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MLB over-under lines for 2015 season

As a long winter draws to a close, here are the lines, from Bovada.lv, for the 2015 MLB season.

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National League West
  1. Los Angeles Dodgers 92½
  2. San Diego Padres: 85½
  3. San Francisco Giants 84½
  4. Arizona Diamondbacks 71½
  5. Colorado Rockies: 71½
National League Central
  1. St. Louis Cardinals: 88½
  2. Pittsburgh Pirates: 83½
  3. Chicago Cubs: 82½
  4. Milwaukee Brewers: 78½
  5. Cincinnati Reds: 77½
National League East
  1. Washington Nationals 92½
  2. Miami Marlins: 81½
  3. New York Mets: 81½
  4. Atlanta Braves: 73½
  5. Philadelphia Phillies: 68½
American League West
  1. Los Angeles Angels: 89½
  2. Seattle Mariners: 86½
  3. Oakland Athletics: 80½
  4. Texas Rangers: 77½
  5. Houston Astros: 74½
American League Central
  1. Detroit Tigers: 84½
  2. Cleveland Indians: 83½
  3. Chicago White Sox: 81½
  4. Kansas City Royals: 79½
  5. Minnesota Twins: 70½
American League East
  1. Boston Red Sox: 86½
  2. Baltimore Orioles: 82½
  3. Toronto Blue Jays: 82½
  4. New York Yankees: 81½
  5. Tampa Bay Rays: 78½

Any thoughts on these? Interesting to see the Red Sox projected to go worst-to-first in the American League East, and that's currently the only change predicted in the division winners from the 2014 campaign. The Diamondbacks are expected to be somewhat better, but only 7.5 games above where they finished last year: do you think that's optimistic, pessimistic, or about right? The bookies seem quite high on the Padres, predicting them to come second in our division. If those results come true, it would mean San Francisco taking on San Diego in the NL wild-card game, which I guess is some indication of the relative strength of at least the top half of the West.