Baseball betting is a little different than betting on basketball or football. Instead of a spread, it uses a money line mainly. This makes for an interesting adventure. Baseball bettors don’t need to figure out how much better one team will be over another. They simply have to pick the outright winner and decide if the money is worth it.
Let me explain. Rather than have a spread, like 3 points, the baseball money line morphs that spread into money. For instance, you might have the New York Yankees playing a really bad teamlike Kansas City. If this were football, the Yankees might be a 14-point favorite. However, in baseball, the line is dollars and cents. So, you might see the Yankees at -245.
A line of -245 means that you must wager $2.45 for each $1 that you want to win. Not all games are this high. Many are -105 to -130. But, when a dominate team plays a weak one, the number goes up. Since baseball betting is about picking straight up winners and money lines, many bettors think it’s easier to win money with.
The answer to this thought is mixed. First, it is easier in that all you need to do is pick a team to win the game outright. However,...