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How to Handicap Baseball - Part 3by Predictem.com Staff One of the most important factors in handicapping any sport but especially baseball is checking out how hot/cold a team is over the last 5 games or so. Be sure to check team batting average, bullpen ERA and the...

Frank Thomas Retirementby Predictem.com Staff We here at Predictem.com don't usually write articles revolving around the retirement of MLB players, much less any other sport, HOWEVER, when we heard that Frank Thomas retired and there were reporters raising a stink...

How to Handicap Baseball - Part 2 of 3 by Predictem.com Staff Next we move on to discuss ERA which stands for Earned Run Average. An ERA is nothing more than an average of how how many earned runs (runs scored against the pitcher not including runs scored involving...

How to Calculate ERA in Baseball (And Why It Matters in Sports Betting) Want to understand ERA and how it impacts your baseball bets? You’re in the right place. ERA, or Earned Run Average, is one of the most important metrics for evaluating a pitcher—and for sharp...

How to Bet on Baseball by Predictem.com Staff Understanding baseball betting is easy once you get the hang of how to read the odds. We'll be the first to admit that at first glance when you see lines posted like -280 and +240 it can be a bit confusing. Unlike football...

How Daily Fantasy Baseball Betting WorksBy Adam of Rotopicks.com It seems too good to be true. A new fantasy draft every day! Thousands of leagues from which to choose... Entry fees and cash prizes paid out immediately. And best of all, this is all legal for players...

Handicapping BullpensHandicapping the Bullpens Pitching is definitely the most important weapon in a handicapper's baseball betting arsenal. There's a reason why the starting pitchers are always named well ahead of game time. Major League Baseball managers will be the...

Baseball Betting: ERAUnderstanding ERA in Baseball Betting Earned run average is another important facet of baseball betting. Also known as ERA, earned run average expresses the amount of runs a pitcher gives up per nine innings he pitches. The idea is that the lower...

Before we start this article we'd like to make a little disclaimer here that there are a million ways to handicap a baseball game. The particular style of capping that we employ is what works for us and is what we're going to post here in this article. That's not to...

Baseball betting is somewhat unique from other sports as a point spread is NOT used when you make your pick on who you think will win the game. A moneyline is used which is basically the same as saying "odds" are offered in lieu of the spread. This makes it easier to...