Baseball Handicapping Articles

2021 New York Yankees Predictions and Odds to Win the World Series
by Chris Vasile - 3/8/2021

It’s been 11 long years since the New York Yankees last won a World Series title, and for most Yankee fans it may feel like it’s been 100 years despite the team’s constant foray into the postseason. The Yankees have made the playoffs in each of the last four seasons and have won a playoff round before eventually being ousted. For some teams, the consistent playoff appearances would be more than enough to satisfy the fan base, but the Yankees are always thinking championship or bust.

2021 Boston Red Sox Predictions and Odds to Win the World Series
by Chris Vasile - 3/8/2021

If you are a life-long Boston Red Sox fan, you know all too much about “The Curse of the Bambino”. The story goes that after the Red Sox won the World Series in 1918, they sold Babe Ruth to the Yankees for next to nothing. And since that day, the Red Sox franchise had been cursed. That was until 2004 when the Red Sox erased a 0-3 series deficit to the Yankees en route to winning their first World Series in 86 years. Since then, the Red Sox fortunes have been feast or famine.

2021 Tampa Bay Rays Predictions and Odds to Win the World Series
by Chris Vasile - 3/8/2021

From 1998 to 2007, the Tampa Bay Devil Rays were atrocious. They finished below .500 and lost 90+ in every single season. So, what did they do? They said, “to hell with the Devil” and changed their name to the Tampa Bay Rays, and the results were vastly different. From 2008 to the present day, the Rays have three AL East titles and two trips to the World Series.

2021 Baltimore Orioles Predictions and Odds to Win the World Series
by Chris Vasile - 3/8/2021

To say the Baltimore Orioles have been a miserable franchise would be an understatement. Since 1984, the Orioles have made the playoffs just five times. However, in four of those appearances, they managed to win a round. They’ve finished fourth or fifth in the AL East a whopping 24 times in that span and have lost 90 or more games in 14 seasons. It’s incredibly sad how one franchise can be so bad for so long. But then again, there are teams like this in every sport. And its teams like these who feed their talent to the bigger and more dominant clubs (read: Manny Machado).

50th-Year Anniversary - 3 for 1 Start MLB Picks Special
by Doc's Sports - 3/8/2021

Major League Baseball betting is one of the most profitable sports investments that a gambler can undertake. Whether it is re-investing the money that you made from basketball and winter sports or boosting your bankroll before football season, MLB baseball betting is the perfect avenue for solid, consistent profit while passing the time in those long summer months.

2021 St. Louis Cardinals Predictions and Odds to Win the World Series
by Chris Vasile - 3/4/2021

After missing the playoffs in three straight seasons between 2016 and 2018, the St. Louis Cardinals have earned the privilege of playing October baseball in two straight seasons. They’ve managed just one series win in that span, beating out the Brewers in the 2019 NLDS before getting swept by the eventual World Series Champions, the Washington Nationals. Last year, the Cardinals finished with a record of 30-28, which was good enough for second place in the NL Central and good enough to earn them a wild-card spot. They were ousted by the Padres in the NLWC, and once again misery befell them.

2021 Chicago Cubs Predictions and Odds to Win the World Series
by Chris Vasile - 3/4/2021

where they made the playoffs and one year where despite finishing six games above .500, they missed out on October baseball. That includes last year’s COVID shortened season where the Cubs finished with a record of 34-26 and first place in the NL Central, only to be ousted by the Miami Marlins in the wild-card round, two games to none.

2021 Milwaukee Brewers Predictions and Odds to Win the World Series
by Chris Vasile - 3/3/2021

Prior to the 2018 season, the Milwaukee Brewers had been to the postseason just four times in their franchise existence. They were an afterthought among many bettors and fans of the NL Central until they took a giant leap in 2018 and won the division. Since then, the Brewers have made the postseason in each of the last three years, and that includes last year’s COVID-shortened season.

2021 Cincinnati Reds Predictions and Odds to Win the World Series
by Chris Vasile - 3/3/2021

The Cincinnati Reds have been an absolute tire fire since finishing third in the NL Central and losing to the Pittsburgh Pirates in the NL Wild Card game in 2013. Since that season, the Reds have gone on to finish fourth, fifth, fifth and fifth, fifth and fourth, respectively, which includes four seasons of 90+ losses. The Reds have gone 22 seasons without winning a playoff series. However, with the roster they’ve assembled heading into the 2021 season, they have an outside chance of ending that drought.

2021 Pittsburgh Pirates Predictions and Odds to Win the World Series
by Chris Vasile - 3/3/2021

While I may be a Blue Jays fan, I tend to gravitate toward the Pittsburgh Pirates as my second-favorite team. I love their ballpark and those old-school, black and yellow uniforms really appeal to me. Unfortunately, the last five seasons have been terrible, and they have finished above .500 just once in that span.

2021 Colorado Rockies Predictions and Odds to Win the World Series
by Chris Vasile - 3/2/2021

It seems like just yesterday we were watching the Colorado Rockies win 14 of their last 15 games to secure a wild card spot and eventually play themselves into the 2007 World Series. Since that crazy run, they’ve made the playoffs just three times and have just one playoff round win, and that was in the 2018 wild-card round against the Cubs.

2021 San Francisco Giants Predictions and Odds to Win the World Series
by Chris Vasile - 3/1/2021

The San Francisco Giants were one of my favorite teams to watch growing up as they played in that beautiful ballpark and they had one of the best power hitters to ever play the game donning their jersey in Barry Bonds. From 2010 to 2014, the Giants went on an epic run. They won three titles in five years and they were dominant in doing so. Since then, they’ve made the playoffs one time in six seasons and finished below .500 four times.

2021 Arizona Diamondbacks Predictions and Odds to Win the World Series
by Chris Vasile - 3/1/2021

If you look up the word “underachievers” in the dictionary, you could very well find a picture of the Arizona Diamondbacks logo. The Diamondbacks have made the postseason just four times since stunning the world and winning their only World Series title in 2001. They enter the 2021 season in a bit of a precarious position as they have an aging roster and are not in a position to start rebuilding or retooling just yet.

2021 Los Angeles Dodgers Predictions and Odds to Win the World Series
by Chris Vasile - 2/28/2021

World. Series. Champions. That’s the headline that was plastered all over the media on Oct. 28, just one day after the Dodgers beat the Tampa Bay Rays to win the franchise’s seventh World Series title. For as long as the Dodgers waited to celebrate -- they’ve tasted defeat twice in the previous three years -- I could only imagine how sweet victory must have felt. Time will tell if the World Series hangover is going to affect the Dodgers. However, if you look at the roster and pitching rotation, one has to believe they have far too much talent to be affected by it.

2021 Washington Nationals Predictions and Odds to Win the World Series
by Chris Vasile - 2/27/2021

The Washington Nationals have won the NL East three times in the last seven years. And in each of those years, they failed to make it out of the National League Divisional series. So how did they counter that? Well, in 2019, the Nationals finished second in the NL East, and garnered a wild-card spot. They proceeded to beat the Brewers, Dodgers, Cardinals and Astros on route to the franchises’ first World Series title. To say the Nationals suffered from a World Series hangover would be an understatement.

2021 San Diego Padres Predictions and Odds to Win the World Series
by Chris Vasile - 2/27/2021

The San Diego Padres have been the brunt of all Major League Baseball jokes since I can remember. They have finished above .500 twice since 2008 and have reached the 90-loss plateau six times. However, things seem to be looking up for the Padres, who have one of the best young rosters in baseball and have sky-high expectations coming into this season.

2021 New York Mets Predictions and Odds to Win the World Series
by Chris Vasile - 2/25/2021

It has only been five seasons since the New York Mets last appeared in the World Series, but don’t tell their fan base that. It feels like forever ago. However, the Mets may be onto something this year, which has me thinking the end of the world is near.

2021 Philadelphia Phillies Predictions and Odds to Win the World Series
by Chris Vasile - 2/24/2021

From 2008 to 2011, the Philadelphia Phillies won 5 NL East Crowns and a World Series title. Since losing their latest playoff series against the St. Louis Cardinals in the 2011 NLDS, the Phillies have been an absolute disaster. They have finished below .500 in seven of the last nine seasons, and that includes two seasons in which they finished with an 81-81 record.

2021 Atlanta Braves Predictions and Odds to Win the World Series
by Chris Vasile - 2/24/2021

I liked the MLB when the Atlanta Braves were a relevant franchise that competed amongst the upper echelon of the league’s elite teams for the World Series title. The glory days saw legends like Chipper Jones, Greg Maddux, John Smoltz, Tom Glavine, and Andruw Jones all suit up for the Braves and play their part in one of the longest streaks in pro sports history. From 1995-2005, the Atlanta Braves won 11 consecutive division titles but have only one World Series title to show for it. At that time, it was the most consecutive division titles in any sport.

2021 Miami Marlins Predictions and Odds to Win the World Series
by Chris Vasile - 2/24/2021

Before the 2012 season, the Marlins organization had been known as the Florida Marlins. That version of the Marlins franchise won two World Series titles and was relatively competitive each year. Since the franchise changed its name to the Miami Marlins for the 2012 season, the team has been an absolute disaster. They have finished under .500 in every season and topped 90 losses three times in seven years. That was until the 2020 shortened season happened, and the Marlins were somewhat respectable.