Baseball Betting Basics

Money line bet

The most popular and common bet in baseball by a wide margin is to place a wager on the winning team of a game. This common baseball bet is a type of wager that is available also in other types of sports betting. Odds are provided according to the favorite team. Money line bet odds are offered in terms of a dollar. For example, if odds are provided at –150, this means that a player places $150 in order to earn $100 in the case of a win. The underdog in a baseball game may have odds of +145 and this would mean that the player places a wager of $100 in order to earn $145 in the event of a win.

When you bet on baseball, a wager may be placed on total runs either in the form of an over-under bet or a combined runs wager.

Run line bet

This could be explained as a bet on the game being won by a particular team by one run. The run line bet involves spread betting that is connected to the money line bet.

In baseball betting, placing a wager on the favorite with a money line bet means that the team just has to win. When placing a wager with a run line bet, this means that the team has to win by one run.

It is preferable to look for a sports betting site that offers dime lines for baseball betting.