Sports betting sites are not normally in the habit of basing bets on roster moves, but baseball can work in a much different way than most sports. When you bet on a football or hockey team, you are taking the chance that the scheduled starters will be the players that actually get into the game and that can affect your betting. If you expected the Buffalo Sabres to start its number one goalie against the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Sabres start the backup, then you could be in trouble.

But baseball does not work that way. Many betting sites have stipulations that the scheduled pitchers must start for your bet to be valid. If a team changes its starting pitcher, then your bet is voided and you get your money back. In some cases, you can request that your bet only stand if the scheduled pitchers start. It is probably a safe move since much of baseball betting is based on starting pitching.

If you are feeling daring, then the bookie software will allow you place an action bet on a baseball game. That means that your bet stands regardless of who starts on the mound for either team. While we would all like to think that our betting systems are infallible, it is extremely dangerous to place an action bet in baseball. If the new starting pitcher for a team goes out and gets roughed up, then you could be out a lot of money. A good starting pitcher could get roughed up as well, but the odds are against it. When you are betting baseball, you are better off playing the odds.