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MLB Betting: Pitchers and the Runline

Some sports betting sites allow MLB bettors to take advantage of a betting option known as the runline. This is where you can add a run to the underdog’s odds, or you can lay more runs on the favorite. For example, if the favorite has -2 odds for a game, then your runline will allow you to bump those odds to -3.5. It can be helpful because the price per head software points out that nearly 30 percent of MLB games finish with a one-run differential. But there are considerations with the pitcher that you should take into account before using your runline.

 

If you have a pitcher going into a game that is predictable, then that can affect what kind of bet you make. For example, if you know that the favorite’s pitcher and the underdog’s pitcher are both consistently effective, then playing with the line is probably a bad idea. But if you know that the favorite’s starting pitcher is consistently good while the underdog’s starting pitcher is consistently bad, then you can use the runline to your advantage in that situation.

 

Bettors find challenges with the runline when there is an inconsistent or unknown pitcher on the mound. For example, if the Toronto Blue Jays are the underdogs to the New York Yankees and the Jays’ starting pitcher has thrown two shutouts this season but has also given up six runs in one inning several times, then that is probably a game where the runline is not going to help you. You need consistency to effectively use the runline in a betting situation, and much of the consistency in MLB relies on the performance of the pitchers.

 

Baseball Betting – Three City (Or Area) Rivals Highlight Interleague Action

Baseball betting players have a trio of interesting matchups on their slate, as interleague action presents an opportunity for city rivals to go at it. The teams in these three matchups have already met this year, and now they’ll square off in the other stadium.

Yankees Mets Odds

Look for the Bronx Bombers to be favored in Queens, where they have won seven of their last 10 meetings with the Mets, while seven games have come in under the total. The Mets lost two of three at Yankee Stadium last month, so they’ll want to defend their home turf against their “Subway Series” rivals.

Dodgers Angels Odds

The Angels should be the favorites at home, but the Dodgers have won six of their last 10 at Angel Stadium in Anaheim with five games going over the total. The Angels won two of three at Dodger Stadium just last weekend, so the Dodgers have a chance to turn the tables, and maybe turn around their season.

White Sox Cubs Odds

The Windy City, specifically the South Side, will be a battlezone this weekend as the Cubs welcome the White Sox to Wrigley Field after dropping two of three in Cellular Field in early June. The White Sox have won five of their last 10 at Wrigley, and six games have gone under the total. The Cubs have been terrible at home this season, and that is why they’ll be the betting underdogs in this “Red Line Series”.

 

Betting MLB Overnight Lines

Experienced sport betting enthusiasts are familiar with the concept of overnight lines in baseball betting. The idea is that you can gain more of a betting edge if you bet on a baseball game the night before as opposed to waiting to the last minute. The reason that some bettors wait until the last minute to get their MLB bet into the bookie software is because they are waiting to see what last minute changes will affect the game. If you do your research, you already know what is going on.

 

An overnight line is available at least 24 hours prior to the first pitch. When you think about what you need to know to make a MLB bet, you can find it all out 24 hours prior to the first pitch.

 

Let’s say that the Toronto Blue Jays are playing at home against the Kansas City Royals. The Blue Jays play in a domed stadium where the roof opens. But they only open the roof on days when the weather is perfect. So you know that weather is not a factor.

 

You already know the pitching matchups and the basic batting order for each team. You have everything you need to make a good overnight bet and beat the competition to the softer lines. All you need to do is make sure that you make the little changes like any potential changes to the batting order based on whether the pitchers are right-handed or left-handed. Once again, a good bettor has this information available for quick reference at all times.

 

Wrigley Field Profile

Former Names: Weeghman Park and Cubs Park

Owners: Chicago Cubs

Date Opened: April 23rd 1914

Location: 1060 West Addison Street, Chicago Illinois

Capacity: 41,160

MLB betting fans have come to enjoy games at the friendly confines ever since the 1916 season. Eight years prior, the Cubs had won the World Series and many baseball betting fans at the time were unaware the team would be cursed for over a century. From 1923 until 1945, the Cubs made the Wrigley faithful proud by going to the World Series four times. Unfortunately, similar to NFL franchise the Buffalo Bills, the Cubs were unsuccessful in winning a World Series each of the four times. As well, since 1945 the Cubs have never made it past the National League finals.

Initially, Wrigley Field was known as Weeghman Park as from 1914 to 1915, the Federal League Whales owned by Chicago tycoon Charles Weeghman, resided at the park. Wrigley Field was built in six weeks for $250,000 by architect Zachary Taylor Davis who had also designed and built the original Comiskey Park home of the Chicago White Sox. However, in 1915 the Federal League folded and Weeghman along with chewing gum billionaire William Wrigley Jr. bought the Chicago Cubs MLB franchise from Charles P. Taft for $500,000. By 1926 Wrigley had bought out Weeghman and changed the ballpark’s name from Weeghman Park to Wrigley Field.

Although the Cubs had moved from West Side Park to Wrigley in 1916, many believe the Cubs have been cursed as a result of the move. The majority of the team’s success as previously noted, came when they played at West Side Park, and since the move the Cubs have had little if any success.  One of the main aspects of the curse has been the ivy pines on the back wall of the outfield which were planted by Billy Veeck in 1937. Here, balls that would have been either caught or fielded off the wall have gone on to get lost in the ivy resulting in runs.

 

MLB Offseason News: Red Sox May have Solved Closer Problem

Earlier in the offseason, the sport betting fans in Boston watched as closer Jonathan Papelbon went to the already pitcher-rich Philadelphia Phillies. The fans knew that the new closer was not going to come from the existing staff, so everyone waited to see what the Red Sox would do to fill the void.

 

To grab a candidate for the closing position while supplementing the bullpen, the Red Sox picked up former Houston Astros closer Mark Melancon. What makes the price per head bookmaking experts curious is the low price that the Red Sox gave up to get Melancon. In return for its closer, the Astros receive Jed Lowrie, who could not stay healthy for most of the 2011 season, and pitching prospect Kyle Welland. It is suspected that the Astros really wanted Welland and that Lowrie was a throw-in to the deal. The Red Sox have not announced if Melancon will be the closer in spring training or not.

 

The bidding has closed for teams to win the right to talk to Japanese star pitcher Yu Darvish. Among the top contenders to win the rights to negotiation are the Toronto Blue Jays and Texas Rangers. These bids are only for the right to negotiate with the pitcher. His Japanese team, the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters, will decide which MLB team wins negotiating rights. There is no guarantee that Darvish or his Japanese team will accept the offer put forth by the team that wins the rights to negotiate.

 
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