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BETTING ON BASEBALL

If we want to venture into the world of betting on the sport of baseball, it is important first to know some concepts about this game.


Although it is not very popular in Europe, in America it has millions of followers, being the MLB the most prestigious and important league in the world. It is divided into 2 conferences, the American and the National, and each of them has 3 divisions.


The regular season involves 162 games for the team and the top 10 will play the playoffs for the title.


This guide will help us better understand this sport, and how we can enjoy sports betting on baseball.



  • Prepare a baseball forecast

    In baseball, the most important figure and the one through which most of the options to win or lose a game pass is the pitcher. It is essential to have control over who is the starter, who is in reserve or if a prestigious pitcher will be absent due to injury.


    In baseball there are no ties, so the money line bet is reduced to 2 possibilities, home team and away team. Just as in football it is common to bet on the goal line, in baseball it is common to bet on the number of runs.


    In this market it is very important to know the information of the pitcher and the hitting power of each team. Beware of long-term bets like who will win the MLB or qualify for the playoffs.


    The season is too long and the teams go through very pronounced streaks, especially when injuries occur.

  • Differences with other sports

    It mainly differs in the number of changes that occur during matches. In football or basketball, let alone in tennis, the players who start from the start are basically the backbone and even if changes occur, they are usually the ones who have been playing the longest.


    In the case of baseball, it is as important to know the starters as the substitutes, since it is very likely that it will end up being a player who enters from the bench who will solve the game. Regarding soccer, it has the difference that there are no draws, something in which it does not differ with basketball or tennis.


    Another important difference is the decisive figure of some stars. Although in soccer no matter how much an absence can be noticed, the league leader will always be the favorite against the bottom team, in baseball if the starting pitcher of the leading team fails, the odds and the condition of favorite can be reversed. It is also important to take into account the field factor.


    Although the measurements of all are similar, they are not the same, and meteorological elements such as wind or humidity mean that there are fields more prone to high numbers of races and fields that usually offer lower scores.

  • Place bets on baseball

    In this there are no differences with respect to any other sports forecast and the answer is to analyze in detail the game on which you intend to bet, estimate the probabilities that one or the other actions will happen and compare with the odds if it is worth investing in those bets or it is preferable to look for others.


    To go deeper and be more specific with baseball, to bet it is essential to know the injuries and the state of form of the best in the squad, especially the pitchers, as well as the rotations that the coach can carry out to relieve the load of games.

  • Basic concepts

    The most important is the run, which is the counterpart of the goal in soccer or the point in basketball.


    Normally, the possibility of betting on the number of races that a specific team will make or the total number of races that will be made between the 2 teams is offered.


    This is also very common in football betting.


    In order to study the statistics of a player, to assess the pitcher it is important to know data such as his IP or innings pitched, WHIP or bases on balls and hits per innings pitched, ERA which is the average of earned runs and WARP which would be the victories above replacement.


    To assess a hitter the most important statistics to take into account are PA or appearances at the plate, WOBA which would be the average number of bases reached, OBP which is the base percentage and ISO which is the isolated power.

  • Types of bets in baseball

    The main ones are 3. The first is the bet on the winner of the match or money line. It is the classic baseball bet that when 2 teams face each other, it gives the option to bet on one or the other to win. In baseball there can be no ties.


    Then there is betting on the runs that a team will make. Each team has 27 outs to get as many runs as possible and is usually a very popular bet among baseball fans. As in other sports, there is the option to bet with a handicap.


    Finally, there is the bet on total runs, in which the bet is whether or not a line of more or fewer runs will be exceeded, for example 7.5.

  • Tips for making your forecast

    The best advice to make your baseball forecast is to have very well studied the game you are going to bet on.


    Mainly the situation in which the starting pitcher and the best hitters of the team arrive, the possible rotations that the coach is carrying out as well as the possible casualties due to injuries.


    It is also convenient to check the streaks and the moment of play of the teams as well as the performance they offer when they play at home or if, on the contrary, playing as a visitor affects them.

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