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Welcome to the Predictem.com Free Baseball Handicapping Contest. We'd like to give 5Dimes.com a HUGE thanks for sponsoring this season long contest which consists of a play of the day contest with season ending prizes as well! For full rules and details about this...

And Down the Stretch They Come - Wild MLB Season Nears End By David A. Lane of Predictem.com Was it just me or were there not quite a few years in a row where Major League Baseballs post season participants were for the most part predictable each season? Seems that...

Handicapping MLB Defenses Defense wins games and when it comes to MLB handicapping, you can't afford to ignore the impact of stellar defensive play. So, let's dive into the world of MLB handicapping - defense style - and explore the ins and outs of this critical...

Handicapping Baseball: Who has the Edge?by Wilson of Predictem.com Baseball is definitely a game of inches, but how do you know who to put your money on? Well, its not an easy formula especially since baseball has a statistic for just about everything! You know how it...

Handicapping Baseball: External Variablesby Wilson of Predictem.com OK, youve made your way through the heavy traffic of the casino and now you find yourself looking up at the board in the sports book. The problem, you dont know what team to bet on! You have already...

Each day the Predictem Staff boldly goes up against the odds selecting a favorite from the day's card (lineup of games.) We admit that this won't be easy. Constantly battling against the chalk (vigorish) is no easy task. Plays will usually be released around 5PM EST....

Baseball futures are bets that you place in the beginning of the MLB season and are placed on which team you think will win it's division, pennant or world series. As we've stated in other articles, these type of bets are great if your looking to risk very little and...

Handicapping baseball is a bit different than handicapping other sports. The reason for this is that stats are more are involved in helping decide if a play has value or not (compared to other sports where you may handicap more on emotion/motivation etc.) While one...

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...