New Posts For Thread: baseball is a ridiculous sport to bet onhttps://community.betfair.com/north_american/go/thread/view/94138/27506753/baseball-is-a-ridiculous-sport-to-bet-onreds, highest scoring team in baseball, up against a pitcher with an era of 10, and they get shut out. wtf? that's me finnish lol can't bet on a sport like thisrain delay! ffs bollox i'm off to bedhttps://community.betfair.com/north_american/go/thread/view/94138/27506753/baseball-is-a-ridiculous-sport-to-bet-on?post_id=497366625#497366625rain delay! ffs bollox i'm off to bedSun, 29 May 2011 18:10:34 -0500For a bit of interest having a small double on the two late games...BOS/DET Over 7.0 1.86CIN/ATL Over 7.5 1.95£12.37 pays £45.15https://community.betfair.com/north_american/go/thread/view/94138/27506753/baseball-is-a-ridiculous-sport-to-bet-on?post_id=497366177#497366177For a bit of interest having a small double on the two late games...BOS/DET Over 7.0 1.86CIN/ATL Over 7.5 1.95£12.37 pays £45.15Sun, 29 May 2011 18:03:35 -0500why are bos slight dogs for game 2? did something happen in game 1? like they used all their relief pitchers up? (i think that's what i mean lol i'm such a newbie )https://community.betfair.com/north_american/go/thread/view/94138/27506753/baseball-is-a-ridiculous-sport-to-bet-on?post_id=497360973#497360973why are bos slight dogs for game 2? did something happen in game 1? like they used all their relief pitchers up? (i think that's what i mean lol i'm such a newbie )Sun, 29 May 2011 16:52:29 -0500Straks is the word.Heres a little system , work out the batting average for each teams hittersOne for the season and the other for the previous two weeks, look for the teams that have a two week average higher than the season aveage , and bet them whttps://community.betfair.com/north_american/go/thread/view/94138/27506753/baseball-is-a-ridiculous-sport-to-bet-on?post_id=497247661#497247661Straks is the word.Heres a little system , work out the batting average for each teams hittersOne for the season and the other for the previous two weeks, look for the teams that have a two week average higher than the season aveage , and bet them wSat, 28 May 2011 12:41:25 -0500I struggled at first betting on baseball but I now look at underdogs. Especially stronger teams playing away with good starters and on a streak. Very similar to Dennis. Orioles point of stats is worthy of note. Especially as baseball gives a higher shttps://community.betfair.com/north_american/go/thread/view/94138/27506753/baseball-is-a-ridiculous-sport-to-bet-on?post_id=497211781#497211781I struggled at first betting on baseball but I now look at underdogs. Especially stronger teams playing away with good starters and on a streak. Very similar to Dennis. Orioles point of stats is worthy of note. Especially as baseball gives a higher sSat, 28 May 2011 03:53:13 -0500Agreed with alot of what has been said and like alot of american sports due to long seasons alot of games don't mean anything but i honestly think MLB is much easier to win on than say hockey or NBA, I work through the night and end up watching lotshttps://community.betfair.com/north_american/go/thread/view/94138/27506753/baseball-is-a-ridiculous-sport-to-bet-on?post_id=496662545#496662545Agreed with alot of what has been said and like alot of american sports due to long seasons alot of games don't mean anything but i honestly think MLB is much easier to win on than say hockey or NBA, I work through the night and end up watching lotsMon, 23 May 2011 01:20:02 -0500You're actually not far off, Pounf:A seven year study of baseball results produced the following winning percentages and betting results:Underdogs: 6917 and 9644 for -153 unitsFavourites: 9619 and 6891 for -641 units(c&p)https://community.betfair.com/north_american/go/thread/view/94138/27506753/baseball-is-a-ridiculous-sport-to-bet-on?post_id=496082217#496082217You're actually not far off, Pounf:A seven year study of baseball results produced the following winning percentages and betting results:Underdogs: 6917 and 9644 for -153 unitsFavourites: 9619 and 6891 for -641 units(c&p)Tue, 17 May 2011 19:12:18 -0500Its a game of chance, like 20/20 cricket, always back the doghttps://community.betfair.com/north_american/go/thread/view/94138/27506753/baseball-is-a-ridiculous-sport-to-bet-on?post_id=496055369#496055369Its a game of chance, like 20/20 cricket, always back the dogTue, 17 May 2011 14:43:30 -0500I took Unders in the Bosox/Yanks, and was doing some work with the game on mlb tv. I was just about to go to bed, when Boston scored 4 in the top of the seventh ... so I had to stay up to see what happened.Now THAT'S ridiculoushttps://community.betfair.com/north_american/go/thread/view/94138/27506753/baseball-is-a-ridiculous-sport-to-bet-on?post_id=495834313#495834313I took Unders in the Bosox/Yanks, and was doing some work with the game on mlb tv. I was just about to go to bed, when Boston scored 4 in the top of the seventh ... so I had to stay up to see what happened.Now THAT'S ridiculousSun, 15 May 2011 13:02:11 -0500and now i see betfair insist on keeping our money locked up when something's rained off, even though they aren't going to make it up today, nor mon, nor tues, probably not till august! void the fcking thing ffs.https://community.betfair.com/north_american/go/thread/view/94138/27506753/baseball-is-a-ridiculous-sport-to-bet-on?post_id=495812625#495812625and now i see betfair insist on keeping our money locked up when something's rained off, even though they aren't going to make it up today, nor mon, nor tues, probably not till august! void the fcking thing ffs.Sun, 15 May 2011 09:33:47 -0500