Baseball Betting Tips: Roll With the Hot Hand

When betting on baseball, one must understand the fact that baseball is a game of streaks. Players and teams go through parts of the season where everything seems to go their way. Batters are seeing the ball well and hitting it hard to every part of the park. Pitchers have excellent command of their pitches and their arms feel great. Then there are times when it seems like a team just can’t catch a break. The bats go cold, pitchers lose control, and errors start to pile up in bunches. That’s just how the game goes. Sometimes you’re in a slump ...

Betting the Run Line in Major League Baseball

Most novice baseball bettors don’t know how a run line works or how it can be used for potential profit while betting on baseball. However, understanding the run line in baseball is very quite simple. The money line favorite is installed as -1.5 runs and a reduced price from the straight money line bet. The reduction can range anywhere from 50-90 cents depending on the match-up. For a favorite to win against the money line they simply have to win by 2 runs or more. Underdogs are given 1.5 runs while their money line price drops in value in the ...

Five Surprises in the Young 2009 MLB Betting Season

Almost two months in and the 2009 MLB season has already been filled with many twists and turns. Last year’s World Series contestants have looked anything but and some of the weaker rosters have been inspiring. A lot has transpired and here are some of the biggest surprises thus far. Mariners Competing No one would have predicted that Seattle would even put up a fight in the early season. Though recently falling under .500, they could be a serious threat in the AL West with a much weaker Angels team and the inconsistent Rangers. The homeruns are only trickling in, however ...