MLB Odds Today: AL West Betting Analysis

MLB Vegas Lines AL West Betting Analysis: With spring training in full swing, we are getting out first look at every team in the league, but what we are seeing can be a little deceiving.

There are going to be some teams that have a very good preseason, but we all know that it will not carry over into the regular season. The same rules apply with the teams among the favorites to win the World Series this year. Some are going to struggle and not look particularly good during spring training, but the cream has a way of rising to the top once the real games begin. With that in mind, it’s time to start looking ahead to the new season, which we will do by breaking down the AL West. The MLB odds next to each team is what the bookies currently have them at to win the division, so let’s get right to it.

Odds to Win American League West

Houston Astros +114
Texas Rangers +179
Seattle Mariners +260
LA Angels +4500)
Oakland As +30000

Houston Astros

The Astros are on a run of 7 straight trips to the postseason, a run that included 6 division titles. Given that record, it is no real surprise that they are once again in as the favorites to win the West.

Things don’t seem as clear cut as usual, though, as the Astros needed a 4-game winning streak at the end of last season to get past the Texas Rangers. The core group of players remains intact, but whether that is a good thing or not remains to be seen, as their 90-win season in 2023 was a bit of a drop off from what we are used to. Their win total this season is set at 92 ½.

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Texas Rangers

The Rangers finished last season with the same record as the Astros, but a tiebreaker meant that they had to settle for 2nd and a spot in the Wild Card. They did, though, get the ultimate revenge by beating the Astros in the playoffs, so you have to wonder if that is a sign that things might be about to change in the West, especially with the Rangers going on to win the World Series. Their win total is set at 89 ½ for the 2024 season.

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Seattle Mariners

While this division looks to be a 2-horse race, I’m not so sure that we can fully count out the Mariners. With 88 wins last season, they were not that far off the pace set by the top two, so it’s not as if they have a ton of ground to make up. Realistically, though, they are probably looking at the Wild Card, but that is not an impossible task, with their win total set at 86 ½.

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Los Angeles Angels

As you can see by the odds, there is a steep drop off between the top 3 teams in the West and the other 2. With Shohei Ohtani leaving Anaheim to move to the Dodgers, the window of opportunity for the Angels seems firmly closed, assuming it was ever really open in the first place.

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Oakland As

You have to feel some level of sympathy for the fans of the Oakland As, as they know that their time with this team is coming to an end, with a move to Las Vegas scheduled for the 2028 season. The chances of ownership doing anything to build a competitive team before that move seems slim, so another long season is instore for long-suffering fans.

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