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Article #93: Baseball Betting 101

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Baseball betting can be one of the better made placing a bet specifying just the
odd games at a casino/sportsbook. Unlike pitcher starting for the team you are
other sports such as football & betting on. As long as the pitcher starts
basketball, baseball has many different for the team you have bet, you have
changing variables that can help bettors action on the game, no matter or not the
pick winners. Over the course of 162 opposing teams listed pitcher starts. If
games, trends can begin to develop. the opposing team's pitcher doesn't
Here's a primer on baseball betting, how start, this usually means that a new
it works and a few of the inside tricks price is determined for the game.
you can use to bring home the bucks. From Team Action- If you bet on a team with
the writers of MONEY LINES (betting normal action, than the bet is valid
sides) regardless of a change in starting
If you are new to betting baseball one of pitchers for either team. The odds may be
the first things that you will notice is adjusted if there is a change in the
that there is no point spreads involved. listed pitchers.
Betting baseball involve odds that are Team action against listed pitcher- In
represented as a Money Line. Money Lines this situation a bet can be made on a
are odds expressed in terms of a dollar team and the bet is good regardless of
so if you bet a Favorite you will lay whether or not the listed pitcher starts
more than a dollar in order to win a for that team as long as the listed
dollar and if you bet an underdog you pitcher for the other team does in fact
will wager a dollar to win more than a start the game.
dollar. Baseball betting lines are TOTALS
expressed as a dollar with cents and Baseball totals are fairly
sometimes the decimal will be used. Odds straightforward like football or hockey.
of -1.55 and -155 are the same thing. A The total refers to the number of runs
favorite that is -155 means that you have both teams score for the entire game.
to bet 155 to win 100. On the opposite This also includes extra innings if the
side if one were to bet an underdog at game goes past 9 innings. Both listed
+135 you would only have to bet 100 to pitchers must start for a total bet to
win 135. So simply put the favorite is have action. If one, or both, of the
always a minus and the underdog will listed pitchers do not start, then a bet
always be a plus. on the game total has no action, and all
Don't let anyone tell you it doesn't bets are refunded.
matter where you bet baseball. Baseball RUN LINES
betting lines are not created equal. The run line involves a team getting 1 1
Smart baseball bettors will only play a 2 runs (the underdog) while the favorite
"Dime Line" or a 10-cent line which must win by more than 1 1/2 runs. A money
offers the player the most value for line is also with to the 1 1/2 runs. For
their baseball gambling dollar. a favorite to win on the run line, the
In a game carrying a dime line, a minus team must then win by 2 runs. The odds on
-155 favorite would be paired with an a favorite will usually be a plus number
underdog of plus +145. If that same game because the team must win by at least 2
had a 20-cent line, the underdog would runs. The money line attached to the team
get back only +135. Ten cents on the getting 1 1/2 runs will usually be a
dollar can easily add up to hundreds or minus number because the team can still
thousands of dollars over the course of a lose by one run and still be a winning
baseball season. Even if you consider bet. The same rules that apply for totals
yourself a small bettor you should always apply for run lines: listed pitchers must
us a sportsbook that offers a true "Dime start, and the game can not be called
Line" early.
PITCHERS Here is and example of a Run Line
As the pitcher is one of the most Red Sox - 1 1/2 +120 NY Mets + 1 1/2 -
important positions, the line or odds are 150
based largely by the starting pitchers If you bet the Red Sox would win by 2
listed. Taking this into account you have runs or more you would win $1.20 for
four options when betting baseball. every $1.00 bet
Listed Pitcher - A baseball bet is made If you bet that the Mets would win or
on a game stating listed pitchers and they can lose by less than two runs you
both of the listed pitchers must start will have to risk $1.50 for every $1.00
the game. A pitcher is determined to have you want to win.
made a start after he throws the opening We hope that this has given you some
pitch for his team. If one, or both, of basic knowledge for betting baseball.
the listed pitchers do not start the Simply but the two most important things
game, the bet has no action and the are to shop around for the best odds and
bettors' money is refunded. of pick more winners than losers.
Specify team pitcher- A baseball bet is






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