expected record of 92-70. They were just 6-14 in games that exceeded nine innings of play. However, they did dominate their own division, going 33-19 against AL West opponents, which is vital to repeat in order for them to hold tiebreakers over Texas and Houston.

MLB Betting Advice: Pitchers to Avoid in 2024
by Joey House - 2/29/2024

Knowing which pitchers are unlikely to duplicate their previous success can be just as profitable as finding the hidden gems. As baseball strategies have evolved, starting pitchers are going shorter and shorter into games, which elevates the need to have a good grasp of a team's bullpen capabilities.

2024 Oakland Athletics Predictions with World Series Odds and Season Win Total Picks
by Ryan Cobbett - 2/28/2024

Oakland participated in one of the worst seasons in the history of the MLB in 2023. The team won just 50 games on their way to a 50-112 record while averaging an attendance of just over 10,000. The front office is in shambles with no clear plans, not even for relocating. The roster, though young, has no star power and is well on their way to another disappointing showing. And if the 62 games below .500 wasn’t enough to tell you how bad this team was, they actually performed four games better than their expected record of 46-116. There was a six-game gap between the basement dwellers and the 56-win Kansas City Royals.

2024 Los Angeles Angels Predictions with World Series Odds and Season Win Total Picks
by Ryan Cobbett - 2/27/2024

Last season the Los Angeles Angels posted a 73-89 record and finished fourth in the AL West. That set a mark of nine consecutive seasons without making it to the playoffs. Poor Mike Trout. The Angels have been in shambles lately with multiple failed attempts at finding a long-term solution as the manager and they tremendously failed at their Shohei Ohtani experiment, never making the playoffs with the Japanese superstar and Trout.

2024 Houston Astros Predictions with World Series Odds and Season Win Total Picks
by Ryan Cobbett - 2/26/2024

The Houston Astros would win the AL West division title thanks to their head-to-head record against the Texas Rangers, as the club finished 90-72. Unfortunately for the Astros, they would go on to fall to the Rangers in the ALCS in seven games, with no team recording a home win in the series. Houston was five games worse than their expected record due to their poor performance in extra-inning games, as they went just 1-8 in games that surpassed nine innings.

2024 Minnesota Twins Predictions with World Series Odds and Season Win Total Picks
by Ryan Cobbett - 2/26/2024

The Minnesota Twins finished with an 87-75 record last season, claimed the AL Central division title, and would fall to Houston in the Division Series three games to one. Minnesota will once more look to control the weakest division in baseball as they know their only chance at a playoff berth comes through clinching the division. Despite being 12 games above .500, the Twins were seven games below their expected record of 94-68. A big factor in that was their 19-27 record in one run games.

Expert MLB Handicapping for Starting Pitchers and Bounce Back Seasons
by Joey House - 2/26/2024

One of the more intriguing endeavors for analysts is trying to forecast which pitchers struggled the year before but are poised for a bounce-back season. There can be great value found early in the season for those of you who did your due diligence in the cold, winter months. However, in case you neglected to sift through the hundreds of players and their statistics, Doc's has you covered, as our handicappers and research department have been doing all of that work, and more.

MLB Futures Predictions for MVP, Cy Young
by Mike Allen - 2/23/2024

Spring Training is officially underway for Major League Baseball. So, naturally, it’s time to get way ahead of ourselves and bet on the potential winner or two for baseball’s biggest regular season awards. Today, we have betting odds on the AL and NL MVP as well as the Cy Young Award winner for each league.

2024 Kansas City Royals Predictions with World Series Odds and Season Win Total Picks
by Ryan Cobbett - 2/22/2024

The Kansas City Royals would finish the year ranked 29th in the league and finished 50 games below .500 with a 56-106 record. Their -183-run differential was the fourth worst in the league, while their 23 road wins was the second lowest behind only Colorado. The Royals allowed 859 runs, which was the second worst in the American League and ranked 28th in the league. Overall, it was a season to forget for Kansas City.

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by Doc's Sports - 2/22/2024

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2024 Detroit Tigers Predictions with World Series Odds and Season Win Total Picks
by Ryan Cobbett - 2/21/2024

The Detroit Tigers would finish second in the AL Central division last season, nine games out of first place and six games below .500. They finished 11 games out of the final wild card spot. And like all AL Central teams, their only chance at the playoffs was by way of a division title. Their 78-84 record was actually six games better than their expected record at 72-90. Regardless, the club made significant strides even with little to show for it.

2024 Cleveland Guardians Predictions with World Series Odds and Season Win Total Picks
by Ryan Cobbett - 2/20/2024

Another one of those clubs who seems unable to get over the hump of being a middle of the pack team, the Cleveland Guardians went on to finish third in the AL Central with a record of 76-86 and found themselves 13 games out of the wild card. The offense struggled to produce, and the pitching struggled to find consistency. Only one Guardians player managed to hit more than 20 homeruns, while only three Guardians pitchers managed to total more than 100 innings.

2024 MLB Home Run Leader Odds and Expert Betting Picks
by Matt Zitt - 2/20/2024

New York Yankees super star Aaron Judge is the favorite to lead Major League Baseball in home runs for the 2024 season. Behind him are a few familiar names, including the reigning home run king Matt Olson, 2019 leader Pete Alonso, and two-way sensation Shohei Ohtani. Olson’s title in 2023 was the NL’s first since 2019, and there has not been a back-to-back winner since Jose Bautista accomplished that feat in 2010 and 2011. Doc’s Sports will look at the current betting odds to emerge as baseball’s home run king for the upcoming season.