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A Pay Per Head, also known as a PPH, offers everything a bookie or agent can ever need in terms of the following features:
- Fully integrated customized websites with odds and wide range of betting options
- 24/7 customer service
- Dedicated hosting
- Casino and racebook
- Ability to pull reports and monitor sharp action
All of this comes at a low cost of as low as $3 per active player per week. So if you have 100 customers betting baseball on your PPH platform, the price would be $3 x 100 or $300 per week to run your own online baseball sportsbook.
Baseball Betting Basics
There are three basic bets you as the bookie or agent can offer on a baseball game: Moneyline, run line, and totals. Then there are the prop bets.
Moneyline
Moneyline is the most popular way to bet on baseball. It’s a simple wager to win. The baseball betting odds are expressed on the moneyline the same way they are in other sports.
Let’s say the Pittsburgh Pirates play the St. Louis Cardinals. The Cardinals are favored at -145. The Pirates are the underdog at +120.
Like all other sports, you win $120 when you bet $100 on the Pirates. To win $100 on the Cards, you bet $145.
Run Line
Baseball betting lines are called “run lines.” They’re set at a standard +/- 1.5, though sportsbooks will move that number up or down depending on the matchup.
In football, most spread bets come with even juice. The run line odds fluctuate because of baseball’s simple scoring structure. A runner who reaches home counts for one run.
Totals
These are over/under bets on the total amount of runs scored by both teams during the game. The total number will change, but you rarely see one lower than 5.5.
Props and Futures
These include such things as batter props, pitching props and home runs hit. Futures include the payout at any particular time during the season should a team win the World Series.
Why Do Bookies and Bettors Find Baseball Challenging?
There are so many variables within the game that make handicapping challenging. Think about all you have to take into account when researching a single game.
There’s the starting pitching. Is the starter right or left-handed? How does each team’s line-up hit a righty or a lefty?
How strong or weak is each team’s bullpen? Will the Pirates need to ride their starter? Or will they be able to turn to their pen once the starter finds himself in trouble?
What about the previous game or games? Was it an extra-innings affair where most of the relief staff saw action? If that’s the case, a starter will have to pitch even if they get rocked.
Then you have to consider the unique design of each ballpark. The Cardinals are a righty-heavy, pull-hitting team. The Pirates’ home park has a deep left field.
On top of all that, you have to consider the weather report. Is the wind blowing in or out, left or right? At what speed?
You can see there’s a lot to judge when handicapping a ball game. It’s helpful to find an edge.
- Tony Caliente, Gambling911.com
