Internet sportsbook baseball totals provide outstanding value and opportunities for many different reasons. You should be aware that betting baseball totals at a sportsbook is not something that many public bettors do and that is too bad for them.
Internet sportsbook baseball totals have streaks just like teams have winning streaks. These streaks are not as noted by the average public sportsbook bettor as much and that gives you value. You should also know that a sportsbook doesn’t have as much room to adjust their totals. Baseball totals at a sportsbook typically range from a low of 6.5 and a high of 12 except for games in Colorado where the totals have been known to be higher. Let’s consider how to handicap baseball totals at an sportsbook.
You can start by looking at the home plate umpire. If this is the first game of a series, this information will usually not be available until an hour before game time when lineups come out. The umpires follow a rotation with the first base umpire behind the plate in the next game. Pay attention to the umpires over/under record in their games from previous seasons as you bet at an sportsbook. A higher percentage of strikes will more than likely produce Unders as the wider strike zone favors the pitchers. A lower percentage of called strikes will favor the batters and that means Overs.
You should also consider each of the team’s over/under record in their last 10 games before wagering at the Internet sportsbook. Also note any current streaks in the past few games before wagering at the Internet sportsbook. You would like to get in early on a streak and ride it out at the sportsbook.
You also need to look at each team’s starting pitchers combined over/under record on the season and especially in their last 3 games when betting at an sportsbook. Pay attention to the combined pitchers WHIP (walks and hits per 9 innings). You also want to look at the bullpens before wagering at the Internet sportsbook. As you look at all of these factors you can come up with good baseball totals plays against the Internet sportsbook line. Baseball totals at an Internet sportsbook can be very profitable if you do the research.