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07/24/2005 11:03:35 AM
Comparing top Sportsbooks Baseball Bets
Deciding between a baseball money line and a baseball run line can be a tricky practice.
Comparing top Sportsbooks Baseball Bets
Deciding between a baseball money line and a baseball run line can be a
tricky practice. Unlike the money bet, mlb baseball run line
wagers are not necessarily decided by winners and losers, but rather
meaningless scores given up by soft bullpens or failed ninth inning
comebacks. Failure, of course, to win the baseball game, but by
coming within one run, baseball teams can beat a spread, and in the
sportsbook world, the spread’s the thing. We examine this
phenomenon and betting baseball lines at various online sportsbooks.
BetWWTS sportsbook baseball bets
BetWWTS sportsbook proclaims itself to be a world wide telethon of
sports, complete with Jerry Lewis. You’d think, then, that such
an elaborate connoisseur of the world’s sporting events would have
baseball odds for regular baseball season games, wouldn’t it? The
answer is a resounding no. Apparently, the “world” does not
include the last remaining superpower, and its national pastime.
Wageronsports sportsbook baseball bets
Wageronsports sportsbook is another example of the demise of
baseball betting, since they offer absolutely no lines for baseball
wagers. That, or
BetWWTS sportsbook and
Wageronsports sportsbook are
owned by the same company.
Sportbet sportsbook baseball bets
Sportbet sportsbook has baseball betting lines, the first sportsbook to
offer such a novelty on our adventure.
Sportbet sportsbook has baseball dime
lines on the money bets, and their standard baseball run line comes in
at twenty cents. However,
Sportbet sportsbook’s over/under line is not the most
attractive for favorite bettors, setting a variety of lines at -115 and
-120. This, of course, is a case of seeing the glass half empty
or half full, being that the dog lines are at -105 and even baseball
sport odds for those same baseball games. This may also be a
product of Las Vegas being unsure as to where to set the line, so they
overcompensate the juice on the favorite. As we analyze more
sportsbooks, we shall see.
Sportbet sportsbook, unlike many sportsbooks, also seems unconcerned with setting
their baseball lines at nice round numbers. You’ll see a +168
here, a -113 there, all sorts of crazy baseball sport odds that will
make your calculator blow up trying to figure the payout. On the
other hand, a few extra cents in your pocket never hurt anyone.
Bodog sportsbook baseball bets
Bodog sportsbook is one of the more comprehensive sportsbooks on the
net. In addition to the standard baseball odds,
Bodog sportsbook has 5
inning lines, and a myriad of baseball props and baseball futures.
Bodog
sportsbook also has a handy overnight baseball line, which is available for those
who like to bet baseball a day in advance. Like
Sportbet sportsbook,
Bodog
sportsbook has baseball dime lines, twenty cent run lines, and over/unders that
apply heavy juice on the favorite. It seems to be a trend.
The baseball lines at Bodog sportsbook are generally more conservative than
Sportbet sportsbook, but as always, shop the lines.
Bowmans sportsbook baseball bets
Bowmans sportsbook sets their baseball line very close to
Bodog sportsbook,
identical in most cases, with a few variants on the money line bets, an
obvious indication of the action being placed at that particular
sportsbook. The disadvantage of
Bowmans sportsbook is the lack of
baseball props and extra ways to bet the baseball game.
Betcris sportsbook baseball bets
Another strong sportsbook presence on the internet is BetCRIS
sportsbook, who, like Bodog sportsbook, offers a number of different baseball
props in addition to the standard baseball lines. Like most major
sportsbooks, BetCRIS sportsbook sport odds are rounded off, in most cases
fluctuating at nickel juice. At BetCRIS sportsbook, you don’t have to be
satisfied with the Las Vegas baseball odds, for they have alternative
run lines for every baseball game. Bet the underdog as the
favorite, or vice versa. You can also take advantage of 2½
baseball run lines for huge payouts on potential blowouts.
Mybookie sportsbook baseball bets
Mybookie internet sportsbook offers a different spin on the baseball
bets by adding a special baseball team of the day at reduced
juice. While the skeptics may view such a baseball team as a
guaranteed loser and bet the other side, the simple fact that the extra
5 cents is offered makes
Mybookie sportsbook worth noting.
Mybookie sportsbook also has
detailed baseball reports you can utilize before the baseball game, as
well as a full article on the baseball game of the day. Like Sportbet sportsbook,
Mybookie sportsbook baseball lines are capable of single cent swings,
which should excite the gambler who obsessive over tiny details.
Betcom sportsbook baseball bets
Betcom is another sportsbook that offers the baseball special of
the day, most likely because these two sportsbooks are owned by the
same suit.
Betcom sportsbook baseball lines are the same, their contests are the
same, even their girls in bikinis are…well,
Betcom sportsbook has better girls in
bikinis.
Canbet sportsbook baseball bets
Canbet sportsbook is an interesting betting tool indeed, because
Canbet
sportsbook baseball lines are so variant from most other sportsbooks. Here
you’ll find baseball lines that are off the Las Vegas baseball line by
five to ten cents.
Canbet sportsbook also provides baseball action betting
regardless of any potential pitching changes, as well as if a change
occurred for only one baseball team. In most instances this will
not make a difference, but a unique basebal betting offering all the same.
Playersonly sportsbook baseball bets
Playersonly sportsbook provides rounded off baseball odds, with
dime lines for money bets and standard juice for over/unders.
However, the over/under seems to be the most confusing line for
baseball handicappers, who continually set the variance at twenty
cents. You expect to have the lack of steroids affect the
oddsmakers, but to this extent it’s startling.
Pinnacle sportsbook baseball bets
In terms of juice, Pinnacle sportsbook provides the best baseball odds
on the internet, simply because that’s their modus operandi. Pinnacle sportsbook doesn’t give you a bonus, choosing instead to give you reduced
juice on all your baseball bets. Whether this is advantageous to
you is debatable, but extra two cents that come with an eight cent line
make it hard to compare Pinnacle sportsbook with other sportsbooks, simply because
the lack of bonus must be factored in. Still, if you are in it
for the long haul, the extra two cents and overnight lines make Pinnacle sportsbookan attractive online sportsbook.
VIP sportsbook baseball betting
Navigationally speaking, VIP sports sportsbook is a little difficult to
maneuver. Rather than place each baseball game in a single row, VIP sports
sportsbook gives every single baseball betting option for every baseball game its
own individual row. While VIP sports sportsbook does allow you to bet the
first 5 inning line and the over/under, the limited action is hardly
worth the hassle.
BetGameDay sportsbook baseball betting
The same goes for Betgameday sportsbook, another tool under the VIP
management umbrella. The baseball sport odds are displayed the
same way, the baseball lines are standard, and baseball props include
both the first 5 inning line and run in the first inning odds.
Bet19 Sportsbook baseball betting
Next on the menu is Bet19 sportsbook, and excuse me if I sound like
a broken record. Bet19 sportsbook is sisters, cousins even, of both VIP sports
sportsbook and Betgameday sportsbook. All three of these sportsbooks
have the same baseball odds and the same lousy baseball props.
Only one of these should be visited when shopping for the best baseball
line. On the bright side, these three sportsbooks do offer baseball dime
lines, but then again, who doesn’t these days.
Bet365 Sportsbook baseball betting
Finally, in our quest for some variance to the last three sportsbooks,
we went outside the VIP umbrella and found Bet365 sportsbook.
Unfortunately, Bet365 sportsbook has very unattractive baseball odds, listing
baseball games at rounded numbers that are five to seven cents off the
Las Vegas line. For example, while most sportsbooks had the Cubs
on Sunday at -105 to -109, Bet365 sportsbook listed them at -115. While they
continue to have the best and most original baseball props on the
market, the run and money lines are uninspiring.
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