Sports betting fans new to baseball, can find out which teams are the big favorites to win games by looking at the money lines for the day’s games. Most big betting favorites are easy to pick out, as the money line will read them as a – 200 favorite. Occasionally the schedule works out so that two or three of the top teams in the league will face two or three of the worst teams in the league, and thus this results in a money line of – 200 or higher. Also this can occur if one team has dominated another team that season.

For instance, although neither team is having the success they would like, the Toronto Blue Jays have decimated the Baltimore Orioles this year winning all 12 contests the two teams have played. As a result, through this most recent series in which going in the Jays had won nine in a row against the Orioles, the Jays were favored the whole series – 200. Now although they were such high favorites, many bettors may have avoided this series altogether because of the teams involved. However if you were willing to risk $200 to get back $100 per game this series, you would have become $300 richer.

When wagering on big baseball favorites, it is important to factor in the top teams overall win percentage. For example, the Chicago White Sox from 2005 to 2008 maintained the best overall winning percentage in the league by winning at a point 800 clip. Meanwhile, the Kansas City Royals since 2005 have continued to win at a measly point 391 clip. Basically this statistic informs us that when these two teams are playing, fans choosing the White Sox will most likely have to bet at a – 200 or greater money line.