Baseball Handicapping Articles

MLB Betting: The Best Rotations in Baseball
by Darin Zank - 5/1/2014

Good starting pitching can do so much for a team… and for baseball bettors. A collection of good starters eat up innings, keep teams in games, prevent bullpens from getting worn out, and most importantly to our discussion on this page, help bettors make money.

Tracking the Nationals: Season-Long MLB Picks and Handicapping for Washington Baseball
by Dave Schwab - 5/1/2014

Doc’s Sports has decided to provide free MLB picks each week for the Washington Nationals during the entire MLB regular season to demonstrate the value of specialization when it comes to wagering on baseball. Concentrating your handicapping efforts on just one team can be an effective betting strategy that many experts regularly employ to successfully build their bankroll. My goal is to prove the validity of this approach in an effort to earn a long-term profit on these free MLB picks involving select Nationals’ games.

MLB Totals Betting Trends Report
by Aaron Smith - 4/30/2014

The Major League Baseball season is almost a month old. For the entire league overall, the “over” is 187-174 so far this year. Sometimes we see the “under” outperform early in the season as pitchers have the advantage against hitters, but that hasn’t been the case so far this year. Several offenses have been much better than expected early in the season.

Five to Follow MLB Betting: Thursday May 1, 2014 Opening Line Report
by Alan Matthews - 4/30/2014

It’s a bit unusual Thursday in that it's a getaway day for most clubs, yet the only matinee is the L.A. Dodgers at Minnesota, which is the first of a day-night interleague twinbill. That game will be offered for live betting at Bovada as will Mariners at Yankees. Here's a look at five interesting matchups from the schedule.

MLB Handicapping: Best Baseball Trends for Profits
by Darin Zank - 4/29/2014

This week we're concentrating on a couple of our favorite baseball handicapping theories that, while not gospel, can be used to tease out some interesting information. We've been tracking bullpens, trying to figure out how they affect wins/losses and “over/unders” and everyday lineups, and how they perform against right-handed and left-handed pitching.

Five to Follow MLB Betting: Wednesday, April 30, 2014 Opening Line Report
by Alan Matthews - 4/29/2014

The Washington Nationals did get the bad news they feared on Monday as outfielder Bryce Harper is going to be out until at least early July because he needs surgery for a torn ligament in his thumb. That most definitely affects the NL East race. Here's a look at five interesting matchup on Wednesday's MLB schedule.

Five to Follow MLB Betting: Tuesday, April 29, 2014 Opening Line Report
by Alan Matthews - 4/28/2014

If you bet on the "unders" Sunday you are likely still counting your money. Why? There were 10 starts in which a pitcher went at least seven innings and allowed three or fewer hits, the most in big-league history. Let's see if the hitters catch up a bit in Tuesday's full slate of games.

Five to Follow MLB Betting: Saturday, April 26, 2014 Opening Line Report
by Alan Matthews - 4/25/2014

Take advantage of this busy time of season and try a baseball-NHL playoffs-NBA playoffs three-way parlay on Saturday. There's plenty of action to choose from in each sport. Here is a look at five interesting games on the baseball schedule, with Angels at Yankees featuring live betting.

Five to Follow MLB Betting: Friday April 25, 2014 Opening Line Report
by Alan Matthews - 4/24/2014

The clear series of the weekend in baseball, at least to television executives, is the Angels visiting the Yankees. Maybe it could be an ALDS preview. Friday's game will have live betting at Bovada as will Rockies-Dodgers. Here's a look at the five most interesting games Friday.

Tracking the Nationals: Season-Long MLB Picks and Handicapping for Washington Baseball
by Dave Schwab - 4/23/2014

Doc’s Sports is tracking the Washington Nationals all season long to provide free MLB picks each week while focusing on the same team. Specialization when betting on any sport is a key strategy that many experts employ to successfully build their bankroll. I will try and prove the validity of this betting strategy by attempting to earn a long-term profit on these free season-long MLB picks involving Nationals games.

Five to Follow MLB Betting: Thursday April 24, 2014 Opening Line Report
by Alan Matthews - 4/23/2014

It's largely a getaway day Thursday in the majors, so there are six matinees for baseball bettors to enjoy on the schedule. Bovada will offer live betting on three games overall: Cardinals at Mets, Yankees at Red Sox and Phillies at Dodgers. Here is a look at five interesting matchups on Thursday.

Five to Follow MLB Betting: Wednesday, April 23, 2014 Opening Line Report
by Alan Matthews - 4/22/2014

Have you noticed how little attention that Albert Pujols has gotten as he closes in on 500 career home runs? It doesn't seem like such a magical number these days after all the PED use led to inflated totals. Might Pujols join the club Wednesday? Here's a look at five interesting games on the schedule.

MLB Handicapping: Best Baseball Trends for Profits
by Darin Zank - 4/22/2014

The first few weeks of the MLB season is known for being difficult to handicap. In fact, many knowledgeable baseball bettors recommend observing the first two or three weeks from the betting sidelines. Now that we're three weeks into the season, the questions begin. Who's improved? Who's not as good as we thought? Which teams have played above expectations? Will they continue along that path? Who's been playing below expectations? Will they begin to turn things around?

Five to Follow MLB Betting: Tuesday, April 22, 2014 Opening Line Report
by Trevor Whenham - 4/21/2014

I'm getting a bit tired of leading this story every five days with the Yankees' Masahiro Tanaka, but the guy has lived up to the hype thus far, so until he struggles he really leaves me no choice. He takes the mound Tuesday in Boston. Here's a look at that and four other interesting matchups on the schedule.

Betting on the Los Angeles Angels: What Bettors Need to Know
by George Monroy - 4/21/2014

The Los Angeles Angels can score runs—with an offense that includes potential-MVP Mike Trout and the legendary Albert Pujols rounding back into form, how could they not? Los Angeles, however, isn’t doing a very good job of turning those runs into victories. The team has scored the fourth-most runs in the American League but is third in the AL West and already trails the division-leading Oakland Athletics by five games

Five to Follow MLB Betting: Saturday, April 19, 2014 Opening Line Report
by Alan Matthews - 4/18/2014

Think it's possible we can make it through a full slate of games Saturday without hearing any more about Yasiel Puig and his trek from Cuba? Or with a weather-related delays or postponements? Both would be nice. Here is a look at five interesting games on the schedule.

Five to Follow MLB Betting: Friday April 18, 2014 Opening Line Report
by Alan Matthews - 4/17/2014

Perhaps no good pitcher in baseball gets less run support than the Cubs' Jeff Samardzija, who probably won't be a Cub for too much longer. Things don't look promising for Samardzija in Friday's home start against Cincinnati considering the Cubs just suffered the rare ignominy of being shutout in both games of a doubleheader Wednesday. Here's a look at Friday's Reds-Cubs matchup and four other intriguing games.

MLB Betting Advice: Hot and Cold Teams for Runline Wagering
by Ricky Dimon - 4/17/2014

Two weeks into the Major League Baseball season, it’s time to take a look at the most profitable teams up to this point—and also the most costly. We will provide this report every two weeks of the MLB regular season in order to help bettors identify the best and worst teams on the runline. Click here for more info on runline betting.

MLB Handicapping: Best Baseball Trends for Profits
by Darin Zank - 4/16/2014

We're trying to use this space on a weekly basis to keep baseball bettors in the know when it comes to some MLB betting trends. This goes not just for what happens on the field, but also how the betting public is playing the games and moving the lines, how they're doing, and what angles are making money.

Tracking the Nationals: Season-Long MLB Picks and Handicapping for Washington Baseball
by Dave Schwab - 4/16/2014

The new MLB regular season is underway, and all year long Doc’s Sports will be focusing on the Washington Nationals for its MLB free picks. Anyone who is serious about betting on the games understands that specialization is the key to creating a solid return on investment. In an effort to prove this point, my goal is to earn a profit on these free season-long MLB picks involving Nationals games through one or two game previews and free picks per week.