Baseball ... the "Boys
of Summer" ... "America’s Pastime" ... whatever you want to call it,
Major League Baseball is one of the most popular betting sports
in our country. Gamblers love betting on baseball because the
standard line used for this game is the money line. This means that
bettors must tell the house whether they think the team will win or
lose without having to worry about covering the spread.
Baseball-Online-Betting
Offers an exciting way to enjoy America's favorite game while filling your
pockets with some real serious $$ cash $$. Baseball is one of
the easiest and most exciting sports to wager on because of the huge amount
of statistical data available and the extense number of games from which to
choose while looking to bet on MLB.
And, while betting on baseball online betting is as easy as the
click of your mouse, the actual spreads are a bit different than in
other sports. While the payoffs can be just as rewarding, it's important to
understand the different types of wagers offered. Read on to gain a better
understanding of what it takes to bet and win in a typical online sportsbook.
Example
of baseball bets:
Straight bets on the money line, straight bets on the game total
, run lines, parlays and more.
Inform yourself with the latest updates of
Americas favorite sport. MLB news updated throughout the day use as many
tools as possible to make sure you beat your bookie.
+ At prices
from pick 'em to -130, just focus on picking the winner of the game,
and not on the price.
+ At prices higher than -130, strongly review the chances of the
underdog first.
+ If the price on a favorite is too high for your taste, consider
the total.
+ When playing totals, beware of betting too many "overs."
+ Generally speaking, it takes "two to tango" for a game
to go "over."
+ If the price on a favorite you would like to play is too high,
consider playing that team on the "runs line,"
+ Avoid the temptation of getting involved with too many parlays.
Value in the lines
A common
question that arises when betting on baseball, is what constitutes
a good line? Most of the time (though the Yankees were well over
average in 1998, and the Marlins below) baseball teams will win
between 40% - 60% of their games. The baseball bettor must determine
what they believe are the chances of a team beating another in a
given situation, and then relate that to what- price is being given
by the bookmakers.
The following is a breakdown of what percentage of plays at a given
price must win, just for a bettor to break even:
Underdog
Favorite
Line
% Needed to win
Line
% Needed to win
-110
52.4
-110
52.4
Even
50.0
-120
54.6
+110
47.6
-130
56.5
+120
45.5
-140
58.5
+130
43.5
-150
60.2
+140
41.7
-160
61.7
+150
40.0
-170
62.9
+160
38.5
-180
64.5
+170
37.0
-200
66.7
+180
35.7
-220
69.0
+200
33.3
-240
70.4
+220
31.3
-260
72.5
+240
29.4
-280
73.5
The Birth of Baseball
Baseball. The American Pastime. A
true love of mine and of many Americans. The game's objective is
to outscore your opponent by having more baserunners come across
the final of four bases, called home plate. It's ironic in a way.
The more these athletes "go home", the more successful
they are. There is a reward in a "walk" and batters can
be among the game's greats by failing seven out of 10 times.
Although baseball is usually
traced to the mid-19th century, games involving bats and balls started
long before that. In fact, the first recorded "batting contests"
began more than 5,000 years ago when Egyptian priests engaged in
mock combat with bats. Balls which sometimes symbolized the sun
and other deities, eventually found their way into the game. These
games were gradually brought to Europe and eventually America.
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3508 West 53rd Avenue, Phoenix. Directions: I-10 to 51st
Avenue exit, stay on 51st until Indian School Road, exit west. Stadium
on the left. Seating capacity: 7,000, plus 1,000 more on
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