{"id":16844,"date":"2023-03-15T09:12:14","date_gmt":"2023-03-15T13:12:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/?p=16844"},"modified":"2023-03-27T10:32:16","modified_gmt":"2023-03-27T14:32:16","slug":"2023-mlb-betting-guide-world-series-odds-betting-trends-and-predictions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/mlb\/2023-mlb-betting-guide-world-series-odds-betting-trends-and-predictions\/","title":{"rendered":"2023 MLB Betting Guide | World Series Odds, Betting Trends and Predictions"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>MLB Betting Predictions for 2023<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Did you know: The Yankees went 16-2 vs lefty starting pitchers at home last season? GoldSheet has teamed up with handicappers from WagerTalk and Sportsmemo to produce a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/combinepdf-1.pdf\">105-page MLB betting guide<\/a> for the 2023 season. Check out team previews, stat logs, division odds, win totals and much more to help you prepare for the upcoming baseball season. Play ball!<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th><\/th>\n<th>2023 MLB Betting Notes<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Opening Day:<\/td>\n<td>Thursday, March 30<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>All-Star Game:<\/td>\n<td>July 11 in Seattle<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>World Series Favorite:<\/td>\n<td>Houston Astros +600 at DraftKings<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Defending Champ:<\/td>\n<td>Houston Astros defeated Philadelphia Phillies<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>End of Regular Season:<\/td>\n<td>Sunday, October 1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2>2022 MLB Betting Trends<\/h2>\n<p>This year&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/combinepdf-1.pdf\">guide<\/a> features team previews for all 30 teams, division previews for all six divisions and analysis on the Cy Young, MVP and Rookie of the Year markets. Interested in learning more about how teams performed in certain situations last year? We&#8217;ve got you covered there, too:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Yankees went 16-2 vs lefties at home.<\/li>\n<li>The Twins went 14-3 vs lefties as a home favorite.<\/li>\n<li>The Royals went 15-43 vs righties away from home.<\/li>\n<li>The Marlins went 6-22 as a home &#8216;dog against righties.<\/li>\n<li>The Nationals went 4-21 against lefties on the road.<\/li>\n<li>The Cardinals went 20-4 as a favorite against lefties.<\/li>\n<li>The Astros went 44-9 as a favorite in day games.<\/li>\n<li>The Braves went 40-10 as a home favorite in night games.<\/li>\n<li>The Reds went 3-14 as a home favorite in day games.<\/li>\n<li>The Phillies went 13-1 as a favorite of -225 or greater, including 12-1 at home.<\/li>\n<li>The A&#8217;s went 13-41 in the first game of a series, including 6-21 at home.<\/li>\n<li>The Guardians went 14-2 as a home favorite in the first game of a series.<\/li>\n<li>The White Sox went 0-7 as a home &#8216;dog in the last game of a series.<\/li>\n<li>The Marlins went 4-15 as a road &#8216;dog in the first game of a series<\/li>\n<li>The Pirates went 4-20 as a road &#8216;dog in the first game of a series.<\/li>\n<li>The Dodgers were NEVER a home &#8216;dog in a game last season.<\/li>\n<li>The Giants went 15-4 as a home favorite against lefties.<\/li>\n<li>The Rockies went 5-19 on the road in the first game of a series.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>2023 MLB Team Previews<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/combinepdf-1.pdf\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-16848 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-15-9.07.00-AM.png\" alt=\"2023 New York Mets Preview\" width=\"738\" height=\"455\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-15-9.07.00-AM.png 738w, https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-15-9.07.00-AM-300x185.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 738px) 100vw, 738px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Every team preview comes with odds to win the World Series, division odds and regular season win total numbers. Keep track of which players left the team and who was added. Every writeup comes with a betting recommendation for the upcoming season.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/combinepdf-1.pdf\"><strong>Click to Download<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>*************************************************<\/strong><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Looking for more free sports picks and sports betting tips?<\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Latest Betting Odds and Public Action<\/strong><strong>: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/wt.buzz\/odds\" data-schema-attribute=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vegas lines<\/a> updated in real time, including who the public is betting on. <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Last Minute Handicapping Advice<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">: Check out our extensive library of <\/span><a style=\"font-size: 12pt;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/sports-betting-guide\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">handicapping tips<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"> and advice from professional Vegas handicappers (we also recommend taking the time to look over our <\/span><a style=\"font-size: 12pt;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/videos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sports betting tips video library<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Want an expert opinion?<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"> Check out the latest <\/span><a style=\"font-size: 12pt;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/free-sports-picks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"dofollow noopener\">Free Sports Picks<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"> and <\/span><a style=\"font-size: 12pt;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/picks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Best Bets<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"> from our team of expert sports handicappers.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>Make sure to bookmark all the above!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MLB Betting Predictions for 2023 Did you know: The Yankees went 16-2 vs lefty starting pitchers at home last season? GoldSheet has teamed up with handicappers from WagerTalk and Sportsmemo to produce a 105-page MLB betting guide for the 2023 season. Check out team previews, stat logs, division odds, win totals and much more to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":16845,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[4,708,727,709,2385],"class_list":["post-16844","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mlb","tag-mlb","tag-mlb-odds","tag-mlb-picks","tag-mlb-predictions","tag-world-series"],"basic_html":"<h2>MLB Betting Predictions for 2023<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Did you know: The Yankees went 16-2 vs lefty starting pitchers at home last season? GoldSheet has teamed up with handicappers from WagerTalk and Sportsmemo to produce a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/combinepdf-1.pdf\">105-page MLB betting guide<\/a> for the 2023 season. Check out team previews, stat logs, division odds, win totals and much more to help you prepare for the upcoming baseball season. Play ball!<\/p>\n<!--more-->\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th><\/th>\n<th>2023 MLB Betting Notes<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Opening Day:<\/td>\n<td>Thursday, March 30<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>All-Star Game:<\/td>\n<td>July 11 in Seattle<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>World Series Favorite:<\/td>\n<td>Houston Astros +600 at DraftKings<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Defending Champ:<\/td>\n<td>Houston Astros defeated Philadelphia Phillies<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>End of Regular Season:<\/td>\n<td>Sunday, October 1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2>2022 MLB Betting Trends<\/h2>\nThis year's <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/combinepdf-1.pdf\">guide<\/a> features team previews for all 30 teams, division previews for all six divisions and analysis on the Cy Young, MVP and Rookie of the Year markets. Interested in learning more about how teams performed in certain situations last year? We've got you covered there, too:\n<ul>\n \t<li>The Yankees went 16-2 vs lefties at home.<\/li>\n \t<li>The Twins went 14-3 vs lefties as a home favorite.<\/li>\n \t<li>The Royals went 15-43 vs righties away from home.<\/li>\n \t<li>The Marlins went 6-22 as a home 'dog against righties.<\/li>\n \t<li>The Nationals went 4-21 against lefties on the road.<\/li>\n \t<li>The Cardinals went 20-4 as a favorite against lefties.<\/li>\n \t<li>The Astros went 44-9 as a favorite in day games.<\/li>\n \t<li>The Braves went 40-10 as a home favorite in night games.<\/li>\n \t<li>The Reds went 3-14 as a home favorite in day games.<\/li>\n \t<li>The Phillies went 13-1 as a favorite of -225 or greater, including 12-1 at home.<\/li>\n \t<li>The A's went 13-41 in the first game of a series, including 6-21 at home.<\/li>\n \t<li>The Guardians went 14-2 as a home favorite in the first game of a series.<\/li>\n \t<li>The White Sox went 0-7 as a home 'dog in the last game of a series.<\/li>\n \t<li>The Marlins went 4-15 as a road 'dog in the first game of a series<\/li>\n \t<li>The Pirates went 4-20 as a road 'dog in the first game of a series.<\/li>\n \t<li>The Dodgers were NEVER a home 'dog in a game last season.<\/li>\n \t<li>The Giants went 15-4 as a home favorite against lefties.<\/li>\n \t<li>The Rockies went 5-19 on the road in the first game of a series.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>2023 MLB Team Previews<\/h3>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/combinepdf-1.pdf\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-16848 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-15-9.07.00-AM.png\" alt=\"2023 New York Mets Preview\" width=\"738\" height=\"455\" \/><\/a>\n\nEvery team preview comes with odds to win the World Series, division odds and regular season win total numbers. Keep track of which players left the team and who was added. Every writeup comes with a betting recommendation for the upcoming season.\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/combinepdf-1.pdf\"><strong>Click to Download<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>*************************************************<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Looking for more free sports picks and sports betting tips?<\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n \t<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Latest Betting Odds and Public Action<\/strong><strong>: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/wt.buzz\/odds\" data-schema-attribute=\"\">Vegas lines<\/a> updated in real time, including who the public is betting on. <\/span><\/li>\n \t<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Last Minute Handicapping Advice<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">: Check out our extensive library of <\/span><a style=\"font-size: 12pt;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/sports-betting-guide\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">handicapping tips<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"> and advice from professional Vegas handicappers (we also recommend taking the time to look over our <\/span><a style=\"font-size: 12pt;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/videos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sports betting tips video library<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">)<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Want an expert opinion?<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"> Check out the latest <\/span><a style=\"font-size: 12pt;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/free-sports-picks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"dofollow noopener\">Free Sports Picks<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"> and <\/span><a style=\"font-size: 12pt;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/picks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Best Bets<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"> from our team of expert sports handicappers.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>Make sure to bookmark all the above!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16844","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16844"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16844\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16845"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16844"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16844"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16844"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}