Originally Posted by
Corey
OK, this is something as a Newbie that has been bugging me about MLB runlines.
Why is it the favorite (-1.5 runs) is offered at Positive American odds (+115 for example), whereas the underdog (-1.5) is offered at Negative american odds? (-200 for example).
The reason this confuses me, is that on money line bets, the favorite is - and the underdog is +.
The only explanation I can think of is that baseball is such a low scoring game, often the margin of victory is 2 or fewer runs, and that makes the odds change necessary.
ALSO: I have been watching the lines on sbrodds.now for probably 2 or 3 months. I've never seen a runline other than +/- 1.5. Do they ever adjust the runline like they do on the pointspread in NFL to balance the action?
If this is in a FAQ I apologize.