There's some good money to be won when betting on baseball team season wins.
Each year before the Major League Baseball season starts, bookmakers set a number of wins for each team. You are then able to bet whether a team will go over or under that number for total wins by the team during the regular season.
We have two conflicting thoughts on placing such a wager:
1. These bets are very easy to beat because the number of wins the bookie sets on bad teams is usually too low. The number of wins set on the good teams is usually too high. In summary, there's great value in betting ON bad teams and betting AGAINST good teams.
2. Now that we've mentioned the good, we'll mention the thing we don't like about these type of wagers. You have to tie your money up for the whole season in order to play them!So, whether you decide to play this type of bet depends on how patient you are and if your bankroll can sustain having part of itself tied up for the better part of 6-7 months while your investment matures. Yes, we did call this an investment as in our estimation these are some of the easiest bets to beat consistently in all of gambling.As of time of print, the current MLB season has started so there's no current odds for us to post. On the flip side, many betting exchanges offer live in-running prop bets that cover this type of wager so you may still be able to get in on the action after the season has started as sports betting exchanges allow you to buy in and sell out of positions at any given time.
A baseball team must play at least 160 games for wagers on its season wins to have action.
Here's a look at a list of the current 2012 MLB Team Over/Under Wins:
Arizona Diamondbacks - Total Regular Season Wins in 2012
Over 86½ (-115)
Under 86½ (-115)
Atlanta Braves - Total Regular Season Wins in 2012
Over 86½ (-115)
Under 86½ (-115)
Baltimore Orioles - Total Regular Season Wins in 2012
Over 69½ (+105)
Under 69½ (-135)
Boston Red Sox - Total Regular Season Wins in 2012
Over 90½ (-105)
Under 90½ (-125)
Chicago Cubs - Total Regular Season Wins in 2012
Over 73½ (-105)
Under 73½ (-125)
Chicago White Sox - Total Regular Season Wins in 2012
Over 75½ (-115)
Under 75½ (-115)
Cincinnati Reds - Total Regular Season Wins in 2012
Over 87½ (-115)
Under 87½ (-115)
Cleveland Indians - Total Regular Season Wins in 2012
Over 78½ (-105)
Under 78½ (-125)
Colorado Rockies - Total Regular Season Wins in 2012
Over 80½ (-125)
Under 80½ (-105)
Detroit Tigers - Total Regular Season Wins in 2012
Over 91½ (-115)
Under 91½ (-115)
Miami Marlins - Total Regular Season Wins in 2012
Over 85½ (-105)
Under 85½ (-125)
Houston Astros - Total Regular Season Wins in 2012
Over 63½ (EVEN)
Under 63½ (-130)
Kansas City Royals - Total Regular Season Wins in 2012
Over 78½ (-125)
Under 78½ (-105)
Los Angeles Angels - Total Regular Season Wins in 2012
Over 91½ (-125)
Under 91½ (-105)
Los Angeles Dodgers - Total Regular Season Wins in 2012
Over 80½ (-115)
Under 80½ (-115)
Milwaukee Brewers - Total Regular Season Wins in 2012
Over 85½ (-120)
Under 85½ (-110)
Minnesota Twins - Total Regular Season Wins in 2012
Over 72½ (-135)
Under 72½ (+105)
New York Mets - Total Regular Season Wins in 2012
Over 73½ (+105)
Under 73½ (-135)
New York Yankees - Total Regular Season Wins in 2012
Over 93½ (-105)
Under 93½ (-125)
Oakland Athletics - Total Regular Season Wins in 2012
Over 72½ (+105)
Under 72½ (-135)
Philadelphia Phillies - Total Regular Season Wins in 2012
Over 93½ (-110)
Under 93½ (-120)
Pittsburgh Pirates - Total Regular Season Wins in 2012
Over 72½ (-125)
Under 72½ (-105)
San Diego Padres - Total Regular Season Wins in 2012
Over 73½ (-130)
Under 73½ (EVEN)
San Francisco Giants - Total Regular Season Wins in 2012
Over 87½ (+105)
Under 87½ (-135)
Seattle Mariners - Total Regular Season Wins in 2012
Over 71½ (-125)
Under 71½ (-105)
St. Louis Cardinals - Total Regular Season Wins in 2012
Over 85½ (-115)
Under 85½ (-115)
Tampa Bay Rays - Total Regular Season Wins in 2012
Over 86½ (-130)
Under 86½ (EVEN)
Texas Rangers - Total Regular Season Wins in 2012
Over 91½ (-130)
Under 91½ (EVEN)
Toronto Blue Jays - Total Regular Season Wins in 2012
Over 81½ (-130)
Under 81½ (EVEN)
Washington Nationals - Total Regular Season Wins in 2012
Over 83½ (-110)
Under 83½ (-120)
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