Diamond “Dues” And Traps

Sports betting players that like to wager on baseball tend to be much sharper, wiser, and more prudent with their bets against the baseball sports betting odds and lines than are the typical sports betting players that wager on pro football. Baseball sports betting players are often professionals, or well known and respected “sharps/wise guys” that take sports handicapping on baseball as a craft, a specialty, and something that they take pride that extends well beyond beating the online sports betting websites or casino sportsbooks. All of that being said, baseball offers a wide variety of traps, that offset it’s many opportunities offered to sports betting players.

One of the biggest traps that baseball sets for sports betting players is what is known as the “due theory.” Too many sports betting players that really ought to know better often fall into the trap of making wagers on baseball teams against the sports betting odds and lines that have lost a few games in a row but seem to be “due “ for a breakout. The due theory is usually applied to “name brand” teams such as the New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox, or St. Louis Cardinals. When these teams have lost two or three in a row and have either a good pitcher taking the hill for them or are up against a weak opponent, many otherwise rational sports betting players will “load up” with massive wagers on these teams, despite often laying large money as a favorite against the online sports betting sites or casino sportsbooks.

The “due theory” also extends to excellent starting pitchers. When a good team’s ace starter has failed to win his last one, two or three starts, the rationale is that this pitcher and his team are “due” to stop the bleeding and stem the tide with a win. When these pitchers are up against a weak team at home, and installed as massive prohibitive favorites on the sports betting odds board, many otherwise intelligent sports betting players will plunk down big cash on these pitchers getting their teams back into the win column.

Yet another aspect of the due theory is when a weak team puts together one of it’s modest and rare winning streaks that it will enjoy that season. The “due theory” changes course in this situation and sports betting players will bet big money on such teams losing, since the theory is they cannot sustain success. The ultimate problem with the “due theory” is that the online sports betting websites and casino sportsbooks know what is going on and adjust their sports betting odds accordingly.