Improving Your Winning Chances In Baseball Articles | Gambling

By: Richard Bleuze

I am surprised that the practice of betting on baseball is not larger than it is. Baseball betting is roughly third in the betting world. It’s right behind football and basketball.

Why? In baseball betting, you only need to pick the winner. How hard is that? There are no spreads involved—unless you want to increase your position by utilizing the run line. It may be because the money line of baseball betting throws off the average sports bettor.  Baseball forces the sports bettor to think a little more about the money. In football or basketball, you take or lay points and pay a simple 10% vig—nice and easy.

In baseball, each game has its own money line and it can baffle some sports bettors. The lines are not as clear-cut for the average sports bettor. I want to share with you a few rules for betting on baseball that will help reduce the amount of time you spend thinking about the financials and increase the time spent on picking the winner. These rules are very simple to follow—even the new sports bettor will be able to follow them. 

Rule One: Don’t bet on a team that’s more than or equal to -165 on the money line. This rule is very simple to follow. If you see a team that is -165 or greater, you don’t bet them on the money line. If you love the team, look at rule number two. The concept behind this rule is very simple. The higher you go in lines, the harder it will be to get ahead should you lose. 

Rule Two: If a team is -165 to -230 and you must bet them, take the team on the run line. By taking a heavily favored team on the run line, you will cut down the money you have to lay. Heavily favored teams tend to win by 2 runs or more often. The run line allows you to get a great team at a great price.

Rule Three: Walk away from all games -240 or above. It’s good practice to simply ignore the high priced games. There’s really no money in it. 

Rule Four: Never bet on a road team that’s trying to complete the sweep. Yes, road teams do sweep home teams, but it’s a rare event. 

By following these four rules, you may miss some plays, but you will drastically reduce your ability to lose money.  Afterall, you do want to make money, don't you! 

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