SEASON FORECASTS AND FUTURES PICKS

Their odds to win it all are 300/1, 0.3% (#14). They do not have any real chance to win the championship. They are not a good value to win the NL either at 150/1, 0.7%. They are projected to win 83 games and come in under their pre-season futures line of 89. Their playoff chances are under 1%. Their average wins per simulation puts them at #9 in the NL.

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REGULAR SEASON RECAP AND UPCOMING GAMES

Based on money line odds their expected record at this point of the season is 76.5-71.5. At 76-72 they are in line with these expectations. Money line backers would be down quite a bit (-577 units). They are not good against the spread (72-76) for a -432 loss. Their under-over record is 75-69 with 4 pushes. Based on computer simulations they only have a 36% chance to beat the Braves in their next game. The table below shows their upcoming games, their simulation based win percentage and their recent head to head record (WL, ATS, OU).

TEAM STATISTICAL STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES

Their record is better than it should be. Their average run differential is -0.05 which ranks #9 in the NL, but their rank based on win percentage is #7. This is a relatively better home team than a road team. They are the #8 ranked team in run differential in home games, vs #11 in road games. Their average run differential in their past 12 games is +0.08 which ranks them #7 over this stretch, slightly better than overall.

TEAM STATS PER GAME (League Rank):

ALLOWED TO OPPOSING TEAMS (Lower # is Better):

TEAM FANTASY LEADERS

The table below show the most valuable fantasy players on the team led by Bryce Harper who is projected to be the #2 outfielder the rest of the season. The Better Option column shows the player directly above him and the Better Than column shows the player directly below him in the projected position rankings.