Many sports bettors will take the summer off and skip baseball and wagering on it altogether. This could be a benefit because it allows the bettor to get refreshed and enjoy the summer and reenergize for the football season in the fall. Other sports bettors will insist that you should wager on baseball and that it is one of the easiest sports to win in and it is a perfect way to build your bankroll for the football season. In order to successfully wager and make a profit on major league baseball you should know some tips and insight on wagering on the game. This article will provide some basic and advanced keys to mlb betting. It’s a grind: The baseball season is a long one and you have to be prepared to go through some winning and losing streaks and not get to caught up in it. One key to handling this long grind is not to bet everyday and to take a vacation in the summer where you will take a few weeks off from sports betting all together so as not to get worn down during the season

It’s a dog eat dog world: It has been said in all of my articles that I have written about wagering on MLB and I will say it again. When you wager on the MLB it is imperative that you try to become a dog player. You do not have to exclusively take underdogs but the majority of your wagers should be on underdogs. I would never recommend that anyone wagers on a favorite that is higher priced than 150. Baseball is the only sport that gives you the luxury of finishing below .500 and still making money. This is something unique that should be taken advantage of.

X-factors: When researching baseball games it is important to look at things like the starting pitcher because he is who drives the line, but don’t focus solely on that. X-factors are important too. A bettor should also research umpires, weather, and the local newspapers to just name a few. Umpires can single handedly change a game and control a total with a tight or loose strike zone. The direction of the wind can help a total as well and when it comes to games in Wrigley it is driven by the wind direction due to the size of the ballpark. Local newspapers have beat writers that only have one job and that is to follow the team and report on everything from injuries to travel plans. Due to the long schedule there are times when a team may arrive late to a game location and this could affect their play. A quick glance at a local newspaper or blog could reveal this information.

Money management: As mentioned in the first paragraph of this article, the baseball season is a long one and money management will play a very important factor in the season. My money management for major league baseball is very simple: play the same amount on every game. The temptation will be to place more on certain games that will stand out to you, however if you avoid this practice then finishing below .500 for a dog bettor will still easily provide a healthy profit and prepare you for the upcoming football season.

The baseball season is a special opportunity that if approached correctly can lead to solid profits. Follow the steps above as well as some of your own lessons learned to provide a lesson plan for making money in MLB betting.

There are many ways that you look at MLB betting systems and the many different types of bets offered, like who will be the home run champ. Even if you don’t have a MLB betting system that picks this, you can still get into the action. It can be fun to look at some side bets like this at the beginning of the season. They also can be profitable if your MLB bet wins. One of the most popular side bets is on “The Home Run Champ”. All you have to do is look at the odds and who you think will smash the most balls out of the yard this season and lay your money down. Of course, a bet like this is not considered low risk, but sometimes you have to do things for fun too and the chance it might pay off. You probably won’t find an MLB betting system that will pick the home run champ, so you are on your own to determine this. You can develop your own home run betting system to pick the winner. There are a few ways that you can do this. The easiest and most obvious is to look at last years statistics and see who the home run champ was. I generally look at the top 10 and compare last years stats on them. I then go through a few more things to narrow down the field. The first thing I do is look at the player’s performance in spring training. I generally don’t do any MLB betting on the pre-season, but I do follow the stats. Check to see where the home run hitters you listed are on the stats sheets. Look for the key stats such as at bats, home runs, batting average and walks. I include walks because sometimes potential home run champs get walked a lot. This doesn’t happen as often during spring training, but is a common occurrence during the MLB regular season.

The next thing you need to look at when picking a home run champ with your MLB betting system are injuries. Again this may seem obvious, but may people miss it. During the preseason it can be a bit harder to get accurate MLB injury information as the media doesn’t pay as much attention to preseason as it does to the MLB regular season. But, you’ll see that they will report the injures of main players on the front pages. Generally, since you are looking for a home run champ, any injury that affects someone on your list shouldn’t be to hard to find. I always look at each player and check a few sites to get as much information as possible on each players’ status, especially if I am concerned about a possible injury. Rate any current injury or the after affects of a player has just returned from an injury and make a note of it beside the respective MLB player on your list.

That’s the main information you need and now you can use your MLB betting system to pick a player for your home run champ bet. Compare last years stats to this years current spring training stats and give each player a rating based on this. Next, if a player is injured or if there are concerns about the injury a player may have just returned from, you need to downgrade them. The amount will depend on the severity of the injury. Once you are done that you need to look at each MLB player individually and determine where they are headed. Is the player older and on his way down or is he an up and comer and likely to increase his home run total on the quest to become the home run champ? This has to be taken into account as does the MLB player’s consistency. Has this player hit a high number of home runs over the last few seasons or has he only put good numbers up in 1 or 2 seasons? After you analyze this, you again need to feed that information into your MLB betting system.

For my MLB betting system, I use a weighted ranking for each area I consider and come up with a number that is based on the number of players I am looking at. I give the highest number to the player with the best rank for that statistic. Then I go repeat this process on each statistic and rank the players accordingly. I then add up the total and the player with the highest total is who my MLB betting system has determined will be this season’s home run champ. It is pretty straight forward, but it is also very useful.

Now that you have determined who you think your home run champ is you need to visit your favorite sports books and see who has the best odds offered. As always, there will be differences and because picking a home run champ can be very subjective you will find differences. Look at 5 or 6 sports books and go with the best odds. With a side bet like this you need to get the best possible value. Then, place your bet and sit back and count the home runs. It makes the long season even more exciting. Another thing that makes it exciting is knowing that you picked this yourself. You didn’t have to pay anybody for the pick and you now have a MLB betting system you can use year after year to pick your home run champ.

It’s a long summer and for avid sports betting enthusiast summer is their favorite time of the month! This is because MLB betting happens every summer! Baseball is fun and it can lead to profits but it also can be disastrous and can leave you yearning for the kickoff of the football season. If played correctly it can set you up for a nice bankroll to start the football season with and make for a great summer of baseball. In this article I will discuss some tips that will get you ready for baseball and help you stay around for the long haul. Relax it’s a long season: One of the most important things to remember is to take your time. Baseball season is a long one and if you play too many games everyday you will get burned out forget the basic fundamentals of sports wagering and go bust on more than one occasion during the season. To avoid this do some of the following procedures. Take some days off and enjoy the summer it’s not a race and you can forget about baseball for awhile and take a vacation. You will find you come back refreshed and ready to go. You will slump like any great hitter so prepare for the bad times because they hit everyone. When they hit you make sure you lower your play amount and volume. There will be time to raise that when you hit the hot streak, which brings me to my next point.

Know the streaks: Baseball is streaks; in fact everything about it is streaky, from winning to pitching to hitting. This goes the same for wagering on baseball. Teams that are on a winning streak tend to play well and get the clutch hits while teams that are in a slump tend to miss out on chances to score and rarely come from behind to win. You want to play with the streak as much as possible or avoid, but either way you play it watch out for the correction that will come sooner or later.

Ignore your consensus numbers: The new rage in sports wagering is fading the consensus numbers this is great ion other sports like football and basketball because it can change the line and give you more points, but not in baseball. Good teams win and the odds maker will adjust and swell the line to make up for as many times as a team will win. The majority of players will be on teams like the Red Sox and Yankees because they win often, and it is not always a smart thing to when it comes to fading public perception.

Understand money lines: This may sound simple but many sports bettors venture out to the baseball wagering world and have no idea how the money lines work and what to do with them. This is important and understanding baseball money lines is essential to understanding how to wager on baseball. Almost every sports book around will have a tutorial on this. Before you lay one nickel on baseball you should understand the money line and how it works when you wager.

Starting pitchers, limited risk and the parlay: Starting pitchers dictate the line on a game, period. Know that, the starting pitchers and their health in every game you bet. Do not take favorites of -150, you just put too much risk on the table and baseball is a sport where you can finish under .500 and make money. Parlays are okay. While most people will say parlays are evil in baseball they are good because they lower your MLB betting risk and provide greater reward, keep them small but play them.

MLB is one of America’s favorite past time. But it is trailing behind NBA and NFL when it comes to popularity. I bet you say of course, NBA and NFL is much exciting to watch and especially to bet on. But I’m telling you, there are hidden gems in MLB betting, aside from the fact that it is the easiest sports to bet, it is also the sports with the most number of games to bet too! So I’m here to tell you why you should give MLB Betting a chance. Here are the reasongs to love MLB betting.

1. Details – Each game is full of nuances. I know it may take a lot of energy to look at the details of something but, thankfully, expending that extra energy pays high dividends. In order to truly appreciate something, you gotta dig the small stuff, and the small stuff is what baseball is all about. The pitcher/batter chess games, the calls from the coaches, the substitutions, the mind games, the shifts in the defense, the varying techniques, the differences in the parks. Look for the details, analyze & interpret, make your own predictions, and enjoy! Lastly, pay close attention to the intensity of the game. Although the game might seem nonchalant at first, if you really pay attention, you’ll find that the game is super intense.

2. Series – Unlike virtually every other sport, throughout the regular season, baseball teams play in mini-series instead of the usual one game – usually three games and occasionally four. Again, this may seem boring at first, but in reality, it makes the game much more exciting. Since baseball is a game where anyone can win on any given day, three games gives you a better idea of who the better team is.

3. Season Length and Playoffs – Initially, a 162 game season may seem like overkill, to say the least. But, the beauty is that only four teams from each league make the playoffs. This means that the regular season ACTUALLY MATTERS

4. Minor Leagues and Skill Level – The skill level in baseball is outstanding. Baseball is truly one of the toughest sports to compete in, and the level of skill between the big leagues and college/high school is incalculable. Because of this, we have the minor leagues! Within the minor leagues, there are several different levels.

5. Trade Deadline and 40-Man Roster – The trade deadline in baseball is more exciting than any other, as teams are making moves for now and for the future. Big names are dealt, prospects are dealt – it’s always interesting to watch. What’s even better than the trade deadline itself is what happens immediately after. After the trade deadline, MLB rosters expand to 40 people instead of the usual 25. This allows teams to, once again, strategize to the max. Also, when the playoffs begin, all the rosters shrink back to 25, and teams cannot call up or demote anyone during the postseason, meaning that coaches are ultimately choosing a single roster for the playoffs. This makes things interesting, as not only are teams battling for the playoffs, but players are competing for a spot on the beloved playoff roster.

6. Dynasties and Salary Cap – Most people hate baseball for this reason. Personally, I love it! Baseball is full of tradition, and dynasties are one of those traditions. The teams with huge markets, like New York and Boston, have huge payrolls, while other teams, well, don’t.

To win consistently in MLB, you need to know some unique techniques that are only applied to MLB betting and ultimately follow winning strategies, systems or picks with commitments and discipline. Here are some of the proven MLB betting tips that Worked for me. Try it in your nest bet and see what it can do to you.

1. Parlay offers attractive great odds right? If you think betting parlay is a smart choice, sportsbooks who offer them are laughing at you behind their desk. Obviously, betting parlay is a much dangerous act than any kind of betting especially when you’re not good in betting on single bet. My advice is, master your single bet, make them a consistent profit only consider playing on parlay.

2. Have you ever heard of the ‘action pitcher’ and ‘listed pitcher’ option in MLB betting? If you choose the ‘action pitcher’ option, it simply means your bet will take place even if there is a change to the starting pitcher. The ‘listed pitcher’ option works the opposite. Your bet will only take place if the listed starting pitcher at the time of the bet starts the game. If there is a change in starting pitchers, your bet is canceled. This simple technique isn’t a big tip but it can actually help to eliminate some losses in every of your bet.

3. Another tip is about betting on the run line. Run line betting can be tasty, but it is not piece of cake. Sometimes this game can appear to be all too easy, can it not? You might spot a perennial powerhouse with their ace going up against the Bad News Bears and their starting pitcher, Adam Lambert. Well you’re no dummy! Instead of eating the huge chalk, you ascertain that there is no way that the favored squad will not win by two or more runs, and play the run line to increase your winnings. If only it were always this simple. Experts say, however, that this may not be the best strategy when playing the runline. There are a surprisingly high amount of one-run games in Major League Baseball. As of this writing, even the top teams in the league have played in a high percentage of one-run games. Another stat that will make you think twice before pulling that run line trigger is total team scoring. If you compare the most prolific teams to the most anemic, there is a difference of only two runs per game being put on the scoreboard (NYY 5.70, Sea 3.73). That means that everyone in between is averaging pretty darn close within each other. It all makes me wonder if it would just be wiser to play the other side of the run line. Of course you can always play the RL the opposite way by playing the underdog who is now getting a run and a half to work with. This can be smart at times, but will turn your +125 play into a -140 team real quick. Most players are greedy (like me) and enjoy taking shots every so often at the big hit. But through my experiences, playing the team getting the runs might not be as sexy a date, but will generally put out more often.

Try these MLB betting tips in your next bet and hit me back some comment whether it help you or not (but I’m sure that wit will help you more). Enjoy!