Guide to Betting Baseball Baseball at the Sportsbooks

The spread/moneyline odds for basketball and football are generally the same across all of the sportsbooks. But here is the catch with baseball: they differ from book to book. So what this means is that effectively utilizing the sportsbooks to your advantage is just as important as handicapping the games themselves.

In any one particular game, the odds vary on average of about 15 points on the moneyline. And can change as much as 30 without injuries.

For the gambler, you want to get the best of that 15 points as much as possible. It is not always possible because decoding the odds can be much like trying to make money on the stock market. You never know when to buy and sell, etc... Well, we understand public betting patterns.

Sportsbetting.com

• For those of you that MUST bet early on the games, this is the sportsbook to join and place your bets. It is a guarantee that you would consistently get the best baseball odds because they appeal to the early gamblers.

Bodog.com

• Beware of betting early on these games. They stack up the juice to 20 points on the overnight lines. So if you must bet early, join the sportsbook above.
• If you must bet on favorites, bet at around 10am PST. As soon as the lines come out, the favorites at this sportsbook have the most value.
• If you are betting on an underdog, wait until 5 minutes before game time to place your bet. The majority of public money comes in on favorites right in until the beginning of the game, so as time goes on, the underdogs get more value.