Betting tips for the 2023 MLB season: win totals

Baseball season is finally upon us, and there are betting opportunities galore, especially when it comes to the win totals for each individual team. Our experts have dived into the numbers and projections to see where there may be an opportunity to wager on clubs whose expectations have not been precisely encapsulated by this predicted number of victories.

Without further ado, here are our best bets from Tyler Fulghum, Doug Kezirian, Paul Hembekides, Eric Karabell, Derek Carty and Tristan H. Cockcroft.

All odds courtesy of Caesars Sportsbook, as of March 27.

Fulghum: There's nothing wrong with being a betting bully, so I'll hammer the Nationals under 59.0 wins. The NL East is loaded at the top with the Phillies, Braves and Mets. Even the Marlins are a decent team as evidenced by their 76.0 win total prop. The Nats are in a full teardown/rebuild and they should be the punching bag, both of this division and the rest of the league.

Karabell: The last time the Marlins won 76 games was back in 2017 and, despite trading for the AL batting champ (Luis Arraez), this remains a weak lineup — perhaps the worst in the NL again. I will take the under for Miami. However, my favorite pick is taking the Angels over 81.5 wins. The Angels haven't won half of their games since 2015, but they've surely improved their pitching and, well, Shohei Ohtani? Mike Trout? The lineup is devastating if (and that's a big if) healthy. Still, let's be optimistic!

Carty: Get ready to be upset, because we're taking the Mets under 92.5 wins. The Mets were the talk of the offseason with all of their spending, but ultimately they just replaced what they were losing (and often with a downgrade). Jacob deGrom turned into Justin Verlander. Chris Bassitt turned