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2020 MLB Futures Odds: How many games will the St. Louis Cardinals win?

Looking at 2020 MLB futures odds for how many games the St. Louis Cardinals will win in the 60-game MLB season.

How many games will the St. Louis Cardinals win in the 60-game 2020 MLB season? We look at the Cardinals‘ MLB futures odds, including their projected 2020 win total and Over/Under odds at BetMGM, and make our best bet.

St. Louis Cardinals’ 2019 recap

The Cardinals won the NL Central last season, going 91-71 in the regular season. The went the distance in their NL Division Series, beating the Atlanta Braves in five games, but were swept in four by the eventual world champion Washington Nationals in the NL Championship Series.

Including the playoffs, St. Louis finished 90-81 against the run line, while UNDER bettors cashed in on the Cards’ 74-88-9 Over/Under mark.

St. Louis Cardinals’ offseason

The Cardinals re-signed P Adam Wainwright and C Matt Wieters.  They added P Kwang Hyun Kim from Korea. They lost OF Marcell Ozuna, who signed a one-year, $18 million free-agent deal with the Braves.

St. Louis Cardinals’ 2020 schedule

With this unique 60-game regular season, the Cardinals will play 40 games against their NL Central rivals – 10 games vs. each – and 20 games total vs. the five AL Central clubs.

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How many games will the St. Louis Cardinals win in 2020?

Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated Thursday, July 2 at 7:20 a.m. ET.

The Cardinals’ O/U win total is set at 32.5 with both the Over and Under carrying -110 odds. They did not significantly improve in the offseason, but are consistently in the mix every year. The rotation is solid, but the offense needs to get better – they ranked 10th in runs (764), 11th in RBIs (714) and 12th in homers (210) in the NL last season.

Again, they won 91 games last year – that equates to 33 to 34 wins in a 60-game season. Lean towards the OVER (-110) of 32.5 wins for the Cardinals.

St. Louis Cardinals’ World Series odds

The Cardinals are not one of the favorites entering the truncated season. They are grouped together with seven other teams at +2500. While they are a solid pick for the playoffs, they have too many weaknesses to take it the distance.

St. Louis Cardinals’ playoff odds

St. Louis is one of several middle-tier teams with odds to make it to the World Series at +1200, joining the Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, New York Mets and Phillies Phillies with the same odds to win the NL. With the Los Angeles Dodgers absolutely loaded and the Nationals and Braves both looking good, AVOID betting the Cardinals to win the pennant. However, with +240 odds to win their division, same as the Cubs, that’s a bet to take.

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2020 MLB Futures Odds: How many games will the Los Angeles Dodgers win?

Looking at 2020 MLB futures odds for how many games the Los Angeles Dodgers will win in the 60-game MLB season.

How many games will the Los Angeles Dodgers win in the 60-game 2020 MLB season? We look at the Dodgers’ MLB futures odds, including their projected 2020 win total and Over/Under odds at BetMGM, and make our best bet.

Los Angeles Dodgers 2019 recap

The 2019 Dodgers went 106-56 (.654), winning the National League West by a whopping 21 games. LA’s record – a mark buoyed by a 59-22 performance at home – was the best in the NL. But the Dodgers’ season ended in disappointment, falling to the Washington Nationals in a deciding Game 5 of an NL Division Series.

The top-notch record was a supportable one – the Dodgers averaged 5.5 runs per game while allowing just 3.8. Los Angeles was remarkably consistent playing over-.600 baseball in five of six months during the season. The Dodgers were often an expensive proposition on sides, and bettors were nonetheless rewarded at a handsome clip. LA went a robust 35-9 (+11.4% ROI) when tagged with a price of -200 or more.

Los Angeles Dodgers offseason

Gone are starting pitchers Rich Hill and Kenta Maeda, who combined for 15 quality starts a year ago. But fresh faces in Dodger Blue this year include OF Mookie Betts (30.6 WAR over the last four years), SP David Price (xFIP under 4.00 over last 68G) and RP Blake Treinen (2.31 ERA over 156 IP in 2017-18, struggled in 2019).

Los Angeles Dodgers 2020 schedule

LA’s 2020 schedule will include 40 games against NL West Division foes and 20 games vs. the AL West. Five of the Dodgers’ nine road trips will be within 400 miles of Chavez Ravine.

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How many games will the Los Angeles Dodgers win in 2020?

Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated Wednesday, July 1 at 12:10 p.m. ET.

The Dodgers Over/Under win total is tabbed as a 37.5 with the Over carrying -143 odds and the Under at +120. Figuring the team’s strength of schedule and its strength as an organization at all levels (a big key in 2020), 38-PLUS WINS IS A SOLID PLAY. A price closer to -135 makes it a value play.

Los Angeles Dodgers World Series odds

The Dodgers are the favorite to win the World Series with odds of +350 – the New York Yankees are next in the line and the AL favorite at +400). The Dodgers’ +350 is a fair price – not a ton of value, but one worthy of inclusion in a field if you’re inclined to go that way.

Los Angeles Dodgers playoff odds

LA is a heavy favorite (-667) to win the NL West. Talking yourself into any other West price is difficult, so -667 may indeed be a plus.

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2020 MLB Futures Odds: How many games will the Washington Nationals win?

Looking at 2020 MLB futures odds for how many games the Washington Nationals will win in the 60-game MLB season.

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How many games will the Washington Nationals win in the 60-game 2020 MLB season? We look at the Nationals’ MLB futures betting odds, including their projected 2020 win total and Over/Under odds at BetMGM, and make our best bet.

Washington Nationals 2019 recap

The Nationals snuck into the 2019 postseason at 93-69 as the first National League wild-card team. They went on to win the World Series in seven games over the heavily-favored Houston Astros. They ranked sixth in all of baseball with 873 runs scored in the regular season. The aggregate 3.53 ERA from their starting pitchers ranked second to only the Los Angeles Dodgers.

The Nats went 84-83-12 against the Over/Under for bettors last season, including the postseason. Their 102-77 combined record against the run line was the second-best cover percentage at 57 percent.

Washington Nationals offseason

The Nationals lost arguably their best batter for the second offseason in a row, as 3B Anthony Rendon left via free agency to join the Los Angeles Angels. 2B Starlin Castro and 1B Eric Thames signed as free agents. RP Will Harris was signed to bolster a bullpen that was an obvious weakness in 2019.

1B Ryan Zimmerman and P Joe Ross, per USA TODAY Sports’ Bob Nightengale, have decided not to take part in the season.

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Washington Nationals 2020 schedule

The Nationals’ 60-game schedule will include 40 games against NL East opponents, which Washington went 44-32 against last season. The division will be strong in 2020, with the Atlanta Braves remaining the top contender and all three of the New York Mets, Philadelphia Phillies and Miami Marlins set to improve on disappointing season.

The Nats will also play 20 games against the American League East. The New York Yankees and Tampa Bay Rays are the top contenders, there, while the Boston Red Sox, Toronto Blue Jays and Baltimore Orioles present win opportunities.

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How many games will the Washington Nationals win in 2020?

Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated Wednesday, July 1 at 11:30 a.m. ET.

The Nationals’ 2020 win total is set at 33.5 with -110 odds on both the Over and Under. The OVER (-110) is the play at a conservative line for the World Series champs. The rotation remains one of the best in baseball, and the likes of Max Scherzer, Stephen Strasburg and Patrick Corbin will be leaned on heavily in the abbreviated season.

Washington Nationals World Series odds

Washington is +2000 to win the 2020 World Series. It shares the sixth-best overall odds with the Tampa Bay Rays, while trailing only the Braves (+1400) among NL East teams. It is well worth a bet with a $10 investment returning a profit of $200.

Washington Nationals playoff odds

Following suit of the World Series odds, the Nationals trail only the Braves (+180) in the odds to win the NL East at +240. This is worth another wager, as the champs have had an extended period to recover from their World Series hangover and won’t face the added pressure of opposing fans.

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2020 MLB Futures Odds: How many games will the New York Yankees win?

Looking at 2020 MLB futures odds for how many games the New York Yankees will win in the 60-game MLB season.

How many games will the New York Yankees win in the 60-game 2020 MLB season? We look at the Yankees’ MLB futures odds, including their projected 2020 win total and Over/Under odds at BetMGM, and make our best bet.

New York Yankees 2019 recap

The 2019 Yankees played .636 baseball, going 103-59 en route to capturing the American League East flag by seven games (over the Tampa Bay Rays). The Bronx Bombers were the No. 2 seed in the AL Playoffs, eventually losing in a six-game AL Championship Series against the top-seeded Houston Astros. New York averaged an MLB-best 5.8 runs per game while allowing 4.56 runs per game.

Looking at some notable splits, the Yankees went 32-16 in games decided by five or more runs … 18-19 in one-run games … 38-22 over their first 60 games and 54-22 against AL East foes. The Over went 88-77-6 in Yankees games; that figure was buoyed by a 48-31-4 O/U record on the road.

New York Yankees offseason

New York lost reliever Dellin Betances to the New York Mets in free agency and starter CC Sabathia retired. Also gone are SS Didi Gregorius and DH Edwin Encarnacion.

The biggest plus on the addition side is right-handed starter Gerrit Cole, who will anchor a rotation with question marks and without RHP Luis Severino (Tommy John surgery). Other welcome “additions” would be healthy returns to action by the likes of OF Aaron Hicks (59 games in 2019), OF Giancarlo Stanton (18), OF Aaron Judge (102), and 1B Luke Voit (118).

New York Yankees 2020 schedule

The Yankees are slated to play in an all-East regional format, with the team playing each AL East foe 10 times — for a total of 40 games — and the remaining 20 games coming against NL East opponents. Looking at last year’s 54-22 divisional mark and taking away what were some lackluster trips to the Midwest and West Coast, the abbreviated “COVID-19 schedule” seems to set up well for New York.

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How many games will the New York Yankees win in 2020?

Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated Wednesday, July 1 at 10:15 a.m. ET.

The Yankees O/U win total is tabbed at 37.5 with both the Over and Under carrying -110 odds. There isn’t a ton of upside value in the OVER play, but there’s enough there to include New York in a parlay of 4-5 teams.

New York Yankees World Series odds

New York is tabbed at +400 to win the Series. That’s a solid play for an organization with a ton of depth in a year where the 26th man (and perhaps the 46th man) will come into play more than any other.

New York Yankees playoff odds

The Yankees are listed at -323 to win the AL East. The win total and World Series odds have better value.

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2020 MLB rule changes and World Series futures odds

Looking at rule changes for the shortened 2020 MLB season and the updated World Series betting odds.

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The 2020 MLB season is tentatively scheduled to begin Thursday, July 23, with the New York Yankees visiting the reigning World Series champion Washington Nationals at Nationals Park. If both clubs pitch their aces, the matchup would feature Gerrit Cole, who signed as a free-agent with the Yankees (record-breaking $324 million deal for nine years) and the Nationals’ Max Scherzer – they faced off last season in Game 1 of the World Series when Cole was with the Houston Astros.

The schedule for the abbreviated 60-game season won’t be finalized for a few weeks, but the Yankees and Nationals are expected to be part of a small lineup of games one day ahead of Opening Day for everyone else (Friday, July 24). Below, we’ll highlight key rules changes for the 2020 season, and look at the updated 2020 World Series futures odds at BetMGM.

2020 rule changes

  • Sixty-game regular-season schedule: 10 games against each division opponent, and a total of 20 games vs. the corresponding division in the other league (i.e. AL East vs. NL East) – though it’s unclear if it will be four games against each team or more weighted vs. the “geographic rival” (i.e. Yankees-New York Mets, Los Angeles Angels-Los Angeles Dodgers).
  • Rosters will be expanded to a total of 60 players with 30 on the active roster and an additional 30 on a taxi squad. After the first two weeks of the season, active rosters will drop to 28 players, and then to 26 players two weeks later through the end of the regular season. The trade deadline will be Aug. 31.
  • Both leagues will use the designated hitter.
  • In extra innings, teams will begin each half-inning with a runner on second base. The runner will be the batting team’s final out of the prior inning.
  • No scheduled doubleheaders.
  • Any game suspended at any point after the first pitch due to weather or COVID-19 reasons will be picked up at the point of the stoppage at a later date.

2020 MLB World Series betting odds

2020 World Series odds provided by BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated Tuesday, June 30 at 5 p.m. ET.

  • Los Angeles Dodgers +350 (was +375)
  • New York Yankees +350 (unchanged)
  • Houston Astros +800 (unchanged)
  • Atlanta Braves +1200 (was +1400)
  • Minnesota Twins +1600 (unchanged)
  • Tampa Bay Rays +2000 (unchanged)
  • Washington Nationals +2000 (was +1600)

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  • Chicago Cubs +2500 (unchanged)
  • Chicago White Sox +2500 (was +3500)
  • Cincinnati Reds +2500 (was +3000)
  • Cleveland Indians +2500 (unchanged)
  • New York Mets +2500 (unchanged)
  • Oakland Athletics +2500 (unchanged)
  • Philadelphia Phillies +2500 (unchanged)
  • St. Louis Cardinals +2500 (unchanged)
  • Boston Red Sox +3500 (was +4000)
  • Los Angeles Angels +4000 (was +3500)
  • Milwaukee Brewers +4000 (unchanged)
  • Arizona Diamondbacks +5000 (unchanged)
  • San Diego Padres +5000 (unchanged)
  • Texas Rangers +8000 (unchanged)
  • Toronto Blue Jays +10000 (was +15000)
  • Pittsburgh Pirates +15000 (was +50000)
  • San Francisco Giants +15000 (was +50000)
  • Colorado Rockies +20000 (was +22000)
  • Kansas City Royals +50000 (unchanged)
  • Miami Marlins +50000 (unchanged)
  • Seattle Mariners +50000 (unchanged)
  • Baltimore Orioles +100000 (unchanged)
  • Detroit Tigers +100000 (was +50000)

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MLB plans return: What we know and updated World Series odds

MLB plans to return with a 60-game 2020 season tentatively set for late July. We look at the details and updated World Series betting odds.

Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred scheduled a return to baseball for late July, several high-ranking officials told USA TODAY Sports Monday night. A 60-game regular season is tentatively set pending players union approval of the health and safety protocols.

Below, we’ll look at all the key dates and details, as well as the updated 2020 World Series betting odds at BetMGM.

New 2020 MLB schedule

  • “Spring” training 2.0 will start July 1. Teams will train at their home ballpark facilities, with the possible exception of the Toronto Blue Jays, who may need to use their spring training complex in Dunedin, Fla.
  • Opening Day is expected to be during the July 24-26 weekend.

What will the 2020 MLB game-play look like?

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It is likely no fans will be permitted at games amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

The postseason will remain at the 10-team format, including one play-in game in both leagues.

Regular-season games will adopt the minor-league rule for extra innings of beginning with a runner on second base for every half-inning after the ninth. The designated runner would be the player that made the final out of the previous half-inning.

2020 MLB World Series betting odds

2020 World Series odds provided by BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated Tuesday, June 23 at 4:30 p.m. ET.

  • New York Yankees +350 (unchanged)
  • Los Angeles Dodgers +375 (was +380)
  • Houston Astros +800 (was +700)
  • Atlanta Braves +1400 (was +1100)

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  • Minnesota Twins +1600 (unchanged)
  • Washington Nationals +1600 (unchanged)
  • Tampa Bay Rays +2000 (unchanged)
  • Chicago Cubs +2500 (was +3000)
  • Cleveland Indians +2500 (was +3000)
  • New York Mets +2500 (unchanged)
  • Oakland Athletics +2500 (unchanged)
  • Philadelphia Phillies +2500 (unchanged)
  • St. Louis Cardinals +2500 (was +2000)
  • Cincinnati Reds +3000 (unchanged)
  • Chicago White Sox +3500 (unchanged)
  • Los Angeles Angels +3500 (unchanged)
  • Boston Red Sox +4000 (was +3500)
  • Milwaukee Brewers +4000 (was +3500)
  • Arizona Diamondbacks +5000 (unchanged)
  • San Diego Padres +5000 (unchanged)
  • Texas Rangers +8000 (unchanged)
  • Toronto Blue Jays +15000 (was +10000)
  • Colorado Rockies +22000 (was +30000)
  • Kansas City Royals +50000 (unchanged)
  • Miami Marlins +50000 (unchanged)
  • Pittsburgh Pirates +50000 (unchanged)
  • San Francisco Giants +50000 (unchanged)
  • Seattle Mariners +50000 (unchanged)
  • Baltimore Orioles +100000 (was +50000)
  • Detroit Tigers +100000 (was +50000)

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