Quote:
Originally Posted by Prison Bitch
Only an idiot totally disbelieves Vegas. So it's not surprising that you disbelieved Vegas.
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Here are MLB teams' wins in 2012, with Vegas' O/U wins going into the season in parentheses:
Arizona: 81 (84.5) Diff: -3.5
Atlanta: 94 (86.5) Diff: +7.5
Baltimore: 93 (70.5) Diff: +22.5
Boston: 69 (87.5) Diff: -18.5
Chicago Cubs: 61 (73.5) Diff: -12.5
Chicago WS: 85 (76.5) Diff: +8.5
Cincinnati: 97 (86.5) Diff: +10.5
Colorado: 64 (82.5) Diff: -18.5
Cleveland: 68 (75.5) Diff: -7.5
Detroit: 88 (94.5) Diff: -6.5
Houston: 55 (62.5) Diff: -7.5
Kansas City: 72 (78.5) Diff: -6.5
LAA: 89 (89.5) Diff: -0.5
LAD: 86 (81.5) Diff: +4.5
Miami: 69 (82.5) Diff: -13.5
Milwaukee: 83 (82.5) Diff: +0.5
Minnesota 66 (74.5) Diff: -8.5
NYM: 74 (74.5) Diff: -0.5
NYY: 95 (93.5) Diff: +1.5
Oakland: 94 (72.5) Diff: +21.5
Philadelphia: 81 (95.5) Diff: -14.5
Pittsburgh: 79 (73.5) Diff: +5.5
San Diego: 76 (70.5) Diff: +5.5
San Fran: 94 (87.5) Diff: +6.5
Seattle: 75 (72.5) Diff: +2.5
StL: 88 (84.5) Diff: +3.5
Tampa: 90 (87.5) Diff: +2.5
Texas: 93 (94.5) Diff: -1.5
Toronto: 73 (81) Diff: -8.0
Washington: 98 (80.5) Diff: +17.5
Yeah, staggering accuracy there. 15/30 teams were +/- 7.5 games or more outside of Vegas' predicted win total.