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MLB Standings

Our MLB standings page helps you understand which teams have been the most profitable for baseball bettors throughout the season.

It provides all the basic information you would expect from the current MLB standings — home record, away record and so on. However, it also goes a lot deeper.

You can find out the units of profit you would have secured by betting on each team throughout the season. There is also data on how often each team covers the run line and how often the games featuring each team go over or stay under the total run line.

This MLB league standings page has been created specifically for handicappers. It is designed to give you an edge when betting on baseball. Read on to learn how best to benefit from the information on this MLB season standings page.

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MLB Standings Page Navigation

You will see two buttons at the top of the page. The button at the top left of the page allows you to switch between moneyline, run line and totals information. It is automatically set to “Money”, as moneyline wagering is very popular among baseball bettors. You can click on it to switch to “Run Line” information or “Total” betting data.

The second button allows you to switch from data covering entire games to information covering the first 5 innings. Betting on the first 5 innings is also popular among MLB fans, which inspired us to add that option to our MLB scores and standings page.

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Straight Up Records

The teams are listed in order of the number of wins they have earned over the course of the MLB season. If a team has an 88-52 record, it means it has won 88 games and lost 52.

You can also check out each team’s record at home or on the road. Some teams turn their home stadiums into veritable fortresses, while others perform consistently well away from home. We also provide information about how each team has performed in the first 5 innings.

In that case, you will see wins, then losses and finally games that were tied after the first 5. If a team is 72-50-16, it means they won 72 times after the first 5, losing 50 times and tied 16.

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Moneyline Betting

Moneyline betting is the simplest form of MLB wagering. It is also generally the most popular way to bet on a baseball game. You just have to predict which team will win.

The online sportsbooks will start by weighing up the relative strengths and weaknesses of each team. They will factor in injuries, home advantage, fatigue, head-to-heads, recent results and so on. When they have completed their analysis, they release odds on each team. The odds relate to the likelihood of each team winning and they tell you the potential profit you stand to earn by betting on each team.

For example, let’s say the Atlanta Braves are top of the National League East MLB standings, having won nine of their last 10 games. Meanwhile, the Milwaukee Brewers are languishing near the bottom of the NL Central standings, having endured a poor run of results. In that case, you might expect to see the Braves priced at -210 to win and the Brewers out at +175.

If the odds start with a minus symbol, it tells you the amount you need to wager to make a $100 profit. You would need to bet $210 on the Braves to win $100. If the odds start with a plus, it shows you the profit you would earn by placing a $100 wager on that team. A $100 bet on the Brewers at +175 would earn you a $175 profit. The larger potential payout on the Brewers highlights their status as the underdogs.

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Units

This helpful section tells you the total profit you would have earned or the total loss you would have incurred by betting on a team to win each of its games throughout the season. For example, if a team is 28.48, you would have earned $2,840 by betting $100 on it to win each of its games. If a team is -4.25, you would be down $425 if you had been continually betting $100 on it to win.

Run Line Records

This tells you how often each team has covered the run line during the season. The run line is a 1.5-run handicap given to the supposedly stronger team. There are some alternative run lines, but the standard line is 1.5 runs.

The ATS record for each team shows how often it has covered the run line and how often it has failed to do so. If a team is 76-61, it has covered 76 times and fallen short 61 times.

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Run Line Betting

The run line skews the odds to make things interesting for bettors. If we stick with the hypothetical example above — where MLB National League East standings leader Atlanta is the -210 favorite to beat Milwaukee, which is struggling in the MLB National League Central standings — we can see the impact of the run line.

In this case, you might expect to see odds of -120 on the Braves to cover the run line. If you bet on them, they would need to win by at least 2 runs for your wager to pay off. However, you would earn a significantly larger profit if they pulled it off.

The alternative would be to bet on the Brewers +1.5 at odds of +100. In that case, the Brewers could win the game or lose by a single run and you would get paid out. That makes it easier, but your profit would be lower.

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Difference

This is the average amount of points by which each team has covered the spread during the MLB season. Negative numbers are no-cover in our MLB regular season standings.

With the MLB regular season standings being heavily influenced by the amount of points each team has covered the spread by, understanding the average amount of points by which a team has covered or not covered can be essential in crafting an effective betting strategy.

The average amount of points a team covers or not covers can significantly impact their placement on the standings.

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Totals Information

This section explains how often games featuring a particular team have gone over the total runs line, stayed under it or landed exactly on it. If a team is 71-64-4, it means that over has paid off 71 times in that team’s games, under has paid off 64 times and four games have resulted in a push after the total landed bang on the line. You can divide it into home and away and filter down to the first 5 innings.

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Totals Betting

The online sportsbooks set a total runs line for each game. You simply have to predict whether the cumulative runs scored by both teams will go over that line or stay under it. For example, the total runs line could be set at 9 for an AL East game between the Tampa Bay Rays and the Boston Red Sox.

If you bet on over, the Tampa Bay Rays could win 6-4 or the Red Sox could win 9-1 and you would get paid out either way. It doesn’t matter which team wins — you are only interested in total runs on this American League East game.

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Net Action Points

This AP O/U figure tells you the number of net action points in games involving a team that went over or stayed under the total runs line.

As an example, suppose the total runs line for a game between the New York Yankees and the Los Angeles Dodgers was set at 8. If the final result of the match was Yankees 5 and the Dodgers 4 then the total runs would be 9, thus exceeding the pre-set total runs line.

In this case, the net action point would be +1 for this game, as the total runs scored went over the predicted total by 1. Conversely, if the total runs scored in the game were less than the predicted line, let’s say 7, then the net action point would be -1.

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Major League Baseball Standings FAQs

What are MLB wild card standings?

MLB wild card standings show the rankings of teams competing for the wild card playoff spots. These teams are not division winners but have the next-best records in their respective leagues and the top two wild card teams from each league advance to the postseason.

Is there a difference between the AL and NL standings in MLB?

Yes, there is a difference between the AL (American League) and NL (National League) standings in MLB. The AL and NL are separate leagues within MLB and each league has its own league records, standings, teams and playoff structure, with limited interleague play during the regular season.

How are the MLB regular standings determined?

Standings are determined by the performances of teams in a division. The team with the most wins (which would place them first in the division standings) is awarded the division title, while the remaining playoff spots are filled by divisional winners and wild card teams based on their won-lost percentages.

Are there any tiebreaker rules for teams with the same record in the MLB standings?

Yes, tiebreaker rules exist for tied teams in the MLB standings. Tiebreakers typically involve head-to-head record, divisional or conference record and sometimes a one-game playoff to determine the higher standing or playoff eligibility in case of tiebreaker scenarios.

Can a wild card team win the World Series?

Yes, a wild card team can win the World Series. In fact, wild card teams have won the World Series in the past. The postseason is a tournament where teams compete regardless of their regular season performance, giving wild card teams a chance to advance and potentially win the championship.