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If you\u2019re going to bet on professional baseball and have not done so before, you\u2019ll need to understand exactly how the three standard bets work. MLB offers wagering opportunities through the runline, moneyline and over\/under.\u00a0 Baseball bets are similar to standard NFL bets, but different enough to deserve some special attention.<\/p>\n

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If you\u2019re going to bet on professional baseball and have not done so before, you\u2019ll need to understand exactly how the three standard bets work. MLB offers wagering opportunities through the runline, moneyline and over\/under.\u00a0 Baseball bets are similar to standard NFL bets, but different enough to deserve some special attention. The (more…)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":3910,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3407","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mlb"],"yoast_head":"\nThe Down and Dirty on MLB Betting - Sports Betting Library<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Major League Baseball offers sports bettors thousands of opportunities to wager each and every season. 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