Baseball is Back part 1
by Bodog Sportsbook | Jul 19 2007
As a bettor, why is baseball so good? First off, it’s on every day. Not just nights like basketball and hockey, but they play games in the middle of the day. There is nothing better than a Wednesday afternoon baseball game to take the edge off a stressful week.
Secondly, where else can you bet with such a low vig? The dime line in baseball has to be the best deal in all of sports wagering. With the house take in the 1% to 2% range, rather than the 4% to 5% range of other sports, baseball moneylines offer a lot of value.
Third, not only do you get the best value when betting, but you also get to impose conditions on your wagers. When you bet on football, your bet goes even if the starting QB for your team breaks an ankle in practice and when betting basketball, you can’t get your money back if the starting point guard gets food poisoning an hour before tip-off.
So why do you get lower juice for baseball and the opportunity to specify which pitchers must start for your moneyline bet to have action? Simple, summer is traditionally a quiet time in this industry and sportsbooks want your business so they make baseball as attractive as possible.
The baseball regular season has nearly 10 times as many games as the NFL (2,430 to 256) and is roughly double the number for the NHL or the NBA. All those extra games are extra betting opportunities. Now, let’s discuss how to start looking for good betting opportunities.
In Las Vegas at the end of the 2001 baseball regular season, Big Al McMordie discussed baseball with Bodog Sportsbook. He had just finished No. 1 for the season at a major monitoring site and was kind enough to indulge a little bit. “I believe baseball is no different than basketball or football. Each sport offers the opportunity to make money if 1) you have a methodology that wins, and 2) you have the discipline to follow that methodology.”
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