MLB ODDS COMPARISON & STANDINGS

These odds were found using technology which chooses the best available MLB bets from every legal U.S. sportsbook.

mlb future odds

MLB American League Championship FUTURES ODDS
American League West Winner FUTURES ODDS
National League East Winner FUTURES ODDS
National League West Winner FUTURES ODDS
National League Central Winner FUTURES ODDS
AZ FUTURES ODDS

Injuries

Injuries
Colorado Rockies Colorado Rockies POS DATE STATUS
A. Senzatela SP 27/2/2024 D60
Arizona Diamondbacks Arizona Diamondbacks POS DATE STATUS
D. Jameson RP 16/2/2024 D60
Baltimore Orioles Baltimore Orioles POS DATE STATUS
F. Bautista RP 13/2/2024 D60

mlb BETTING GUIDES

How Are You Getting the Best Baseball Odds?

What we do here is scan every game and every potential bet across all of the legal US sportsbooks and let you know where you can get the best value. Wherever you can gain an advantage with a certain bet, that’s what we’ll display for you.

If you click “Odds Comparison” under any MLB game we’ll show you all of the alternate lines and what odds you can get with each sportsbook.

The Most Popular Bets You Can Make on Every Baseball Game

  1. Spread: The spread works differently in baseball than it does in other sports. First of all, it’s called a runline, not a point spread. Second, because baseball is such a low scoring sport and almost 30% of games are decided by one run, the runline is generally + or – 1.5 runs. 
    When a team is -1.5, that means they need to cover the runline by scoring at least 1.5 more runs than their opponent. If a team is +1.5, they cover the runline by coming within 1.5 points of winning. Since the runline is usually only 1.5, the odds vary in baseball more than most sports. On an NBA or NFL spread, you’ll generally see odds between -105 to -115, which implies that there’s roughly a 50% chance of your bet winning. In baseball though, you can see odds of + or – 160 on a runline bet and it wouldn’t be out of the ordinary.
  2. Moneyline: If you’re betting on the moneyline, you’re betting that a team will win, regardless of the score. The team with a “-” next to them is the favorite, and the higher the number is the more likely they are to win. The team with a “+” next to them is the underdog and the higher the number, the less likely they are to win. Since baseball is such a low scoring sport and games are generally close, you also won’t see extreme moneylines like you might when there’s a heavy favorite in the NFL or NBA. Baseball teams aren’t usually expected to blowout other teams.
  3. Total (over/under): Another result of baseball’s inherently low scoring, close games, is the popularity of betting on the total, or over/under. When you bet on the total, it doesn’t matter who wins the game, only how many runs are scored. If the total is set at O/U 8.5 runs, all you need to do is bet on whether you think they’ll be more or less than 8.5 total runs scored by both teams. The odds of total bets are usually around -110, so you need to bet $110 to win $100.

Other Popular Baseball Bets

  • Futures: You can bet on MLB future events like which team will win the World Series or who will win the AL and NL MVP awards.
  • Props: you can bet on whether or not a certain event will take place in a game. For example, will Aaron Judge hit a home run? Will he get a hit? Props like that are available for most players in every game.
  • Parlays: a parlay is a string of bets placed as one bet. All bets within the parlay need to hit for you to win your bet but your return will be much greater. For example, if you wanted to bet on the Dodgers, Yankees, and Braves against the spread on the same night, you can put all those picks in one parlay. Your odds would be around +600 for the three-way bet instead of around -110 for each of them individually
  • Win Margin: how much will a team win by? In baseball, win margin bets are usually just betting a team will win by an exact number and not a range of numbers like basketball or football. 
  • First 5 Innings: Much like in other sports where you can bet on the spread, moneyline, or total for a half or a quarter, in baseball, the popular partial game bet is the first 5 innings.

MLB ODDS FAQS

In what may come as a surprise to many, sportsbooks do not like to gamble! Using advanced statistics and some serious big data and algorithms, sportsbooks assign odds to games in such a way as to ensure that they win every time. How do they do this? Well, the bookie sets the odds for a game in order to make sure that bettors evenly distribute their wagers across both sides of the bet. That way, the bookie can use the losing side’s money to pay the winning side, all while also charging bettors a fee for agreeing to take on a gambler’s wager. However, there is a flaw in their system and Sidelines is here to exploit it for the benefit of the bettor. Sportsbooks don’t all offer the same odds for the same bet! Meaning, by way of odds comparison, a savvy bettor can find better odds for the exact same bet and possibly win more money without wagering more.

Despite not having a quarters or even halves system such as football and basketball, respectively, baseball does indeed lend itself well to traditional and mainstream betting methods. So before you give up on MLB betting, know that there isn’t a lot to learn. Those wishing to simply put money down on the game winner can still utilize moneyline bets. Just as in any other competitive team sport, there is usually an underdog and a favorite. Similarly, if you’re interested in wagering on the score of a game, you can still place a totals bet (over/under). However, that is not to say that baseball does not have some of its own unique betting options!

Similar to football or basketball betting, bettors can wager on the over/under in MLB betting because the principle is the same. Meaning, bettors are wagering on the number of runs scored by both teams. When betting on the over/under in MLB betting, the sportsbook will set a “line,” which is essentially the number of runs the sportsbook believes will be scored in total on the game. Bettors can then wager on whether or not the score will be over that amount, or under (hence the name). You will notice there is usually a .5 attached to the line, which will make you wonder how .5 is possible in baseball. Well, it isn’t. Take for example 8.5. The .5 is there to avoid any ties; meaning, you are betting either 8 or higher for the over bet, or alternatively, 8 or under for the under.

Runline betting works similarly to the standard spread betting seen in other leagues. Before the start of the game, one team is given a 1.5 run advantage over the other. The team receiving the 1.5 run advantage is the underdog squad, while the opposite team is the favorite. The reason the advantage is only 1.5 runs is because baseball is, generally speaking, a rather low scoring affair. In order for the favorite team to cover the runline, they need to win by two or more runs. Similarly, in order for the underdog to cover, they must beat the favorite outright or not lose by more than one run.

First five betting (also called 5-inning lines or written as “f5”) is a type of betting unique to the MLB. Essentially, first five betting means just betting on the results of the first five innings of a game. As is the case with full game betting, bettors can wager on the moneyline, total, and runline, only the runline is .5 as opposed to the standard 1.5.

Futures bets involve wagering on a team or an individual player to accomplish a particular goal in the upcoming season. Examples of MLB futures bets can range from wagering on which teams will win the National League Pennant and the American League Pennant, all the way to who will win the World Series the following season. Additionally, futures can also apply to individual players. For example, betting on a player to win MVP honors in the AL and NL or the Cy Young Award Winner are good examples as these awards are determined throughout the entirety of an MLB betting season.

MLB parlay bets are technically a single wager, but are compound in nature as they consist of multiple picks. These picks can combine a series of bet types such as picking against the spread, propositions (props), over/unders, moneylines, runlines, or others from across both single and/or multiple games. For example, a would-be bettor could place a parlay including a game’s total score (also known as an over/under bet), the runline, and even an MLB prop bet all in the same game! In the case of multiple games, bettors can wager on a variety of bets across more than one game. However, bettor beware! In order to cash in on a parlay bet, each wager within the parlay must be correct.

Ever since 2018, when the US Supreme Court struck down the contentious PASPA law, states have been free to legalize sports betting at their own discretion. Some have legalized sports betting in-person and online, while others have legalized both for citizens and visitors alike. However, while this is overall great news for sports bettors, this means that both the legality and means of betting differs on a state-by-state basis. Before placing a bet, do yourself a favor and check out Sidelines’ legal page to make sure you’re betting aboveboard.

Just about 0.5% of high school boys who play baseball will be drafted by the MLB. To put that in the form of American odds, that would be +20000