How to bet on baseball

Why bet on baseball

There are games every day

The 2024 MLB season began at the end of March and ends in September. Playoffs begin in October and go into the early days of November – which means there are games on every day of the week for nine months! This includes the opportunity to bet every day on Canada’s lone MLB team, the Toronto Blue Jays.

Stats, stats, stats

Baseball is renowned for its bevy of statistics and evolving analytical approach to the game. If you love using baseball to set your fantasy baseball lineup elsewhere or know the key matchups for each game, you’ll love using data when you’re looking to hit a home run with your baseball bets. Just remember, past performance isn’t always an indicator of future results.

October baseball is a hit

There is nothing quite like October baseball. So much matters with each pitch in the playoffs. The best players deliver those iconic moments. Potentially winning money on the outcome of a close playoff game can only add to the anticipation and excitement of playoff baseball.

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Other ways to bet on baseball

Player Props

You can wager on the individual performance of your favourite player during MLB Games with player props. Popular player props include a player to record a single, total bases, total strikeouts recorded for pitchers, and total home runs. The home run props come with higher odds, meaning a potentially higher payout if your player hits a home run that day.

Same Game Parlay

Same Game Parlay for MLB Games is a fun way to include multiple selections from the same game into one bet. If you think the Blue Jays will win, the Total Runs will be Over 8.5, and one of their players will record a single, you can combine all three selections into one wager. Odds in your Same Game Parlay multiply with each selection. Once you’ve made your selections, add them to your betslip and make your wager.

First Inning Total Runs

This is an increasingly popular baseball bet and provides a quick result early in a game. With this, you are betting on if the Total Runs scored at the completion of the first inning will be Over or Under 0.5. If a single run is scored in the first inning, the Over wins. If no runs are scored in the first inning, the Under wins.

First 5 Innings Total Runs

Another popular baseball bet is wagering on the First 5 Innings Total Runs. This is a wager on the total number of runs scored in the first five innings of a game. The total depends on multiple factors, including starting pitcher matchups. If you bet Over 4.5 Total Runs in the first five innings of a game, and there are five runs scored at the completion of five innings, the Over wins.

Futures

A Futures Bet is a wager on an outcome that will be determined at a later date. For baseball, you can wager before and during the season on which team you think will win the championship. You can also wager on which player you think will hit the most home runs during the MLB season, or which pitcher might win the Cy Young Award, given annually to the best pitchers in Major League Baseball as voted on by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America.

Home Run Derby

One of the most entertaining events of the summer baseball calendar is the Home Run Derby, an annual home run hitting contest held during the MLB All-Star break. Once players are announced for the Derby, PlayNow Sports will post markets with odds for each player to win the Home Run Derby. You can make your selection depending on how you think the results will go. There are also individual player matchups for the Derby, as well. You can also wager on the distance of the longest home run, and the Over / Under on individual player home runs for each round.