Baseball offers one of the deepest betting experiences in sports. Instead of simply picking which team will win, bettors can predict how a game will unfold through team performance, individual player stats, and pitching outcomes.
For the MLB season, BTA Sports offers a variety of betting markets that let fans test their baseball knowledge across every part of the game, from total runs to individual player performances. Below is a guide explaining how each market works and what you’re predicting when placing a bet.
Game Props:
Money Line:
The money line is the simplest and most straightforward way to bet on a baseball game. If the team you select wins the game, the bet wins.Run Line:
The run line is baseball’s version of a point spread. Bettors pick a team to win by a certain margin, typically ±1.5 runs, with favorites needing to win by more and underdogs able to win outright or lose by just one run.
Total Runs:
Total runs looks at the combined scoring of both teams. Your pick wins if the final number of runs in the game lands over or under the set line.
Away Team Runs:
This market lets bettors predict how many runs the visiting team will score in a game. You’ll choose whether the away team’s final run total will finish over or under the projected line.
Home Team Runs:
Similar to the away team market, this wager focuses on the home team’s scoring output. Bettors predict whether the home team will score more or fewer runs than the listed total.
Total Home Runs:
This market tracks the total number of home runs hit by both teams in a game. Bettors predict whether the combined home run count will exceed or fall short of the listed number.
Batter Props:
Home Runs:
Bettors can predict whether a specific player will hit a home run (or multiple) in a single game. Inside-the-park home runs qualify as long as there is no defensive error.
Hits:
This wager focuses on how many hits a player records. A player does not get a hit in the box score if they reach base via a fielding error, fielder’s choice, or catcher’s interference.
Total Bases:
Total bases measures a hitter’s production from hits. Singles count as one base, doubles as two, triples as three, and home runs as four. A player reaching base by hit-by-pitch, walk, or an error are not awarded any bases for this market.
Runs:
This market tracks how many runs a player scores in the game. A player successfully records a run when they reach home plate.
RBI (Runs Batted In):
RBI bets focus on how many runs a player drives in during the game. A player does not record an RBI when a run scores due to a defensive error, a ground into a double play (GIDP), a fielder’s choice, or via a wild pitch, passed ball, or balk.
Stolen Bases:
Bettors can predict if a player will record a steal during a game. A player’s speed is the #1 key to gauging the success of this market.
Strikeouts (Batter):
This market focuses on how many times a batter strikes out during the game. Bettors select whether the player will strike out more or fewer times than the listed total.
Pitcher Props:
Strikeouts (Pitcher):
This wager focuses on how many batters a pitcher will strike out in the game. Bettors choose whether the total will be over or under the projected strikeout line.
Earned Runs Allowed (ERA):
In this market, bettors predict how many earned runs a pitcher will allow while on the mound. When a run scores due to a defensive error, passed ball, or catcher’s interference, it is not added to the ERA.Outs Recorded:
Each out recorded by the pitcher counts toward this total (three outs per inning). Bettors predict whether the pitcher will record more or fewer outs than the posted line.
Total Pitches:
This market tracks the total number of pitches thrown by a pitcher during the game. Bettors choose whether the pitcher’s final pitch count will finish over or under the listed number.
