Sports Betting Advice
2) Handicapping games: Collect as much data as you can on the game and prepare. Sports gambling is a slow process and should not be thought of a get-rich-quick situation. Look ofr changes in personnel, coaches, injuries, suspensions, weather, starters and moves.
3) Don't rely on trends. Every game is a new game and very few trends will predict the future.
4) Don't fear bets on underdog teams. You'll usually find great values on pointspreads. Be smart and look at all of the factors.
5) Avoiding some bests is a valuable tool. Many of the daily games should not be bet. Choose wisely.
6) Don't bet your favorite team! Bet with your head, not your heart.
7) Key an eye on the smaller (less popular) teams odds. They are usually the best.
8) Don't play all of the games! You're just paying the vig.
9) Stay away form teasers, exotics and parlays!
10) Bet the underdogs on the Nationally televised games. The favorites odds are usually inflated. In the longrun, it will pay off.
11) Focus on teams that bounce back well after a loss.
12) Don't believe everything you see or hear from the news.
So, Stay with games you have the edge because it will pay off in the long run.
MONEY LINES (betting sides)
If you are new to betting baseball one of the first things that youwill notice is that there are no point spreads involved. Bettingbaseball involve odds that are represented as a Money Line. MoneyLines are odds expressed in terms of a dollar so if you bet a Favoriteyou will lay more than a dollar in order to win a dollar and if youbet an underdog you will wager a dollar to win more than a dollar.Baseball betting lines are expressed as a dollar with cents andsometimes the decimal will be used. Odds of -1.45 and -145 are thesame thing. A favorite that is -145 means that you have to bet 145 towin 100. On the opposite side if one were to bet an underdog at +145you would only have to bet 100 to win 145. So simply put the favoriteis always a minus and the underdog will always be a plus.
In a game carrying a dime line, a minus -145 favorite would be pairedwith an underdog of plus +135. If that same game had a 20-cent line,the underdog would get back only +125. Ten cents on the dollar caneasily add up to hundreds or thousands of dollars over the course of abaseball season. Even if you consider yourself a small bettor, youshould always use a sportsbook that offers a true "Dime Line"
PITCHERS
Since the pitcher is the single most important position, the line orodds, are based largely by the starting pitchers listed. Taking thisinto account, you have four options when betting baseball.
Listed Pitcher - A baseball bet is made on a game stating listedpitchers and both of the listed pitchers must start the game. Apitcher is determined to have made a start after he throws the openingpitch for his team. If one, or both, of the listed pitchers do notstart the game, the bet has no action and the bettors money isrefunded.
Specify team pitcher- A baseball bet is made placing a bet specifyingjust the pitcher starting for the team you are betting on. As long asthe pitcher starts for the team you have bet, you have action on thegame, no matter or not the opposing team's listed pitcher starts. Ifthe opposing team's pitcher doesn't start, this usually means that anew price is determined for the game.
Team Action- If you bet on a team with normal action, then the bet isgood regardless of a change in starting pitchers for either team. Theodds may be adjusted if there is a change in the listed pitchers.
Team action against listed pitcher- In this situation a bet can bemade on a team and the bet is good regardless of whether or not thelisted pitcher starts for that team as long as the listed pitcher forthe other team does in fact start the game.
TOTALS
Baseball totals are fairly straight forward, like football orbasketball. The total refers to the number of runs both teams scorefor the entire game. This also includes extra innings if the game goespast 9 innings. Both listed pitchers must start for a total bet tohave action. If one, or both, of the listed pitchers do not start,then a bet on the game total has no action, and all bets are refunded.
RUN LINES
The run line involves a team getting 1 1/2 runs (the underdog) whilethe favorite must lay 1 1/2 runs. A money line is also with to the 11/2 runs For a favorite to win on the run line, the team must then winby 2 runs. The odds on a favorite will usually be a plus numberbecause the team must win by at least 2 runs. The money line attachedto the team getting 1 1/2 runs will usually be a minus number becausethe team can still lose by one run and still be a winning bet. Thesame rules that apply for totals apply for run lines: listed pitchersmust start, and the game can not be called early.
