Baseball Betting: Can Padres Rebound and Pay Off on the MLB Futures?

After sinking to the bottom of the NL West standings in 2011 the San Diego Padres will be trying to get back on track this season – but they’ll have to do it as a big underdog on the current MLB futures.

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The Padres posted a 71-91 record in 2011, which put them 23 games back of the division-winning Arizona Diamondbacks. That was a huge step back for San Diego, as they’d won 90 games in 2010 and just missed out on a playoff berth in the National League.

San Diego bolstered its offense over the winter by acquiring outfielder Carlos Quentin from the Chicago White Sox, but they’re going to have to wait a bit for him to make his debut with the team – he had surgery on his knee and isn’t expected back until the end of April.

Quentin batted .254 with 24 home runs and 77 RBI last season for the White Sox in just 118 games; he’s never played more than 131 games in a season in the big leagues. On the MLB props at Bovada, Quentin is listed at 50/1 odds to win the NL MVP award this year.

Bovada also has the Padres back at +1200 odds to win the NL West division title this season, well behind the +150 favorites from San Francisco. San Diego also sits at 50/1 odds to win the NL Pennant, and at 100/1 odds to win the World Series this fall.

On the wins OVER/UNDER prop at Bovada San Diego’s victory total is set low at 73.5. The Padres will try for their first win of the season on Thursday night as they begin a four-game home series against the Los Angeles Dodgers.

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Tags: Carlos Quentin, MLB Baseball, nl west, San Diego Padres

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