Gio Gonzalez was a steal in the offseason by the Nats, as they brought him into DC with hopes of making him one of the top, young starters in the game along with Stephen Strasburg and Jordan Zimmerman. Mission accomplished. Gonzalez has been a stud, going 7-1 with a 2.04 ERA, and he has a tremendous K/9 ratio of 11.53, one of the best marks for any pitcher – starter or reliever – in

The Yankees, Phillies and Tigers are three of the top five favorites to win the 2012 World Series but when it comes to betting - these teams are hurting players this year, Some of the teams that have crushed bettors so far this year have been the Yankees, Phillies, Tigers and Angels who were all supposed to be among the best teams in baseball and favorites to win the World Series. Even now t

World Series Odds   The concept of World Series odds are simple. You pick the team that is going to win the World Series. One of the 30 teams across MLB betting action will win and cash in a huge bet, while there will be 29 other teams that leave you with losers and will be looking forward to the next season.   However, you don't always bet on the World Series odds just to have the

Baseball Betting Rules   Unfortunately, when you bet on baseball, this isn't like betting on a basketball game or a football game. All that you have to worry about in those sports are whether the game is played on time, whether it is played at the right venue, and whether it lasts long enough to be graded as an official wager. Sports betting fans know that it is incredibly rare that these

Baseball Totals   'Totals' in baseball betting can be awfully tricky, as there are a ton of factors that you have to take into consideration when betting on them.   The first thing to note is that the game has to go at least 8.5 innings for your 'total' bet to be recognized. Even if you have 'over' 8.5 runs and the game is 12-7 in the top of the 7th inning, if it starts to rain and

Yankees moves bring oddsmakers respect   The New York Yankees have made several smart moves in the offseason and are the slight favorite in a tight American League race.   Note that all odds are courtesy of 5Dimes.com   General Manager Brian Cashman may have seen his personal life explode lately, but he didn’t let it affect his job. Starting pitchers Michael Pineda and

Baseball Spreadsheets   More so than any other sport, the game of baseball is one that relies on statistics. As a result, there are spreadsheets for just about anything and everything you can think of for the great game. There are baseball spreadsheets for the baseball moneyline or baseball betting systems.   Whether you're just a purist who enjoys keeping track of games on the fly

The Philadelphia Phillies are the clear favorite in the National League as pitchers and catchers report for the spring training kickoff. The Phillies were dominant in the regular season last year with 102 wins, five more than any other team, but got tripped up in the postseason by the hot Cardinals. They’ve now been bounced by the eventual champion in the playoffs the last three years

It's been a couple of weeks since Albert Pujols sent shockwaves through Major League Baseball by signing a 10 year deal with the Los Angeles Angels. The Angels are now favored with the New York Yankees to win the American League Championship Series and both teams are 7/1 odds to win the 2012 World Series. Only the Philadelphia Phillies have lower odds at 5/1 according to Bovada.lv. After the

Odds to win the 2011 World Series As of Tuesday afternoon, odds have been updated on who wins the 2011 MLB World Series. Currently the Milwaukee Brewers and St. Louis Cardinals are tied up at 1-1 with the National League Championship Series shifting to St. Louis on Wednesday. Albert Pujols drove in 5 runs as his Cardinals defeated Milwaukee 12-3 at Miller Park in game two. The Cardinals won as