Tips for Betting on Major League Baseball (MLB)

 

The disembodied voice of Ray Liotta once said to Kevin Costner: "If you build it, they will come." Here at YouWager.lv we say "if you bet it, you can win." From spring camp to the World Series, you have betting options that can pay you back, even money like A-Rod's. We'll show you how to bet on baseball so you can become the Hank Aaron of MLB gambling.

 

How to read MLB game odds

 

In sports betting, be it baseball, hockey, basketball or football, a money line bet means choosing a team to win the game outright. The odds for MLB at your favorite sportsbook should look something like this:

 

Boston Red Sox -200

Chicago White Sox +170

 

In this scenario, Boston is the favorite and Chicago is the underdog or underdog. Favorites are always marked with a minus sign (-) and underprivileged ones with a plus sign (+). Another thing to note is the different styles of fees. We use the American style, but you have the option to choose Decimal (1.20) or Fraction (1/5). Generally bettors in Europe and Australia use decimals, in the United Kingdom, fractions, and in America people tend to gravitate around American ones.

 

If you were to bet $ 100 with the Red Sox, you would receive a payout of $ 150 - the original bet, plus a profit of $ 50. Conversely, if you placed your bet with the White Sox, you would get $ 270 - the $ 100 you played plus the $ 170 loot. To see how much you would win based on the odds and the amount you bet.

 

Career line: Cover the spread (more or less)

 

The racing line is Major League Baseball's version of the point spread. Before a match, a team is given a 1.5-run lead to create a wider field for betting. The reason the line is always 1.5 is because baseball is often a low-scoring sport. The quotas would appear like this:

 

San Francisco Giants -1.5

Los Angeles Dodgers +1.5

For the Giants to cover the line, they would have to win by two or more runs. In order for the Dodgers to cover the spread, they would have to win the direct game or lose by one run.

 

First five innings: Bet on the first half of the match

 

During the regular season, especially between April and May, some teams can take time to find their rhythm. Young players are called into action, new managers learn the trade, veterans can start the season slow and starters deliver no more than three quality innings. All of this can have a dangerous result in your betting strategy. This is where the first five innings bet comes in.

 

Generally called F5 bets in sportsbooks, this is like money line betting, except you only bet on the first five innings of the game. To place this bet you will only need to rate the starting pitchers and see their performance during five innings. There is less risk with F5 bets because you don't have to take into account the entire pitching staff, just the starters.

 

MLB Totals: Bet on Combined Scoreboard

 

Suppose the New York Yankees face the Toronto Blue Jays. The odds of the totals would appear like this:

 

Altas/Over 7.5

Bajas/Under 7.5

 

Your job as a baseball bettor is to determine if the combined score between both teams will be higher or lower than the number indicated by the bookmaker. If you think it will be more than 8 races, you must play the highs or the over. If you think it will be 7 or less, you should take the under or the lows.

 

When bookmakers enter totals, they consider factors such as the ball park and the weather. Places like Coors Field (where the ball travels the most) and Wrigley Field (where the wind can hit) are taken into account. They also look at the strength of each team's hitters and the weakness of the pitching bodies. In this scenario, if the Jays hit everything they see in their path, worse the Bronx Bombers throw fire, the totals will reflect it.

 

Other types of bets in MLB

 

Future betting: Playing the champions in baseball

 

In March we don't know which teams will win their division, but we can bet on it. Future bets are bets on the pennant and World Series winners, which you can enter prior to the start of the regular season. If you think the Washington Nationals will have another stellar year, you can bet they will win the National League. If you think the Detroit Tigers have made enough moves to win the American League championship, you can bet on them. You can also play the Cy Young winner and the total number of games a team will win in the season.

 

Prop Bets: Strikes, RBIs, and Home Runs

 

Prop bets, or special bets, allow you to bet on specific situations, especially during the playoffs. The specials are bets in which a player or team has to reach certain figures that do not have to directly affect the result of the match such as:

 

• How many RBIs will Player X have?

 

• How many bases will Player Y steal?

 

• How many home runs will Player Z hit?

 

• How many strikeouts will pitcher A prescribe?

 

 

Parleys: A bunch of bets

 

Parlays or parleys allow you to group your baseball bets. You can create a betting note with more than two bets, potentially accumulating more money than with a single bet. However, you must hit all your options, or else you will be eliminated like the Montreal Expos. RIP the best team that should have won the 1994 World Series.

 

Live betting: Bet on baseball games on the go

 

Look for odds for live matches at the bookmakers of your choice. The odds available will be for appearances in the batter's box, runs, which base a batter will reach and the number of strikeouts a pitcher will hit in the same inning. If a freak comes in from the bullpen in the eighth inning and you think he'll throw at least two strikes, why not play him?

 

What is the best strategy to bet on baseball?

 

As former Durham Bulls player Kevin Costner told Tim Robbins, “Don't think. You can only hurt the team. " We say the opposite, think of everything. Or let us do the thinking for you with our Major League Baseball news and analysis.

 

Or just that, our baseball betting pages cover everything from umpire stats (the men behind the pentagon can determine the course of a game), free picks (for days you don't know who / what / where / when to bet), pitchers (who will have offensive support and who will not) and money standings (each team has a stake).

 

We also have offensive and defensive stats, a consensus page (you can see which side of the match the bets are tipped), and trends.

 

Now that you know how to bet on baseball and that you are up to date with our many references to Kevin Costner movies - the man has made numerous sports movies, not our fault - go ahead and make your MLB picks.

 

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