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Today we are going to take a look at a few different styles of baseball handicapping. Some say MLB betting is the easiest of all four sports. There are a few different techniques for baseball handicapping; betting on pitchers, looking at situational trends, and even jumping on winning or losing runs.

Betting on pitchers is one of the most common strategies for MLB Sports Betting. Sports handicappers will look into pitchers ERA’s and WHIP’s or even look at how they have been pitching over a span of their last three or five matchups. They will also look into past results when they face off against a certain team or how they do when they are starting at a certain park. Some starters pitch much better at home then they do on the road. Another key aspect to factor in is how many innings a certain pitcher normally pitches and how much you will have to rely on the bullpen. Betting on the stronger pitcher might be one of the most used methods for baseball handicapping but it also can have its flaws.

Using situational trends is another way to bet baseball. Looking at how a certain team plays on the road, how they play at home, if they play well coming off a day of rest, etc, would all be examples. There are many different types of situational trends to look at including pitching trends, which we have already touched on a bit. Other situational trends factor in betting lines; for example, if a team is a big favorite or big dog the team might tend to play much better or much worse. The total will even come into play here because some people might think that if a total is very low and it is due to a pitching trend for a certain starter that might be because they are a strong pitcher or maybe because a team might play harder against a pitcher that has a low ERA. There are many different types of situational trends and you can check them out at the Vegas Experts MLB Trends Page.

The last way of handicapping we are going to take a look at today is what we call “Playing the Streak”. Some handicappers will go with this method and some will go against it, as they have the thought that a team is due for a loss or due for a win. Baseball is a game of runs and teams will likely get on many long winning or losing runs throughout the long 162 game MLB regular season. Some teams might get on a huge six or nine game winning streak or a team might lose six or nine games in a row. Some sports handicappers like some momentum going into a matchup and some will look at a long winning run as a good time to go against a strong favorite as they could possibly be due for a loss.

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