MLB 2025 Predictions: Win total over/unders for every team
MLB 2025 Predictions: Win total over/unders for every team
Any baseball fan can go ahead and guess which teams will make the playoffs after all the offseason dust has settled. It takes a true sicko to look at each ballclub and try to predict how many wins each will finish with.
Fortunately, we have three such sickos at For The Win willing to take on the challenge.
As Opening Day for the 2025 Major League Baseball nears on Thursday, we've gone through every win total line at FanDuel and predicted which teams will finish over or under. For reference, we also added the notorious PECOTA projections from Baseball Prospectus.
Let's dig in!
American League East
Team FanDuel W/L Line PECOTA Projection Blake Schuster Charles Curtis Prince Grimes Baltimore Orioles 88.5 88.7 Over Over Over Boston Red Sox 86.5 79.5 Over Over Over New York Yankees 92.5 89.1 Under Over Over Tampa Bay Rays 81.5 82 Over Over Under Toronto Blue Jays 78.5 85.1 Under Under Under
Blake Schuster: This feels like it has to be the year for the Orioles to win the division. The Yankees took a step back, the Blue Jays are teetering on a fire sale and the Red Sox are maybe a year away from contender. You can never count out the Rays, but the collection of talent in Baltimore is pretty hard to top.
Charles Curtis: Whew, this is tough. I do love what the Sox did this offseason, which makes them sneaky good. I think I'm going O's to win the East, the Yankees to grab a Wild Card and the rest to be CHAOS. Gotta love it.
Prince Grimes: I really want the Orioles to compete for the division title, but the loss of Corbin Burnes is going to hurt that rotation a lot. And the Yankees are still great without Juan Soto. I'm going Yankees, and the Red Sox are a sleeper here.
American League Central
Team FanDuel W/L Line PECOTA Projection Blake Schuster Charles Curtis Prince Grimes Chicago White Sox 54.5 61.3 Over Over Under Cleveland Guardians 82.5 79.9 Under Under Over Detroit Tigers 83.5 78.8 Under Over Under Kansas City Royals 82.5 81.3 Over Over Under Minnesota Twins 83.5 86.8 Under Over Over
Blake Schuster: I know we just saw the Tigers make a triumphant postseason push, but Kansas City really seems like the class of the division and could be for awhile. Minnesota didn't get any better and has the same injury concerns with Byron Buxton and Royce Lewis. Cleveland is a bit older and the White Sox are...still the White Sox.
Charles Curtis: Ahh, the AL Central. Good luck forecasting this one, but I'll try: I'll say the Royals take the title and the Tigers take them down to the final week of the season ... but then I wonder if the Twins do Twins things and the Guardians are underrated. Did I forget a team here? Oh, right. Sorry, Sox fans.
Prince Grimes: There's a lot to like about four of the teams in this division, but I have a lot of questions about how real the Royals and Tigers are -- which brings me to Minnesota. With better health, I could see the Twins coming out as the surprise winners.
American League West
Team FanDuel W/L Line PECOTA Projection Blake Schuster Charles Curtis Prince Grimes Athletics 71.5 71.5 Over Over Over Houston Astros 86.5 88 Under Over Over Los Angeles Angels 72.5 74.2 Under Under Under Seattle Mariners 85.5 85.8 Under Over Under Texas Rangers 85.5 90.4 Over Under Under
Blake Schuster: It's Texas and then everyone else in this division. That said, I expect we'll see a much stronger Athletics' team than many casuals expect. Not that they'll contend, but the A's won't be as bad as last year. The Astros' reign of terror is over.
Charles Curtis: Bold take: I think the A's will be really fun for three quarters of the season. But I could see Texas winning and the Astros at least hanging in the Wild Card.
Prince Grimes: The West is ripe for the taking with Houston expected to take a step back. I just don't think Seattle has enough offense to take it, and the Rangers have too many question marks with oft-injured vets. Don't be surprised if you look up at the end of the year, and it's the Astros again.
National League East
Team FanDuel W/L Line PECOTA Projection Blake Schuster Charles Curtis Prince Grimes Atlanta Braves 86.5 87.6 Under Under Over Miami Marlins 63.5 60.7 Over Under Under New York Mets 90.5 91.7 Over Over Over Philadelphia Phillies 90.5 85.7 Under Over Over Washington Nationals 70.5 67.9 Over Under Under
Blake Schuster: The most exciting division in baseball yet again will come down to the Braves and Mets (and likely whichever team can stay healthier).
Charles Curtis: I'm a Mets fan, so I'm set up to worry that they won't win the division, especially with their rotation. I'll say it's Mets by a hair over the Braves and the Phils keep in the mix.
Prince Grimes: We're probably headed for another photo finish between the Phillies, Braves and Mets. Juan Soto's shuffle might just be the thing that finally pushes New York over the top.
National League Central
Team FanDuel W/L Line PECOTA Projection Blake Schuster Charles Curtis Prince Grimes Chicago Cubs 86.5 91.7 Under Under Under Cincinnati Reds 79.5 74.5 Over Over Under Milwaukee Brewers 82.5 79.5 Over Over Over Pittsburgh Pirates 75.5 75.1 Under Under Over St. Louis Cardinals 75.5 77.5 Under Under Over
Blake Schuster: The Cubs will be better than expected, but they aren't ready to contend yet. The same goes for Cincinnati, but ultimately a healthy Brewers team should win the Central.
Charles Curtis: It's probably the Brewers or bust, but don't bet against the Reds.
Prince Grimes: The Cubs closed the gap on Milwaukee, which should make for an interesting race, but I get the feeling the Brewers aren't quite done owning this division.
National League West
Team FanDuel W/L Line PECOTA Projection Blake Schuster Charles Curtis Prince Grimes Arizona Diamondbacks 86.5 87.6 Under Under Over Colorado Rockies 59.5 54.7 Over Over Over Los Angeles Dodgers 104.5 103.2 Over Over Over San Diego Padres 85.5 87 Under Over Under San Francisco Giants 79.5 77.6 Under Under Under
Blake Schuster: Thanks for playing everyone else, just give the Dodgers their division title now.
Charles Curtis: Yeah, yeah Dodgers yadda yadda yadda. Padres are nice though.
Prince Grimes: It's the Dodgers, then everyone else. Not just in the West. That goes for the entire league.
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