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The Basics

Your Starting Point For All About MLB Betting
Reading Odds
Betting Types
How to Bet
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Basic
how to bet
If baseball is America’s summer pastime, then betting on MLB could well become America’s newest summer hobby. With 2,430 regular-season games, plus playoffs, MLB offers
3Min
Basic
reading odds

The best part about odds is that they are just numbers. They are the same no matter what you choose to
bet on. An underdog can be priced at +200 on the moneyline in the NFL and NBA, the same way a
favorite might come in at -200.

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Basic
betting types
reading odds
Regardless whether it’s your first ‘at-bat’ at the MLB betting plate, or you’ve taken more swings at MLB wagers than you care to remember, part
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Basic
Futures
how to bet
Moneyline
Spread
Totals

So you think you can bet?

You’ve probably done some research, or maybe none at all. Downloaded an app or two. Then you got past the welcome screen and suddenly it was like your phone magically
changed the language without permission. Spread, ML, +200... Don't worry - Bet Basics is here to help.

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Basic
reading odds

American odds are a betting format used to show the potential payout of a bet. With American odds, the odds are displayed as either a positive or negative number.

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Basic
betting types

MLB Betting Types include Moneyline, Totals, Spread, Props and Futures - what does each of them mean and how can you capitalize?

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Basic
reading odds
For anyone venturing into the world of MLB betting for the first time, trying to make sense of betting odds can almost feel like you’re
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Basic
betting types

Exploring the different sport betting types in the USA. Get tips and remember to check and compare the odds wisely at BetBasics.com

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Basic
betting types
reading odds
Moneyline betting is easily the most straightforward way to bet on MLB games and a great place to start out if you’re new to the
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betting types

A parlay bet consists of multiple bets that are combined into one wager.

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