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Best bets for the 2021 MLB season

Baseball season is upon us, and there are betting opportunities galore.

From World Series bets to win totals to MVP and more, we went through it all to find our best picks heading into the season.

Some things to keep in mind: The ball won't be as juiced, there aren't the expanded playoffs we had last year, and doubleheaders will be seven-inning games.

Without further ado, here are our best bets for the upcoming season featuring many teams around the league and searchable by division below.

Odds courtesy of Caesars Sportsbook by William Hill.

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AL East | AL Central | AL West
NL East | NL Central | NL West

AL East

New York Yankees

-200 to win AL East

You're not going to get rich laying juice for season bets. After all, sports are unpredictable and baseball is as wacky as it can get. If the juice was -250, I would pass, but -200 is low enough for me to pull the trigger. The Red Sox are not really a threat, and let's not dignify the Orioles, so this is about outlasting the Rays and Blue Jays. Yes, Tampa won the division in 2020, but that was a 60-game season. A larger sample size produces a truer outcome.