Baseball betting fans have come to realize over the years that the game is as much about luck as it is about skill. Ever wonder how that pitcher with such a high earned run average can win 10 to 12 games while a pitcher who continuously pitches gems wins only eight or nine? Well when MLB betting>you can always be sure that luck will play a crucial role in the outcome of a game.

Sometimes luck can be so cruel. For instance, on the Kansas City Royals, last year’s CY Young winner Zach Greinke, known as one of the best pitchers in baseball is sporting a five and 11 record with a 3.94 ERA while teammate Brian Bannister is sporting a 10 – eight record with an ERA around six.

For all intents and purposes, good luck pitchers are those defined as giving up at least five runs a game, while still managing to pick up a victory. Conversely a bad luck pitcher is one that continuously shows strong efforts but ends up on the wrong end of the stick. In the example above Bannister would be a good luck pitcher while Greinke would be a bad luck pitcher. Here is how to bet on both forms of pitchers.

As a fan and a bettor you want to see good luck pitchers get what is coming to them. By betting against a good luck pitcher you are expecting them to lose. In order for this type of bet to work, you need to look at a minimum of three of the pitcher’s next starts. From there you would wager on him to lose each game or up until he does lose. Then you would move on to a different good luck pitcher.

Conversely, when betting with a bad luck pitcher, you are wagering on that pitcher to win their next start. To cushion yourself, you would commit to wagering on this pitcher for up to three starts or until they win. After they finally win, you would then move on to another bad luck pitcher.