How To Bet Baseball

How to bet baseball? The better question should probably be "how to bet baseball...and win?" Well, that's the million dollar question everybody wants to know...and there's a lot of people trying to sell it to you (stay away from them).

Like I said though, anybody can bet on baseball, but what we really want to know is how do you actually win at betting baseball. You'll probably get a different answer from every person you ask.

However, that's a good thing because there isn't one exact right answer. Although most people will lose money betting on baseball long term, there are handicappers that turn a profit year after year.

They all have different strategies and philosophies, but more importantly, they know how to win. They all handicap in various ways, but still get to the same result...and that's turning a profit.

What's consistent with every winning baseball handicapper though, is they all put a lot of time and hard work into reasearching the games, studying baseball statistics, developing strategies...etc. As I've said a million times before, to be successful at anything, it comes down to hard work and perseverance...and it's no different when it comes to betting on baseball.

As hard as this may be for some people to believe, there's no secret formula to winning at baseball (even though there are plenty of websites and scam artists trying to tell you otherwise). It simply comes down to good solid handicapping.

While this chapter isn't going to teach you everything you need to know in order to win at betting baseball, we do feel our Baseball Betting Guide as a whole can.

This chapter is simply another stepping stone...one that's certainly in the beginning of our journey. So with that said, let's go into some more basics of how to bet baseball...and win, of course.

We've already covered a lot of the basics in the first few chapters of the guide, so now we need to start building on them in order to get a plan in place. Our next chapter, Baseball Betting Advice, will be a big leap in that direction. Most sports betting advice sites will never go into this much detail about betting sports...their usually more interested in just trying to sell you something.

However, it really does come down to developing your own unique baseball handicapping philosophy. Within that philosophy, you need to have a handicapping strategy in place along with a proven money management plan. From those two criteria is where everything else should follow.

We'll talk more about each in great detail throughout the guide. I'm serious when I say this though, if you take the time to develop/create a baseball handicapping and money management strategy, then you'll be ahead of 99% of all bettors out there.

People just don't take the time and that's why they'll never win over the long term. Squares love betting the big favorites or betting big favorites on the run line, when most sharps will rarely ever take a favorite of -140 or greater.

It just isn't good baseball sense to lay so much on heavy favorites when underdogs win all of the time...for the most part, all teams will win 60 games and lose 60 games no matter how good or bad they are, so why not pick your spots in +EV underdog situations. You won't even need to hit 50% of your bets to show a profit.

That is just one of many baseball betting tips that we'll discuss throughout. It is crucial to put yourself in a position that allows you to take advantage of soft lines that are set to suck the square money in...and the square money loves to follow big name pitchers.

Obviously one of the biggest factors in betting baseball is pitching (both starters and relievers). More than 50% of what determines the line depends on who the starting pitchers are.

With that said, you have a few different options when placing a bet that pertains to starting pitchers. The three main options are listed pitchers, specified team pitcher, or action.

The most common by far is listed pitchers (and what I would recommend as well). This simply means that when you place your bet, those two listed pitchers must start or there is no action. In other words, if there is a pitching change between when you place your bet and the start of the game, then your bet will be canceled...trust me, this a good thing.

Pitchers play a major part in handicapping a game and if one of them isn't starting, then it can be an absolute game changer for either team. So remember, in my opinion, listed pitchers is your best option (on a side note though, for run line and totals bets, the listed pitchers must start...in other words, there is no other option).

The second option you have have is specifying that the pitcher your betting on or against must start. If they don't, then it will result in a no action bet. Somewhat similar to listed pitchers, but you're only specifying that one pitcher must start, not both.

The final option you have is action. The name says it all. You're taking the action on whichever team you bet on not matter who the hell is starting.

So now you have a better idea of how starting pitching plays a major factor in how to bet baseball. This is just the beginning, I can assure you we'll go into much greater detail throughout the guide...like I said, I want to take baby steps.

In the end, it all comes down to getting a good grasp of the basics and then delving into the more complicated (mathematical) strategies. The most important thing I can tell you is that you're going to have winning days and you're going to have losing days, but it's how you handle those losing days that separates a successful handicapper from a square.

You're also going to have losing streaks and plenty of bad beats. That's just how it is. Baseball is a game that's played by the greatest players in the world, but they'll still make mistakes and I promise you it'll drive you crazy at times.

This is why it is so vital to have a set plan in place so you can always go back, refocus and not do something you'll regret...like chasing. We can't give you a secret formula, but we can give you the building blocks to becoming a winning baseball handicapper.

Now that you have a better idea of how to bet baseball, let's move on to our next building block, Baseball Betting Advice. I personally feel the criteria listed in our next chapter should be the cornerstone of your baseball handicapping philosophy. As always, best of luck in all your sports betting endeavors.

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