MLB win totals: AL Central over or under according to Vegas

MLB win totals: AL Central over or under according to Vegas

Kansas City Royals

Win Total: 65

Prediction: Under

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The Royals did little to nothing to improve their squad after a 58-win 2019 season. So, it’s a stretch to assume they’ll do any better in 2020. They seem rather content with letting things play out internally for a few years. As such, their on-field talent will be lacking come April.

When betting the over/under on a season win total, it’s essential to consider an organization’s stance come the trade deadline. Kansas City clearly won’t be buyers, and there’s a great chance they’ll be sellers. If they opt to trade any number of high-performing players come July, you can expect their record to suffer even more in the final two months of the regular season.

I don’t see the Royals improving from last year. Under 65 is the play.

Detroit Tigers

Win Total: 55.5

Prediction: Under

Now we fall to the Detroit Tigers, a team that won 47 games a season ago. Another miserable season awaits. I don’t see a single matchup in which the Tigers out-talent their opponent. Maybe when they face the Baltimore Orioles, but even that’s questionable.

The primary desire among Detroit fans is to get a glimpse of top prospect Casey Mize in a big-league uniform. If by some miracle Mize, along with #2 pitching prospect Matt Manning, surface with the Tigers and pitched extremely well, perhaps they can eclipse 55 wins. But it’s very unlikely either make much of an impact as early as 2020.

Take the under.