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How to Bet on Baseball

When betting on baseball the baseball odds, or run lines, are typically listed as the favorite -1.5 runs or the underdog +1.5 runs. In other words, the favorite has to win the game by at least 2 runs rather than just winning straight up. These baseball odds significantly alter the money line of the game being bet.

The baseball odds, or run lines, give the bettor the opportunity of either adding to or subtracting runs from the score so the team does not have to win the game outright.

Just a short explanation as to why you would play the baseball odds, or run line, instead of the official line. 

Here's an example:

Pedro Martinez is pitching for the Red Sox and opposing Brian Meadows and the Royals. The money line is Boston -320 and the baseball odds, or run line, is Boston -1.5 -150. This means that you can bet Boston to win the game by more than one run and only have to lay $150 to win $100 rather than the $320 with a straight money line wager. 

These are the types of situations to look for to use baseball odds, or run lines. It has been my experience that using baseball odds, or run lines, with heavy favorites can be an effective way of betting on the heavy favorite without having to risk a heavy loss. By taking your time and doing some research, you will find that there are many strong pitchers and teams that win big when they win. 

Therefore, you can use the baseball odds to make these bets more attractive. What I mean by this is that the Red Sox may be 14-5 with Pedro on the mound and 12 of those victories came by 2 runs or more (this is just a hypothetical example). 

Randy Johnson may have a great record but because his games always have huge money lines, you may end up losing money by betting all of his starts. However, by taking the baseball odds, or run line, you significantly reduce the amount of money you must risk.