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Basics of
baseball betting |
+ At prices from pick 'em to
-130, just focus on picking the winner of the game, and not on the price.
+ At prices higher than -130, strongly review the chances of the underdog
first.
+ If the price on a favorite is too high for your taste, consider the total.
+ When playing totals, beware of betting too many "over."
+ Generally speaking, it takes "two to tango" for a game to go "over."
+ If the price on a favorite you would like to play is too high, consider
playing that team on the "runs line,"
+ Avoid the temptation of getting involved with too many parlays.
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Value in the lines |
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A common question that arises when betting on baseball, is
what constitutes a good line? Most of the time (though the
Yankees were well over average in 1998, and the Marlins
below) baseball teams will win between 40% - 60% of their
games. The baseball bettor must determine what they
believe are the chances of a team beating another in a
given situation, and then relate that to what- price is
being given by the bookmakers.
The following is a breakdown of what percentage of plays
at a given price must win, just for a bettor to break
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Underdog |
Favorite |
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Line |
%
Needed to win |
Line |
%
Needed to win |
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-110 |
52.4 |
-110 |
52.4 |
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Even |
50.0 |
-120 |
54.6 |
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+110 |
47.6 |
-130 |
56.5 |
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+120 |
45.5 |
-140 |
58.5 |
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+130 |
43.5 |
-150 |
60.2 |
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+140 |
41.7 |
-160 |
61.7 |
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+150 |
40.0 |
-170 |
62.9 |
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+160 |
38.5 |
-180 |
64.5 |
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+170 |
37.0 |
-200 |
66.7 |
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+180 |
35.7 |
-220 |
69.0 |
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+200 |
33.3 |
-240 |
70.4 |
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+220 |
31.3 |
-260 |
72.5 |
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+240 |
29.4 |
-280 |
73.5 |
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The Birth of Baseball |
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Baseball.
The American Pastime. A true love of mine and of many Americans.
The game's objective is to outscore your opponent by having
more base runners come across the final of four bases, called
home plate. It's ironic in a way. The more these athletes "go
home", the more successful they are. There is a reward
in a "walk" and batters can be among the game's
greats by failing seven out of 10 times.
Although
baseball is usually traced to the mid-19th century, games involving
bats and balls started long before that. In fact, the first
recorded "batting contests" began more than 5,000
years ago when Egyptian priests engaged in mock combat with
bats. Balls which sometimes symbolized the sun and other deities,
eventually found their way into the game. These games were gradually
brought to Europe and eventually America.
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