Baseball season is upon us and if you are betting the bases this year it is vital to be playing at a highly rated baseball sports book. Whether you're a big fan or don't follow it at all, baseball is one of the best sports to make money, as it is one of the easiest to handicap.

Successful Baseball handicapping takes a lot of time and effort. It's a sport played 7 days a week so the most successful handicappers follow it 7 days a week and must study all the important components such as pitchers, the bull pen, hitting, slugging percentages, on base percentage, umpire tendencies and weather. Air Pressure, temperature and humidity can all be a factor in making the air less or more dense which can be an influence in ball travel. Wind of course is another factor.

A 400 foot hit in calm conditions could be the same as a 450ft shot in higher winds. Weather can be a very important factor especially when betting totals.

Another important item is value. In baseball we bet moneylines so win percentage is not as important as football or basketball. If fact, in baseball you can have an even or losing record and still make money. When betting an underdog at +180 you risk $100 to win $180. Did you know at +180 you only have to win a little under 36% of the time to break even? On the opposite side if you bet a favorite at -300 you must risk $300 to win $100 and win 75% of the time just to break even.

The sharp baseball handicapper knows that moneylines offer some big advantages. You don't have to worry about clinksing any point spread and finding solid underdogs with great value based on several of the factors stated above will result in a nice profit links time. Despite the opportunities for bettors, baseball still is lagging far behind the other major sports in terms of popularity at the betting window. Baseball is the No. 3 sport for most online sports books and Las Vegas coming in just above hockey. Still considered one of the big three sports in the minds of general sports fans, it hasn't managed to capture the interest of the masses of recreational bettors that the sportsbooks covet. In order to increase interest in baseball betting, many books have come up with new and innovative ways to bet on baseball. One of those options that is currently widely used is the runline, which involves laying 1 ½ runs for a favorite at better odds or gaining 1 ½ runs at a steeper price. While most bookmakers agree that the second option is probably more advantageous for bettors, that the most common use of the runline involves taking a big favorite down to a manageable price. What is so surprising about the lack of interest in baseball is that it is actually one of the least profitable sports for the books in terms of hold percentage, thus making it an attractive option for bettors looking to make money. This can be attributed to the fact that there are more knowledgeable bettors playing the bases compared to other sports and that since there are so many games, teams and players involved in baseball there is more of a chance for bookmakers to make mistakes. Since there is no point spread involved with straight side bets in baseball, bettors can ride teams that are on hot streaks Lets talk baseball Why is baseball so good? First off, it's on every day. Not just nights like basketball and hockey, but they play games in the middle of the day. Secondly, The dime line in baseball has to be the best deal in all of sports betting. With the house take in the 1-2% range, rather than the 4-5% range of other sports, baseball moneylines offer a lot of value. Third, not only do you get the best value when betting, but when betting on baseball you can specify which pitchers must start for your moneyline bet to have action.