Oddsmaker sets Cubs’ win total at 89; White Sox at 80.5

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While the Cubs might be favored to win the World Series, don’t expect a 100-plus win season. That’s what Atlantis Casino in Reno suggests with its opening win totals for the 2016 MLB season.

Atlantis figures the Cubs to win around 89 games and has the White Sox at 80.5. The San Francisco Giants (90) were the only team posted with a higher total than the Cubs; the Mets are at 88.

From the Sporting News Linemakers:

“Baseball fans are talking about the Cubs like they’ve already won the NL Central and World Series, and I’ve even heard a few say they’re a lock to win 100 games. But maybe we should reel in the excitement just a bit. No book is going to hang a number in the mid-90s, and in a division that they in no way have a strangehold on, 89 seems right for Chicago.”

MLB win totals for 2016

(By Atlantis Casino)

NL Central

Cubs 89

Cardinals 87.5

Pirates 87

Brewers 71.5

Reds 71

NL East

Mets 88

Nationals 87

Marlins 80.5

Braves 65

Phillies 66.5

NL West

Giants 90

Dodgers 87

D-Backs 84.5

Padres 74

Rockies 68.5

AL Central

Royals 87

Tigers 85

Indians 84

White Sox 80.5

Twins 77.5

AL East

Blue Jays 87

Red Sox 85.5

Yankees 85

Orioles 80.5

Rays 78

AL West

Rangers 86

Astros 85.5

Mariners 83

Angels 82.5

A’s 75.5

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