What’s behind the best runline bets in baseball? |

What's behind the best runline bets in baseball?

Due to the commonality of close one-run games in Major League Baseball, most bettors prefer to bet the standard moneyline odds – simply picking who will win the game and paying a certain price to pick that team. However, for those looking to stretch their dollar, there are the runlines – MLB’s version of the pointspread. Runlines can be a bit deceiving to anyone new to the baseball betting markets. Most runline spread are 1.5 runs, with the favorite set at -1.5 and the underdog at +1.5 – meaning the favorite must win by two or more runs to cover, ...