Normally the defending World Series champion is a huge favorite to repeat with the MLB odds the following season. That is not the case this year as even in the National League East the Washington Nationals are co-favorites with the Atlanta Braves. With the Philadelphia Phillies and New York Mets right behind as viable alternatives. Only the Miami Marlins are considered to be out of the running before Opening Day. A strong case can be made that the National League East is the best and most competitive division in Major League Baseball. As a result, handicappers will get more reasonable prices but along with that a much tougher handicap and challenge at picking the winner. Let’s examine.
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2020 NL East Odds:
| TEAM |
ODDS |
| Atlanta Braves |
+170 |
| Washington Nationals |
+224 |
| New York Mets |
+310 |
| Philadelphia Phillies |
+445 |
| Miami Marlins |
+37500 |
The Nationals are defending World Series champions but the Braves are the two-time defending champion of the National League East itself. Thus, the status of both teams as co-favorites with the MLB odds. Meanwhile the Mets have always had a large and passionate fan base that drives down the value of their prices. And Philadelphia is still coming off the Bryce Harper hype that proved ill founded. Miami is correctly seen, even by squares, as a pipe dream.
Washington Nationals
Which Washington team will gamblers get for 2020? The one that opened the 2019 season with a record of 19-31 or the one that became the best team in all of baseball down the stretch. Perhaps the answer is somewhere in the middle. But based on their improbable run out of nowhere to win it all and doubts about the bullpen do the Nats figure to take a probable step back for 2020.
Atlanta Braves
Keep in mind that the question for this bet is who will win the NL East Division championship, not the post season. And that plays right into the Braves wheelhouse. The Atlanta franchise is well known for being the best at winning in the regular season only to flop come playoff time.
New York Mets
It’s always 1969 for Miracle Mets fans and their decedents. New York caught everyone off guard as a 2019 surprise contender heading into September before wilting when it matters most. As a result, manager Mickey Callaway was fired with Luis Rojas taking over for 2020. NL Rookie of the Year Peter Alonso adds to the Mets hype after winning the Home Run crown with 53 dingers last year. But can he and his team take the next step? Or was the September Swoon a warning of the future?
Free MLB Betting Odds Pick
Philadelphia was exposed as a fraud in 2019 and there is nothing to change that perception. The Mets may drop in 2020 and the Nats rode an improbable dream to win their first World Series. Atlanta is old reliable.
MLB Betting Odds Prediction: Atlanta Braves
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