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As Opening Day is about to commence here are a few of the rankings, projections, odds and over/unders for the Astros and the leading competitors.
In no particular order here are what some of the projection services and sports publications have said.
Fangraphs/Depth Charts projected records
Yankees 97-65
Astros 96-66
Red Sox 94-68
Dodgers 93-69
Indians 92-70
Nationals 90-72
Five Thirty Eight Projected records and Playoff Odds
Astros Record: 98-64, Playoff Odds: 86%, WS Odds: 16%
Yankees Record: 97-65, Playoff Odds: 82%, WS Odds: 13%
Dodgers Record: 95-67, Playoff Odds: 79%, WS Odds: 13%
Red Sox Record: 96-67, Playoff Odds: 76% WS Odds: 13%
Sportsline Projections (from CBS.com)
Yankees Record: 103 wins, 5-1 odds to win World Series
Astros Record: 101 wins, 6-1 odds to win World Series
Red Sox Record 100 wins, 7-1 odds to win World Series
Dodgers Record 100 wins, 7-1 odds to win World Series
Indians Record 92 wins, 10-1 odds to win World Series
ESPN MLB Opening Day Power Rankings
Red Sox: 98-64
Astros: 94-68
Yankees: 94-68
Dodgers: 93-69
Indians: 92-70
Sports Illustrated MLB Preview
These are the picks of their nine writers.
AL Champion: Astros (5), Yankees (2), Red Sox (1), Indians (1)
NL Champion: Nationals (4), Dodgers (2), Brewers, Phillies Cubs, 1 each
World Series Champion: Astros (4)
ESPN Over/Under
Yankees: Odds to win AL Pennant: + 225, Division: -125, over/under: 97, Odds to make playoffs: yes -700, No +500
Astros: Odds to win AL pennant: +275, Division: -800, over/under: 96.5, Odds to make playoffs: yes – 1400, No + 800
Red Sox: Odds to win AL Pennant: + 350, Division +125, over/under: 93.5, Odds to make playoffs: yes -600, No + 425
Dodgers: Odds to win NL Pennant: -450, Division -400, over/under: 92.5, Odds to make playoffs: yes -1000, No +650
Indians: Odds to win AL Pennant: 5-1, Division -800, over/under: 96.5, Odds to make Playoffs: yes – 1400 no + 800
MLB.com Predictions
AL East-Red Sox, AL Central-Indians, AL West-Astros, AL Wild Card- Yankees, Rays, AL Champ-Astros
NL East- Nationals, AL Central-Cardinals, NL West-Dodgers, NL Wild Card- Cubs, Braves, NL Champ- Dodgers
World Series Champion-Astros