<p>Known as America’s pastime, the people of the USA simply love baseball. It’s their equivalent of cricket and is engrained in the very cultural fabric of their country.</p> <p>Now that the rest of the world is starting to join the party, we think it’s high time everyone Down Under got up to speed on how to bet on Baseball.</p> <p>That’s why we’ve created this handy How to Bet on Baseball guide as part of our Punter IQ series. Now Aussie punters can get up to speed with how to wager on America’s pastime.</p> <p>As mentioned, Baseball is predominantly an American pursuit, so obviously the MLB is considered the pinnacle of the sport. That’s why of course we’ll be learning how to bet on the MLB.</p> <p>However, baseball is actually played all over the world and Sportsbet offers markets across many different leagues in addition to just the MLB.</p> <p>Discover the different baseball leagues and markets available on the Sportsbet app and website as well as how to bet on Baseball below.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h2>What Can You Bet on in Baseball?</h2> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>As with most sports, in Baseball there are numerous in-match and futures markets available.</p> <p>These span across different leagues in different countries, which we will get to in a moment.</p> <p>But first, here are just some of the main Baseball markets on offer to Sportsbet patrons. To see every single market available for Baseball, simply go to the Sportsbet website or app, select your desired match and browse at your own leisure.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h3>Money Line</h3> <p>This is essentially just what Americans call match betting, or head-to-head (H2H). This is where you go to wager on who you think will win the match.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h3>Total Runs</h3> <p>A classic over/under market. For each match there will be a set total of predicted runs, for example 8.5.</p> <p>This is where punters get to decide whether they think there will be over or under that total amount of runs scored in the match.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h3>Run Line</h3> <p>Line betting is a type of betting where a market is handicapped by the bookmaker to create an equal betting outcome for both sides. This is done by assigning both teams a specific margin or line.&nbsp;</p> <p>Also known as Points Spreading in American, since Baseball is a low scoring sport, the run line is usually always set at 1.5.</p> <p>For more information on the run line and how it works check out our<a href="https://www.sportsbet.com.au/huddle/punter-iq/guide/line-betting-explained"> How Does Line Betting Work</a> guide.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h3>To Hit a Home Run</h3> <p>This one is pretty self-explanatory. Fancy a certain player to swing for the fences? Back them to do just that here.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h3>To Record a Hit</h3> <p>Not every swing of the bat has to or is a home run. Sometimes making contact and recording a hit with suffice. A very common occurrence in baseball, seeing as the whole point of the game is to hit the ball with the bat. So of course we have a market for it!</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h3>Strikeouts</h3> <p>Sometimes players don’t hit the ball at all though. This is known as a strike and is what every pitcher aims for every time they pitch a ball. Sometimes they get three of these in a row and achieve what is known as a strikeout.</p> <p>This means the batter is out and is a stat that not only every pitcher covets, and every batter detests, but a stat which you can wager on.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h3>Innings Markets</h3> <p>Each game of Baseball is divided into nine innings. Each innings has two halves, the top, where one team attempts to score runs by batting and the other tries to stop them by pitching and fielding, and the bottom, where they swap.</p> <p>The team with the most runs at the end of the nine innings win the match. On both the Sportsbet app and website there are numerous different innings markets punters can wager on.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h2>Which Baseball Leagues Can You Bet On?</h2> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Now that you are familiar with some of the many markets Sportsbet offer for Baseball, you might be interested to find out there are multiple different baseball leagues around the world that you can bet on.</p> <p>That’s right, while Major League Baseball has the lion’s share of attention when it comes to professional baseball, the sport is actually played competitively all over the world. Below are some of the main Baseball leagues that currently run all over the globe.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h3>Major League Baseball</h3> <p>The most popular, prestigious and recognisable and by some margin, the MLB is considered the pinnacle of the sport.</p> <p>Without peer, all the best players in the world ply their trade in Major League Baseball and are<a href="https://www.sportsbet.com.au/huddle/misc/other-news/top-15-highest-paid-baseball-players"> well compensated for their time.</a> Moneyball indeed.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h3>KBO League Baseball</h3> <p>The highest level of baseball in South Korea, the KBO League was formed in 1982 and is the most popular sports league in South Korea.</p> <p>Today 10 teams compete in the KBO League every year and it has its own playoffs series and all-star game.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h3>Nippon Professional Baseball League</h3> <p>The NPB is the second-wealthiest Baseball league in the world and the second most attended, behind only the MLB.</p> <p>It’s the wealthiest league of any sport in the whole of Asia and is responsible for producing global sensation Shohei Ohtani, who is now on the<a href="https://www.sportsbet.com.au/huddle/punter-iq/guide/biggest-sporting-contracts"> biggest contract in sports history.</a></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h3>Australian Baseball League</h3> <p>Last but not least, Australia too has its own professional Baseball league. With just six teams there’s plenty of room for growth for the ABL, but with baseball becoming more and more popular all over the world, it’s only a matter of time before Baseball is launched into the mainstream Down Under.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h2>How to Bet on Baseball Online</h2> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Step 1: </strong>Choose the league you want.</p> <p><strong>Step 2:</strong> Select your match and browse the markets available for it.</p> <p><strong>Step 3: </strong>Select the market(s) you wish to wager on.</p> <p><strong>Step 4: </strong>Choose your stake and confirm your bet.&nbsp;</p>