Types of Baseball Bets

Money Line

The simplest way to bet on any sport is the money line, and baseball is no different. Simply bet on the team you think will win the game, and if your team wins, then you win your bet!

Run Line

Of course, there are many baseball games that are one-sided with one team expected to dominate the other. This is where the run line comes in. The bookies set a handicap against the favorite, and you have to decide which team will win if that handicap was applied to the final score. For example, if you bet on the Cubs -1.5, you would need them to win by two runs or more in order to win your bet.

Total Runs

If you’d rather bet on the nature of the game rather than the winner, then betting on the total runs might be the best option for you. With these bets, the bookmaker sets a line, for example, 7.5 runs, and we then have to decide whether the game will have over or under that many runs. We can make similar bets for the runs an individual team will score, as well as for the entire game.

Major Baseball Events

World Series

There’s only one place to start when you talk about baseball and that is the World Series - the series that decides the world champions after the end of a grueling MLB season. The World Series is played between the champions of the American and National Leagues, who face off in a best of seven series. The most successful team in World Series history are the New York Yankees with 27 titles.

World Baseball Classic

The major international competition of baseball is the World Baseball Classic, which has been running since 2006. Japan has done well in the competition as the only multiple winners, but the USA won the most recent edition in 2017.

Olympic Games

Baseball will return to the Olympics in 2020 in Tokyo for the first time since 2008. Consisting of only six nations, it is expected that Japan and the US will be contesting the gold medal match as the two dominant baseball nations in the world.

Using Sports Betting Sites US

Baseball is the USA’s most traditional pastime, and betting on baseball is nothing new despite wagering being illegal for some time in the States. With gambling laws being relaxed, all of the major bookmakers will be offering odds on the biggest markets for every MLB game. That choice makes picking the right baseball bookie vitally important, and here at Sports Betting US, we have everything you need to make that crucial decision.

Our team has been through all of the top baseball bookies and reviewed each one, giving you all of the information you need to find your perfect baseball bookie. As well as this, our articles will give you advice and tips to make the most of your baseball betting, as well as the inside track ahead of the biggest baseball competitions. At Sports Betting US, we’ve got you covered for all of your baseball betting needs.