2026 MLB Betting Trends: Team Run Line, Moneyline, and Totals Records

By: Al MacMillan Updated 09/09/2026, 08:48 AM ET

The 2026 MLB season has produced clear separation in the betting market, and the team-by-team numbers tell the story. The Tampa Bay Rays have been the most profitable club to back on the run line, while the Seattle Mariners and Los Angeles Angels have been steady money-losers no matter the side. Below are the full 30-team rankings for every major market, sorted by return on investment, to sharpen your MLB picks and predictions.

Records reflect flat 1-unit stakes at the closing line through September 8, 2026. A positive ROI means blindly backing that side all season would have shown a profit.

Four angles stand out across the full board this season: Tampa Bay on the run line (75-65, plus 12.0 percent), Washington on the first-5 run line (90-55, plus 16.5 percent), the Angels on team-total Unders (plus 13.3 percent), and Minnesota on full-game Overs (77-57, plus 8.4 percent). Each is anchored by a large sample, which is what separates a genuine market edge from a hot streak.

The run line applies a 1.5-run spread to every game. Tampa Bay leads the league at 75-65, with Milwaukee and Atlanta close behind. On the other end, Seattle has been baseball's worst run-line team this season.

RankTeamATS RecordUnitsROI
1Tampa Bay Rays75-65+20.35u+12.0%
2Milwaukee Brewers75-69+16.00u+9.7%
3Atlanta Braves73-69+12.85u+7.8%
4San Diego Padres78-62+12.20u+6.5%
5Washington Nationals82-61+8.65u+4.4%
6New York Yankees70-72+6.30u+3.9%
7Chicago White Sox81-59+7.75u+3.8%
8St. Louis Cardinals79-62+2.35u+1.2%
9Boston Red Sox69-71+0.60u+0.3%
10Arizona Diamondbacks76-64+0.55u+0.3%
11Houston Astros74-70-0.05u-0.0%
12Colorado Rockies77-66-1.80u-1.0%
13Chicago Cubs68-74-2.25u-1.3%
14Toronto Blue Jays73-70-3.15u-1.7%
15Baltimore Orioles73-70-3.30u-1.7%
16Miami Marlins73-69-5.60u-2.9%
17Minnesota Twins76-66-7.00u-3.5%
18Detroit Tigers67-71-7.20u-4.0%
19Cincinnati Reds74-67-10.80u-5.4%
20Kansas City Royals70-69-15.70u-7.9%
21Pittsburgh Pirates66-74-14.55u-8.0%
22Cleveland Guardians66-77-16.45u-9.0%
23New York Mets64-77-16.45u-9.2%
24San Francisco Giants70-72-20.30u-10.2%
25Los Angeles Angels70-72-23.60u-12.0%
26Texas Rangers63-77-22.30u-12.0%
27Athletics68-76-24.95u-13.0%
28Philadelphia Phillies60-82-27.50u-16.4%
29Los Angeles Dodgers59-83-29.95u-17.8%
30Seattle Mariners55-88-31.00u-18.4%

Moneyline ROI rewards teams the market has underrated, not just the ones that win most. The Chicago White Sox top the board at 75-68 because so many of those wins came at plus money, with Tampa Bay second and Atlanta third. The Angels have been the single biggest moneyline drain in the sport.

RankTeamRecordUnitsROI
1Chicago White Sox75-68+13.65u+8.8%
2Tampa Bay Rays85-58+14.15u+7.7%
3Atlanta Braves85-58+10.60u+5.4%
4Milwaukee Brewers88-56+11.25u+5.3%
5Arizona Diamondbacks76-68+8.60u+5.1%
6St. Louis Cardinals72-72+7.05u+4.5%
7San Diego Padres75-68+1.20u+0.7%
8Miami Marlins72-72+0.45u+0.3%
9Chicago Cubs81-63+0.30u+0.1%
10Philadelphia Phillies80-63-1.40u-0.7%
11Washington Nationals67-78-1.25u-0.8%
12Boston Red Sox79-65-2.05u-1.1%
13Cincinnati Reds69-74-2.80u-1.8%
14New York Yankees81-62-5.95u-2.9%
15Cleveland Guardians73-71-6.55u-3.6%
16Minnesota Twins68-75-6.75u-4.2%
17Toronto Blue Jays72-72-7.55u-4.3%
18Houston Astros73-71-7.85u-4.5%
19Colorado Rockies55-88-8.05u-5.6%
20Texas Rangers71-73-11.10u-6.4%
21Los Angeles Dodgers86-57-19.65u-7.1%
22Baltimore Orioles69-75-12.30u-7.3%
23Pittsburgh Pirates71-73-13.35u-7.5%
24Kansas City Royals64-80-15.90u-9.9%
25San Francisco Giants59-85-21.35u-13.4%
26Detroit Tigers65-78-24.20u-13.8%
27Athletics57-87-23.80u-15.0%
28New York Mets65-78-26.80u-15.2%
29Seattle Mariners67-77-30.20u-15.7%
30Los Angeles Angels54-89-25.50u-16.8%

Totals splits cut both ways, so we rank the Over and the Under separately. The Minnesota Twins and Chicago White Sox have been the league's premier Over teams, while the Los Angeles Angels and Arizona anchor the Under side.

Best Over Teams

RankTeamOver Record (O-U)ROI
1Minnesota Twins77-57+8.4%
2Chicago White Sox80-61+8.2%
3Chicago Cubs80-62+7.9%
4Washington Nationals75-62+4.7%
5Seattle Mariners75-62+4.4%
6Cincinnati Reds76-65+2.7%
7Texas Rangers73-63+2.6%
8Pittsburgh Pirates74-64+2.4%
9Athletics73-66+0.6%
10Houston Astros71-64-0.2%
11Toronto Blue Jays71-69-2.9%
12Miami Marlins71-69-3.2%
13San Francisco Giants66-65-3.5%
14Baltimore Orioles70-70-4.3%
15New York Mets63-67-7.3%
16Boston Red Sox68-72-7.5%
17Tampa Bay Rays66-71-7.5%
18Colorado Rockies68-72-7.5%
19Kansas City Royals66-73-8.8%
20Philadelphia Phillies64-71-8.8%
21St. Louis Cardinals65-72-9.1%
22Atlanta Braves64-72-9.7%
23Cleveland Guardians67-76-9.9%
24Los Angeles Dodgers66-75-10.6%
25Milwaukee Brewers64-76-12.1%
26San Diego Padres62-76-13.7%
27Detroit Tigers61-76-14.2%
28Arizona Diamondbacks61-77-15.0%
29New York Yankees61-77-15.3%
30Los Angeles Angels58-82-20.1%

Best Under Teams

RankTeamUnder Record (O-U)ROI
1Los Angeles Angels58-82+11.8%
2Arizona Diamondbacks61-77+6.5%
3New York Yankees61-77+6.5%
4Detroit Tigers61-76+6.0%
5San Diego Padres62-76+5.2%
6Milwaukee Brewers64-76+3.7%
7Atlanta Braves64-72+1.8%
8Los Angeles Dodgers66-75+1.7%
9Cleveland Guardians67-76+0.8%
10Philadelphia Phillies64-71+0.7%
11Kansas City Royals66-73+0.7%
12St. Louis Cardinals65-72+0.2%
13Colorado Rockies68-72-1.1%
14Tampa Bay Rays66-71-1.3%
15New York Mets63-67-1.6%
16Boston Red Sox68-72-1.7%
17Baltimore Orioles70-70-4.0%
18San Francisco Giants66-65-4.7%
19Miami Marlins71-69-5.5%
20Toronto Blue Jays71-69-5.6%
21Athletics73-66-8.7%
22Houston Astros71-64-8.9%
23Texas Rangers73-63-10.4%
24Pittsburgh Pirates74-64-10.8%
25Cincinnati Reds76-65-11.6%
26Washington Nationals75-62-12.6%
27Seattle Mariners75-62-12.7%
28Chicago Cubs80-62-16.0%
29Chicago White Sox80-61-17.3%
30Minnesota Twins77-57-17.7%

Team totals isolate one club's run production rather than the combined score. The Chicago Cubs and Washington have cleared their team numbers more than any other lineups, while the Angels and Mets have been the most dependable team-total Under sides.

Best Team-Total Over Teams

RankTeamOver Record (O-U)ROI
1Chicago Cubs82-62+6.2%
2Washington Nationals80-65+4.2%
3Minnesota Twins79-64+3.9%
4Milwaukee Brewers78-66+2.9%
5Chicago White Sox77-66+1.0%
6St. Louis Cardinals77-67+0.6%
7Arizona Diamondbacks76-68-0.8%
8Atlanta Braves75-68-1.2%
9Boston Red Sox75-69-1.3%
10Tampa Bay Rays75-68-1.5%
11Pittsburgh Pirates74-70-3.7%
12Colorado Rockies74-69-3.9%
13Baltimore Orioles73-71-4.4%
14Detroit Tigers71-72-6.2%
15Cleveland Guardians72-72-6.9%
16San Diego Padres70-73-7.5%
17Miami Marlins69-75-8.7%
18Philadelphia Phillies69-74-8.7%
19Texas Rangers70-74-9.6%
20Houston Astros68-76-9.9%
21San Francisco Giants66-78-14.5%
22Athletics66-78-14.8%
23Toronto Blue Jays65-79-15.0%
24Cincinnati Reds65-78-15.4%
25Kansas City Royals65-79-15.8%
26New York Yankees63-80-16.3%
27Seattle Mariners63-81-18.2%
28Los Angeles Dodgers60-83-21.0%
29Los Angeles Angels57-86-25.2%
30New York Mets58-85-25.8%

Best Team-Total Under Teams

RankTeamUnder Record (O-U)ROI
1Los Angeles Angels57-86+13.3%
2New York Mets58-85+12.9%
3Los Angeles Dodgers60-83+9.6%
4Seattle Mariners63-81+7.0%
5New York Yankees63-80+4.1%
6Toronto Blue Jays65-79+3.9%
7Kansas City Royals65-79+3.4%
8San Francisco Giants66-78+2.8%
9Cincinnati Reds65-78+2.5%
10Athletics66-78+1.2%
11Miami Marlins69-75-1.1%
12Houston Astros68-76-2.1%
13Philadelphia Phillies69-74-2.2%
14Texas Rangers70-74-2.6%
15San Diego Padres70-73-5.3%
16Detroit Tigers71-72-5.7%
17Cleveland Guardians72-72-5.8%
18Baltimore Orioles73-71-7.8%
19Colorado Rockies74-69-8.6%
20Pittsburgh Pirates74-70-9.5%
21Boston Red Sox75-69-10.1%
22Atlanta Braves75-68-10.6%
23Tampa Bay Rays75-68-10.8%
24Arizona Diamondbacks76-68-10.8%
25St. Louis Cardinals77-67-12.1%
26Chicago White Sox77-66-12.7%
27Milwaukee Brewers78-66-13.8%
28Washington Nationals80-65-15.6%
29Minnesota Twins79-64-15.8%
30Chicago Cubs82-62-19.6%

First-5 markets settle after five innings, isolating the starting pitchers and removing bullpen and late-inning noise. Washington has been the standout at 90-55, with St. Louis and Tampa Bay close behind.

RankTeamATS RecordUnitsROI
1Washington Nationals90-55+28.30u+16.5%
2St. Louis Cardinals85-59+14.85u+8.5%
3Tampa Bay Rays81-62+10.50u+6.2%
4Atlanta Braves79-64+8.70u+5.2%
5Detroit Tigers79-63+8.10u+4.7%
6Los Angeles Angels79-64+5.15u+3.0%
7Chicago White Sox77-66+1.35u+0.8%
8Milwaukee Brewers74-69-1.85u-1.1%
9Pittsburgh Pirates76-68-2.45u-1.4%
10San Diego Padres75-68-4.90u-2.8%
11Minnesota Twins74-69-5.05u-2.9%
12Cleveland Guardians71-73-9.85u-5.9%
13Cincinnati Reds73-70-10.60u-6.1%
14San Francisco Giants73-71-11.35u-6.5%
15Miami Marlins73-71-11.55u-6.6%
16Kansas City Royals71-73-13.00u-7.5%
17Philadelphia Phillies69-74-14.05u-8.4%
18Baltimore Orioles69-75-16.35u-9.6%
19New York Yankees68-75-16.65u-10.0%
20Colorado Rockies67-75-16.45u-10.0%
21Arizona Diamondbacks67-76-20.65u-12.1%
22Chicago Cubs67-77-20.60u-12.2%
23Boston Red Sox66-78-20.75u-12.4%
24Toronto Blue Jays67-77-22.00u-12.9%
25Athletics66-78-22.20u-13.3%
26Los Angeles Dodgers66-77-24.15u-14.1%
27New York Mets65-78-24.05u-14.2%
28Texas Rangers63-81-29.15u-17.1%
29Seattle Mariners61-83-33.00u-19.6%
30Houston Astros61-83-35.55u-20.5%

The first-5 total tracks only the runs scored through five innings. Texas, Minnesota, and the Chicago Cubs lead the Over side, while Toronto and San Diego flip to strong Under numbers.

Best First-5 Over Teams

RankTeamOver Record (O-U)ROI
1Texas Rangers80-59+7.5%
2Minnesota Twins79-58+7.2%
3Chicago Cubs80-62+5.8%
4Washington Nationals77-61+4.3%
5Houston Astros75-59+4.2%
6Chicago White Sox74-63+0.5%
7Atlanta Braves73-64-0.5%
8Los Angeles Angels73-65-0.8%
9Milwaukee Brewers73-65-1.1%
10Detroit Tigers69-66-3.5%
11New York Mets72-68-3.8%
12Colorado Rockies69-66-4.2%
13Pittsburgh Pirates71-68-4.4%
14Philadelphia Phillies70-68-4.5%
15Boston Red Sox69-68-5.5%
16San Francisco Giants69-69-6.2%
17Athletics68-70-6.4%
18Arizona Diamondbacks68-69-6.9%
19Miami Marlins69-71-7.3%
20Baltimore Orioles65-68-8.0%
21Seattle Mariners66-69-8.4%
22Cincinnati Reds67-72-9.4%
23Los Angeles Dodgers67-73-10.1%
24Kansas City Royals67-75-10.7%
25Tampa Bay Rays63-72-11.6%
26Cleveland Guardians60-74-15.2%
27St. Louis Cardinals60-76-17.0%
28New York Yankees59-77-18.1%
29San Diego Padres56-82-24.0%
30Toronto Blue Jays56-83-24.2%

Best First-5 Under Teams

RankTeamUnder Record (O-U)ROI
1Toronto Blue Jays56-83+12.0%
2San Diego Padres56-82+11.1%
3New York Yankees59-77+5.5%
4St. Louis Cardinals60-76+4.3%
5Cleveland Guardians60-74+3.6%
6Tampa Bay Rays63-72-0.1%
7Kansas City Royals67-75-0.4%
8Los Angeles Dodgers67-73-1.8%
9Cincinnati Reds67-72-2.7%
10Baltimore Orioles65-68-3.3%
11Seattle Mariners66-69-3.5%
12Athletics68-70-4.6%
13Arizona Diamondbacks68-69-4.6%
14Miami Marlins69-71-5.1%
15San Francisco Giants69-69-5.3%
16Boston Red Sox69-68-6.8%
17Colorado Rockies69-66-7.4%
18Philadelphia Phillies70-68-8.2%
19Detroit Tigers69-66-8.4%
20Pittsburgh Pirates71-68-8.6%
21New York Mets72-68-9.3%
22Los Angeles Angels73-65-10.7%
23Milwaukee Brewers73-65-11.0%
24Atlanta Braves73-64-11.5%
25Chicago White Sox74-63-12.5%
26Houston Astros75-59-15.4%
27Washington Nationals77-61-16.4%
28Chicago Cubs80-62-18.5%
29Minnesota Twins79-58-19.5%
30Texas Rangers80-59-19.9%

Four teams have lost money across the board and belong on the other side of your plays: the Seattle Mariners (run line minus 18.4 percent, moneyline minus 15.7 percent), the Los Angeles Angels (moneyline minus 16.8 percent), the New York Mets (moneyline minus 15.2 percent), and the Philadelphia Phillies (run line minus 16.4 percent). Note that the Angels are a moneyline fade but lead the league's full-game and team-total Unders, so those angles pair rather than conflict.

Methodology

Every market treats each qualifying game as a flat 1-unit wager settled at the closing line. A win is a cover, a straight-up win, or an Over or Under, depending on the market. Units is the cumulative profit or loss; ROI is units divided by total bets, shown as a percentage. Home and away splits apply the same method to that subset of games. Flat staking keeps all 30 teams on equal footing so a handful of heavy favorites or longshots cannot distort the rankings.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which MLB team has the best run line trend in 2026?

The Tampa Bay Rays lead the league against the run line at 75-65, returning 12.0 percent on flat 1-unit stakes. The Milwaukee Brewers are second at 75-69 (plus 9.7 percent), with Atlanta third, making all three reliable cover teams this season.

Which teams should bettors fade right now?

The Seattle Mariners are the worst run-line team in baseball at 55-88 (minus 18.4 percent), and the Los Angeles Angels have been the biggest moneyline drain at 54-89 (minus 16.8 percent). The Angels are negative on the moneyline and lean Under across the board, so their profile is one to bet against straight up.

What is the difference between the run line and the moneyline?

The moneyline is a straight-up bet on who wins. The run line applies a 1.5-run spread — the favorite must win by two or more, or the underdog must lose by one or win outright. Because so many MLB games are decided by a single run, run-line results often diverge sharply from moneyline records.

Which teams are the strongest Over plays?

The Minnesota Twins top the full-game Over board at 77-57 (plus 8.4 percent), with the Chicago White Sox and Chicago Cubs close behind. The Chicago Cubs and Washington lead the team-total Overs, so those lineups have cleared the number from a different angle.

Which teams are the best Under plays?

The Los Angeles Angels lead full-game Unders at 58-82 (plus 11.8 percent), with Arizona and the New York Yankees close behind. On team totals, the Los Angeles Angels are the strongest Under side at plus 13.3 percent, followed by the New York Mets.

Yes. The first-5 markets isolate the starting pitchers and remove bullpen and late-inning scoring. Washington leads the F5 run line at 90-55, while Toronto and San Diego flip to strong F5 Under sides even though their full-game numbers look different.

These tables reflect the 2026 season through September 8 and are refreshed as new results come in. Records and ROI move daily during the season, so check back before locking in picks and predictions.

How is ROI calculated?

Every wager is treated as a flat 1-unit stake at the closing line. Units is the running profit or loss across all of a team's games; ROI is that unit total divided by the number of bets, expressed as a percentage. A positive ROI means backing that side blindly all season would have turned a profit.

Season-long ROI tables are a starting point, not a finished play. A team covering the run line at a strong clip tells you the market has been slow to adjust to how it wins games — but the matchup, the starting pitcher, and the closing number still decide each night. We treat these rankings as a filter: they surface which sides the market has mispriced across a full season, and from there the daily picks and predictions come down to the specific game in front of us.

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