Over the last few years, the NL West has been the easiest division to predict in all of baseball. The LA Dodgers seem to have a bottomless pit of money that they can draw on to lure in the best players in the game. While it has led to countless division titles, having a team full of stars does not always translate to championships, which the Dodgers can certainly attest to at this point. A new season is upon us, and it is no real surprise that the Dodgers are once again in as the favorite to win it. Will it be business as usual, or will we see an upset in the NL West? Let’s take a closer look at the MLB betting analysis.
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LA Dodgers (-131)
The Dodgers were the best team in the National League again last season, winning 111 games and topping the West with a 22-game lead when all was said and done. It was a fantastic regular season, but the Dodgers once again failed to carry that dominance over into the postseason. They are still a very good team heading into 2023, but the general consensus is that they will take a backward step this year and that the division will be tighter than it was in 2022, which, given how it ended, seems like a pretty safe bet. Still tough to look beyond the Dodgers in the West.
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San Diego Padres (+120)
The Padres went 89-73 last season, which was good enough to get them into the Wild Card. Not a bad season when you consider the division they play in, but with the talent they have in their lineup, the expectation is that they should deliver more this season. The Padres will be without Fernando Tatis Jr. to start the season as he finishes up his 80-game suspension, but he is scheduled to be back in late April. If they can get off to a good start with their star player out of the lineup, they might just get a boost when he returns. The Padres could be the upset team in the West in 2023.
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San Francisco Giants (+1175)
The Giants played .500 ball last season, ending the year at 81-81. This was not particularly surprising given that this team is one without any major stars in the lineup. They are not a horrible team by any stretch of the imagination, but they do seem like one that will be treading water until they add some star power. The best case scenario for the Giants would be a spot in the Wild Card, but even that seems like a bit of a risky bet.
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Arizona Diamondbacks (+4100)
This is a team loaded with young prospects, especially pitchers, which means it’s tough to know what to expect. On the positive side, these young guys could all deliver the goods and sent the D-Backs on a chase for the Wild Card, but the flipside of that is that most are a bust, which would mean a long season. I think an above .500 finish this year would be a sign of progress.
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Colorado Rockies (+17000)
The MLB odds here tell you all that you need to know about the current state of the Colorado Rockies. They had 94 losses last year and I would not be surprised to see them surpass the 100-loss mark in 2023. They have a long way to go to get back into competitive mode.
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