MLB AL West Betting Predictions: Houston Astros, Seattle Mariners Betting Favorites and More

At the start of every MLB season, we all tend to project ahead to try and figure out how things will play out. It tends to be an impossible task, as there will be teams who unexpectedly excel, while others will fall short of expectations, with injuries and other issues factors that we simply cannot control. That said, when it comes to handicapping divisions, there are certainly some that would appear, on the face of it, to be easier than others to break down. There are some elite teams that look impossible to knock off, and you have to say that this is certainly the case in the AL West. The Houston Astros are one of the elite teams, but can they win the division as comfortably as they did last season? Let’s take a look and see the MLB betting analysis for the American League West.

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Houston Astros

The defending World Series champions come into the season with the expectation that they will once again make another deep playoff run. They will not have Jose Altuve until June after he got hit by a pitch in the WBC. The Astros added Jose Abreu in the offseason, so I don’t expect there to be too much fallout from that injury. Other than that, this is essentially the same team that won 106 games last year and won the division by a mammoth 16 games. That win total might be lower this time around, but it’s tough to imagine that they won’t win the West.

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Seattle Mariners

The Mariners went 90-73 last season, which was enough to earn them an AL Wild Card spot. They got past the Blue Jays in the postseason, but then ran into an absolute buzzsaw in the Astros, who took them out in a 3-game sweep. The Mariners feel as though they are in a position to take a run at the division crown this season, making offseason moves to add more offense to the lineup. That might help make the division a little tighter this time around, with the Mariners being the team most likely to spring the upset.

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LA Angels

In Mike Trout and Shotei Ohtani, the Angels have two of the best players in the league on their roster, but that has not been enough to deliver success to this team. Ohtani, who is nearing the end of his contract, has made it clear that he wants to be on a winning team, so a repeat of their 73-89 record from last season might well mean that he is out the door sooner rather than later. They made some key additions in the offseason, but will that be enough to challenge in what is a very tough division?

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Texas Rangers

The Texas Rangers went all in during the offseason, landing some key players along the way. The biggest signing of the bunch was Jacob DeGrom, who will give a boost to the pitching staff. They also added some offensive talent, so I certainly expect them to be much better than their 68-94 record from last season, but just how much better remains to be seen.

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Oakland Athletics

You could make an argument for the Angels and Rangers potentially taking a run at the Astros and the division crown, but that is not the case with the A’s. They dumped salary over the postseason, ahead of what many believe will be their final season in Oakland, with a potential move to Las Vegas looming. Another dire year for the A’s looks certain.

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