Editor's note: After a busy first half of the 2016 Major League Baseball season, Joe Peta is here to take a look at both the good and bad for all 30 teams, along with projecting the second half from a betting perspective. This is the entry for the Chicago Cubs.
Records reflect all games played through Sunday. All statistics are through each team's 81st game. Season-to-date pricing adds the implied win probability from the money line of each team's first 81 games and converts it to 162 games.
Chicago Cubs
Vegas projection: 93.5 wins
My projection: 96 wins
Current record/pace: 53-35 (98-win pace)
Season-to-date pricing: 88.5 wins
What's gone right: For the first 67 games of the season, the 47-20 Cubs were being compared to the best baseball teams ever.