Most underdog bets in baseball are based on the line being too high. You handicap the favorite to be the probable winner, but the probability that the favorite will win is less than the odds you must lay, and so you take the underdog as the value play. Sometimes you find an underdog that looks like a toss up to win the game. Whenever you can get plus odds on a pick'em coin toss grab it. Getting +120 when the comes up... Read more

Tonight the Yankees are on the road against Pittsburgh. If you want to make money in the stock market, go with the Steelmen. The demand for steel from the developing nations in the Middle East, as well as China and India, and the demand for oil drilling rigs, has given the steel companies pricing power. The recent price increase in steel should substantially increase the earnings of Pittsburgh-based US Steel (X). Better... Read more

You.ve all heard the saying, "Good pitching overcomes good hitting." Really? Who decided that? Do you know? Was it some baseball announcer who never could pick a winner? Where's the statistical support for that platitude? If the good hitting won, how would anyone know whether it was merely an off day for the good pitcher, and vice versa? It is never a good idea to invest your money based on platitudes and old wives' tales... Read more

Part 1 - Money Lines There are four categories of betting lines in baseball. They are, in order of their popularity: (1) A money line quoted to $100 (2) A combination of a run line with a money line quoted to $100 (3) A money line quoted to $5 (4) A pure run line. We'll fully discuss each of these lines over the next few days. .. The line quoted in terms of money odds to $100 is by far the most common line. It's popularity... Read more