If you know anything about baseball betting or even MLB betting, you’ll know that you have to follow fluctuations within teams and team dynamics. This was the case back in 2010 when Dice-K was a bit out of shape for the season.

If you don’t know the ins and outs, you’re in luck. In this post we’ll give you some handy pointers and tips on how to get started betting on baseball.

1. Know Where to Bet

Firstly, you’ll need to know the best spots to start betting. Be sure to keep an eye on user reviews and welcome bonuses or other rewards. The site should also offer a wide range of banking options combined with great customer service. We’ve found the following two to be our favorite sites especially for getting started:

• Intertops
• Betonline

2. Know Team Dynamics

Should Dice-K relieve? If he relieves what would the outcome be? What is happening in the team currently and were there any serious injuries that could affect the line-up? These are but a few things you should be aware of. As a pro bettor, you’ll need to keep your finger on the pulse of what’s happening in baseball, at all times.

3. Know Types of Betting

Next, you’ll need to know everything about the different types of bets on offer. The basic types of betting include:

• Moneyline
• Over/under (totals)
• Runline

A moneyline bet is based on betting on the winning team or predicting the winner. This is also the most popular type of bet.

A Totals bet allows you to bet on whether the total runs scored during the match will be over or under the oddsmaker’s prediction.

Finally, ina runline bet, the oddsmaker will even the odds a bit and adjust it in such a way that the underdog may receive an advantage in the matchup.

4. Never Rely on a Winning Streak

While it can be great to bet on the winning team that’s been winning almost the entire season, be wary of only betting on them because they’ve been experiencing a winning streak. The odds are great for the underdogs are more motivated to get a win in the final match.

And of course, last but not least, remember to have fun. That’s what it’s all about, right? And if you get to win a couple of bucks, that’s great too.