Baseball angles start with "stay away from Grapefruit and Cactus League games. Don't bet games that don't count in the real season standings.



One of the most used of baseball angles is the comparison of each team's starting pitcher. Without getting into specifics of particular teams, all big league teams use a five-man pitching rotation. Those five pitchers are unofficially designated from one-through-five, according to the management's perception of their varied abilities.

If you find a number one "staff ace" facing an opposing pitcher who is a 4th or 5th starter, you will give away odds, but it is probably a good bet anyway.

In the era of rampant baseball statistics, you can access such data as a pitcher's record against the team (as opposed to overall) records. Of all baseball angles, this one is very productive. Some pitchers have a mastery over particular teams, perhaps because their style works well against most og the hitters, and quite possibly because past success builds confidence.

Having a power hitter or two that often "feasts on" a particular team's pitching counts as a major baseball angle. This is especially true if the hitter(s) are in a good groove entering the series.

Among other baseball angles is the running game. Some pitchers have slow deliveries with men on base, and when coupled with a catcher who doesn't possess a great arm, a team with several speedsters can run with impunity and set of runs with the stolen bases.

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