Betting on MLB: How to Bet for the 2022 World Series?
The World Series is an annual championship series of Major League Baseball. This is where all the winners from different divisions come together to earn the Commissioner's Trophy. The World Series for the 2022 MLB season will start on July 24. All fans and bettors alike are on edge trying to figure out who to vote for the important upcoming event.
However, if you are stuck wondering how to bet on the World Series, you should know that there are various ways to do so. Since it is a significant event for baseball fans, it would be a great pride to be part of this event. So, to prepare you for the World Series, here are different ways to bet for the significant event.
Moneyline Betting
For all experienced sports bettors, you may know about Moneyline betting. If this is your first time, Moneyline is about wagering on the team you feel will win the World Series. It is a very simple type of bet that you may have already tried. It is just placing money on money that you predict to win.
One way to ensure your bets is to inspect the World Series Odds your sportsbooks have. It is the number you will see when you visit their site. The odds are usually beside the names of a team and are accompanied by a - or a + sign. These signs represent their chances of winning the game.
A minus sign (-) tells you that the team is the favorite and has a higher chance of winning the game. On the other hand, a plus sign (+) is the underdog with fewer chances of winning the game compared to their opponents. You can use the odds as a reference if you want to try to assess who to place your bets on.
Run lines Betting
If you want a more exciting bet, you can try wagering for the MLB run lines betting. You can consider this type of bet as the cousin of the money line, where it upgrades the risks and increases your payout. What it does is that it assigns a -1.5 handicap that runs with odds so that betting on these teams can be worthwhile.
To understand how run lines betting works, you can imagine placing a bet on a favorite team with a -1.5 handicap that runs -170 odds. To win your wager, the favorite must win the game with two or more runs. This means they need to not only win but also cover the runline aside from them. So, you still lose your bet if they won only with a line gap.
On the other hand, betting on the favorite with +1.5 handicap and +130 odds means they must outright win the game over the favorite or lose with only one run. Furthermore, betting on favorites will require you to wager $170 to win $100. Meanwhile, you will need to risk $100 to win $140 if you bet on the underdog.
Total (Over/Under) Betting
Another exciting type of MLB betting you can place is total betting, or some call it Over/Under. Before the match, the sportsbook will assign a predicted total of runs that lets the bettor guess whether the game will end with a pitcher's duel or a home run derby.
In other words, you will need to guess if the total runs at the end of the game will be over or under the actual runs made.
If the World Series teams' totals are 8, you will need to wager they will run as low as seven runs for under and ten runs for the over bets. Take note that this is a combined total score, so you will need to add the score of the two teams to determine whether you won your wager or not.
First Five Innings (FB) Betting
When you bet on the F5 of the World Series, you will likely only need to focus on the first half of the game. Any innings after the first five don't affect your bet. So, the common betting line for F5 is +/-5, where the favorite (-5) will need to win at least one run. Whereas the underdog should straight up win or aim for a tie before the end of the fifth inning.
Prop Betting
Prop bets are extra wagers that you can place during the World Series. You need to take note that prop bets do not directly involve the actual outcome of the game but instead some specific outcomes and performance.
A few examples are: will team A hit a home run first? How many strikeouts will this particular player have? What team scored first during the game? Who do you think will reach three runs in the game?
Final Thoughts
The 2022 MLB World Series is an important event, so you don't want to miss this chance to support your team through sports betting. Ultimately, deciding what bet to place involves preparation and sufficient research on the teams that will play. Like any other type of gamble, take your time and carefully think about your next moves.
