How to bet on baseball online

With a wide range of wagers available every day of the season, Major League Baseball is a particularly popular sport at online sportsbooks. With our MLB betting guide, we'll cover all you need to know about betting on baseball odds below.

You can place bets on any game on the schedule when you open sportsbook applications and navigate to the MLB area. However, before you place any bets, you must understand how to read the odds and what each option means.

One team is deemed a favorite and the other an underdog by the oddsmakers. Favorites will have a negative number, while underdogs will have a positive one, whether you're placing a bet on the moneyline or run line.

Moneylines

Picking the winner of the game regardless of the outcome is what is meant by a moneyline wager. It's an uncomplicated wager to comprehend and a terrific starting point for beginners or anyone who simply wishes to keep things straightforward.

Use the number 100 to start when calculating the chances into prospective winnings, and then work backwards from there. Moneylines for favorites show how much you would have to wager to gain $100 in profit. The moneyline is the amount you could win on a $100 wager for underdogs.

Run lines

Baseball's equivalent of a point spread is a run line, albeit there are notable variances. The quality gap between the two teams is shown by the spread. Due to this, some NFL clubs have a point spread of -3/+3, while others have a point spread of -10/+10.

The juice, or the price that goes along with the run line or spread, is how oddsmakers make up for the quality gap when betting on MLB, where run lines are always 1.5 on both sides. Therefore, the juice on run lines will typically fluctuate more than stay at -110.

To redeem your ticket at -1.5, the favorite must win by a margin of two runs. If you wager $100 on the Mets at -1.5 (+140), you can win $140 if New York wins by two runs or more. As far as we can tell, the Mets go from being a strong favorite to a positive-money wager by scoring the additional run.

Even though underdogs can lose by one run and still win your bet at +1.5, the odds will typically be lower as a result. Due to the extra run acting as a form of safety net, Philadelphia +1.5 (-160) takes a wager of $160 to win $100, which is significantly different from the positive moneyline that the Phillies have.

Totals (over/unders)

Total wagers simply entail choosing whether the total score of the game will exceed or fall below a line that the sportsbook establishes.

In baseball, depending on the offensive and pitching matchups, the majority of totals will likely range from 7.5 runs to 10.5 runs. The best lineups typically have larger totals, especially if they're up against average or worse pitching, while strong starting pitchers are a prescription for a low total from the oddsmakers.

In our example, betting on over 8.5 (-115) entails a risk of $115 for a potential profit of $100 if the game has nine or more runs. In addition, betting on the under means risking $105 for every $100 wagered and winning if there are eight or less runs scored overall. These bets, unless specified otherwise, include extra innings.

Props

Sportsbooks will provide a sizable number of prop bets for each game of the season given the popularity of MLB overall. There is a lot these books offer in common, but pricing differ and there can be wagers that are only available at certain sites. That's an excellent excuse to register at several bookies.

The wagers described below may not be available at all sportsbooks, and some may be listed in a section other than the one we have given below or under a different category altogether.

MLB player props

With so many people enjoying fantasy baseball, betting on player props may feel comparable for plenty of fans. For both batters and pitchers, there are countless alternatives, including the following:

·        Hits, runs, RBIs, total bases, and stolen bases for the batter

·        Pitcher walks, hits, runs scored, and victories

These variables are open to separate wagers as well as parlays within the same game. While choosing a home run hitter is a wager that has a chance of paying out handsomely, most of these lines have different but generally modest pricing.

MLB team and game props

Additionally, bets that are more focused on one side or another, or just the game itself, are displayed in sportsbooks. You might discover, but is not restricted to, the following:

·        Group totals (first five innings, full game)

·        Runs in the race to X, including ties for "neither"

MLB inning props

A lot of gamblers prefer bets with speedy settlements. It contributes to the popularity of betting on quarters and halves, which is also true of betting on innings.

First 3/5/7 inning moneyline, run line, and total

Innate run totals (over/under 0.5 and 1.5)

As these bets gain popularity, you may have heard the words YRFI and NRFI (yes/no runs in the first inning). However, certain sportsbooks, including FanDuel, allow you to wager on each individual inning.

MLB parlays

Parlays are a favorite among many gamblers, whether or not they represent the statistically best wager (they are not). But the point is that when you wager on baseball, parlays can be of any size or shape. Therefore, you can place any type of wager with online sportsbooks, whether you're looking for a high reward or simply want to combine a few "safer" factors into one wager.

You are developing a parlay if you have at least two legs. You can create odds as high or low as you choose by combining moneylines, run lines, totals, and different props from many games into one wager.

Futures

Parlays are a favorite among many gamblers, whether or not they represent the statistically best wager (they are not). But the point is that when you wager on baseball, parlays can be of any size or shape. Therefore, you can place any type of wager with online sportsbooks, whether you're looking for a high reward or simply want to combine a few "safer" factors into one wager.

If you have at least two legs, you are developing a parlay. By combining moneylines, run lines, totals, and various props from multiple games into one wager, you can create odds that are as high or low as you want.

Betting in real time

Baseball is a popular live betting sport, in part because there is no clock to complicate matters. Because sportsbooks will offer moneylines, run lines, totals, and some props with live lines, you will be able to wager on any MLB game well into the extra innings.

Because determining a
line mid-inning can be difficult, the best time to place MLB live bets is
between half-innings. The odds change with each pitch, forcing you to react
quickly to events as they occur. Because there are no runners on base, we
recommend waiting until the half-inning is over before making a decision.