How to bet baseball. Joe Duffy, long time pro gambler and CEO of OffshoreInsiders.com reveals Major League Baseball betting secrets on how to defeat the Vegas baseball odds. He should know. He has been doing so for years.
3. Handicapping Pitching
โข Most important stats
โ WHIP
โ ERA
โข Also considering unearned
โข Alternative (some overlapping)
โ OBP and slugging percentage against
4. Class, Motivation, Form
โข Recent form rated more heavily in MLB
โข Define โrecentโ
โ Seven to 10 days for offense
โ Last month for pitchers
โข Number of days rather than games
5. Injuries, rest, bullpen
โข Fantasy sports and gambling overlap in MLB
โ Injury reports
โ Starters likely to be rested
โข Bullpen recent play and rest
โ Recent three to five games
6. Money management
โข Understand basic math of moneyline
โ (+150) means 40% winning to break even
โ (-150) must hit 60% to break even
โ Betting large underdogs can have less than 50
percent change to win