MLB Odds at Prime Sportsbook: Today’s Best MLB Betting Lines and Live Odds

During the dog days of summer, you need something to bet on, and Major League Baseball delivers, with a whopping 2,430 games in the regular season. Multiple games are played daily during the MLB season, with plenty of betting options.

You can wager on the normal sides and totals in baseball betting, and you can also wager on props, futures, live betting, and more. Unlike with football, baseball betting is available all week.

Let’s look at how to bet on baseball games at Prime Sportsbook.

How MLB Betting Odds Work

Unlike football and basketball, MLB betting doesn't offer games judged by a point total.

The most popular way of wagering on baseball comes in the form of the moneyline. When wagering on MLB, you'll pick the team you think will win the game outright, regardless of the score.

Seems easy enough, right? Well, it can be, but there's a catch: backing the favorite on the moneyline means you’ll have to win a higher percentage of bets to break even.

MLB Moneyline Example:

New York Yankees +105

Los Angeles Dodgers -125

The most common play in MLB is the moneyline. With this wager, you’re simply betting on the winner of the game or series.

There is a catch, though: oddsmakers determine the moneyline, or the odds posted for each team, denoted by a minus sign (-) to signify the favorite and a plus sign (+) signifying the underdog.

Let’s look at an example from the 2024 World Series. In this example, if you liked the Dodgers, you would risk $125 to win $100 or the 12.5-1 equivalent. If you liked the Yankees, you would risk $100 to win $105 or the 10-10.5 equivalent.

MLB Run Line Example:

New York Yankees +1.5 (-165)

Los Angeles Dodgers -1.5 (+145)

Since baseball games have a lot less scoring, the spread is nearly always 1.5, and in baseball terminology, that number is referred to as the run line.

In this example, the Dodgers are favored in the game. If you like the Dodgers on the run line, you get plus money on your wager.

You would wager $100 to win $145 on Los Angeles or the 10-14.5 equivalent. If you like the Yankees at +1.5 runs, you would be laying $165 to win $100 or the $16.5-1 equivalent.

From first pitch to final out, our baseball betting guide helps you understand how to bet with confidence.

Most Popular MLB Betting Types

MLB Moneylines: The most common way to bet on baseball is through the moneyline. When you bet on a baseball moneyline, you are betting on a specific team to win the game with no point spread involved.

MLB Run Lines: Runlines are similar to puck lines in hockey. A runline is always set at 1.5 runs with one team being -1.5 and the other team being +1.5.

MLB Totals (Over/Under):  Most sports offer over/under betting or total betting of some sort, and that is the case with baseball. With total betting, you are betting on the number of runs scored in a game.

MLB First Five Innings Betting: You are wagering on what happens during the first five innings. Anything after the fifth inning is ignored in this wager.

MLB Player Props: Many different MLB player props are available daily during the season. You can bet on total bases, strikeouts, home runs, etc.

MLB Parlays: You can bet on MLB and put multiple wagers into a parlay. You can combine teams, over/unders, and even props into your MLB parlays.

MLB Futures: (World Series, MVP, Cy Young, Division Winners): You can make an MLB Futures bet before the season on the World Series, division winners, Cy Young Winner, and league MVP. Many of these wagers are also available during the season.

MLB Live Betting: Live betting is exciting because you can wager on games while they are in progress and bet on teams to win, total runs scored, props, etc.

Why Baseball Odds Change Frequently

Baseball odds change frequently, but often you will see odds move because of pitching changes, major lineup changes, wind direction/speed at Wrigley Field, bullpen usage, and smart money.

Baseball odds are adjusted quickly if the starting pitcher changes or a big-name player is out of the lineup. They also move on the Chicago Cubs' home totals based on the direction and speed of the wind at Wrigley Field. They can also move if a team has overused their bullpen in recent games, or if sharp players heavily back a side or total.

Bet on Major MLB Events at Prime Sportsbook

You can bet on major MLB events at PrimeSportsbook.com, including the MLB Playoffs that feature the World Series, AL and NL Championship Games, Divisional Rounds, and the Wild Card games. You can also bet on the MLB All-Star Game and Home Run Derby.

MLB events begin with Opening Day in late March and continue through the MLB Playoffs, concluding in late October or Early November.

MLB Opening Day

MLB Opening Day occurs in late March or early April each season. In 2025, MLB Opening Day will be over two days, March 18-19, in Tokyo, Japan, with the defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers playing the Chicago Cubs in two games at the Tokyo Dome.

The rest of the MLB teams will start on March 27-28.

MLB Regular Season

In the MLB regular season, each of the 30 teams plays 162 games. That means you can wager on 2,430 games during the regular season, which begins in late March or early April and concludes in late September or early October.

MLB Playoffs

The MLB Playoffs begin in early October with 12 teams: the three division winners in each league and three Wild Card teams per league.

The top two seeds in each league get a first-round bye and advance to the Division Series. The remaining eight teams play in the Wild Card round.

The winners of the two Division Series meet in the AL and NL Championship games, with the winners advancing to the World Series.

MLB Wild Card Games

The top two seeds in each league get a bye to the divisional round, while the remaining eight teams play in the Wild Card round.

There are two Wild Card matchups (best-of-three) in each league, with the No. 3 seed playing the No. 6 seed, and the No. 4 seed playing the No. 5 seed.

MLB World Series

The MLB World Series takes place each October, with the winner of the American League playing the winner of the National League in a best-of-seven series; this is oftentimes referred to as the Fall Classic.