Originally Posted by
stevenash
Why anybody bets MLB games laying -180, -200, -235 is beyond me?
I'll personally book each and every game anyone's wagers laying -180 or more in baseball.
Take last night for an example and I can go on all night citing examples why laying heavy lumber in baseball is flushing money down the crapper.
Stras and the Nats were -235 last night, Stras never saw the fifth inning and lost.
Porcello was -235 last night with the Red Sox, Porcello got lit up and even though the Red Sox pulled the game out of their ass in extra innings, it was still a bad wager.
Every time you lay -200 or more in baseball you have to win 3 out of 4 to turn a profit, if you bet 3 games at -200, you need to win 2 out of 3 to break even, if you lay -210 to -240 you have to win 3 out of 4 to show a modest profit.
9 out of 10 of you aren't good enough to win 3 out of 4, -200 or not.