Baseball All-Star Betting at the Sportsbook at SBG Global

Sportsbook betting takes a break once a year for the Major League Baseball All-Star game.

It is the only time during the year that the oddsmaker sportsbook doesn’t have a major sport on the board. The All-Star game is played on a Tuesday which means there are no games on Monday or Wednesday of that week on the sportsbook odds board.

Sportsbook odds are available on the All-Star game though. It used to be when you looked at the baseball schedule at the sportsbook that the All-Star break meant absolutely nothing in terms of importance. Baseball changed the rules though giving the winning team home field advantage in the World Series. In past years the game was just a chance to see the stars and for players to take a mid-season break. Now that the game means something, the intensity is higher and players take the game more seriously.

When we look to bet on the All-Star game at the sportsbook we want to be aware of some of the online betting trends and also consider the league that is hosting the game. The edge for home field is not as great in sportsbook odds since the advent of interleague play where many teams visit many different ballparks. The American League has dominated All-Star games and that makes sense since the strongest two teams are usually the Yankees and Red Sox. Those two teams can spend money at will and they usually have the best players.

As you bet the All-Star game at the sportsbook you should remember that many times the games go under the sports betting total. It seems like pitchers dominate since they have so many great pitchers and each goes at most a couple of innings each. Another thing we might want to consider when betting the All-Star game at the sportsbook is laying the run and a half. Many times the margin of victory was two or more runs versus the oddsmaker sportsbook lines.

Sports betting trends can be a great tool for MLB All-Star handicapping at the sportsbook but we can’t totally let them control our choices. Trends also tend to run in cycles versus the oddsmaker sportsbook lines and you need to be aware of that fact. You should also be aware that many of the sportsbook trends you will see were during the years when the All-Star game was nothing more than an exhibition.

Take a look at the baseball schedule this season and don’t forget about the MLB All-Star game at the sportsbook. It is a game right in the middle of the season that has exciting oddsmaker sportsbook lines.

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