My 2015 MLB team-by-team season win-total summaries contained 16 over/under recommendations, which went 10-5-1 by season's end. I also previewed Sunday Night baseball games all season, and picks in those games finished 14-8 (plus-6 units). Then I got hot.
Correctly selecting the winner of every postseason series but one, plus going four out of five in other single-game plays, I had a 12-2 (plus-10.77 units) postseason record by the time the Kansas City Royals were celebrating their first World Series title in 30 years at Citi Field. I hope to have the same success this year with single-team previews of all 30 MLB franchises with over/under recommendations on more than half of the teams. Below are my four best bets -- one over and one under in each league. (All season win total markets courtesy of Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook as of March 29.)
Best AL 'over' bet
Cleveland Indians: Over 87 wins
For a number of years, Chad Millman ran a contest in which he asked readers for their best prop bet idea prior to the Super Bowl. The most original prop idea, as judged by oddsmaker Bob Scucci, was posted at The Orleans during Super Bowl week. With that in mind, I've got a proposal for the baseball season that I think would make an excellent prop bet: Which team will be the first to clinch their division? There's a lot to consider on that bet, which makes it fascinating, but even better for bookmakers. Outside of about 15 teams, "the field" should be priced very high and might attract a lot of longshot interest as well.